The Forgotten Adoption Option Podcast
By Marcy Bursac, Adoptive Mom & Founder of The Forgotten Adoption Option
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Episodes: 87
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🎙 The Forgotten Adoption Option Podcast — now in its sixth season — shares real stories and insights on adopting through foster care.
Each month, host Marcy Bursac, America’s Foster Care Adoption Mentor, interviews:
• Adoptive parents
• Adoptees
• Adults who aged out of foster care
• Child welfare experts
💡 Nearly 30% of children in U.S. foster care are legally free for adoption, yet many families never reach the finish line.
🔗 Learn more at FosterCareAdoption.org and subscribe wherever you listen.
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how to bring the teen edition of the Foster Care Adoption Awareness Reading Program to your school
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May 05, 2026 |
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fears that can hold us back from adopting through foster care
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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What is EMDR therapy?
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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how to prepare to care for sibling groups
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Counting down to zero waiting children: How Arkansas is making it possible
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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coaching the heart and mind through adoption
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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how to recognize and overcome blocked care
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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the importance of trauma-informed services
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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what it is like to be adopted as part of a sibling group
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Nov 29, 2025 |
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evolving support for youth transitioning from foster care
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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school and church accommodations for children who have experienced trauma
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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HOW to write a graphic novel about foster care adoption
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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championing foster care adoption in corporate America
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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how Pennsylvania churches are uniting to support foster & adoptive families
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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HOW to create a foster care and adoption employee resource group (ERG)
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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using technology to leverage cross-sector communication
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May 13, 2025 |
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the role an adoption attorney plays in the child welfare system
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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how a social worker adopted a teen in her caseload
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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how a youth pastor adopted a teenager in her youth group
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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how to bring the Foster Care Adoption Awareness Reading Program to your school
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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the need for adoptive families for children in the foster care system
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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how to know you're ready to adopt a teen
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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how an aunt cares for a sibling group in her family tree through the foster care system
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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grant funding opportunities for families adopting through the foster care system
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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realities I faced as I aged out of the foster care system
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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the realities of foster care and human trafficking overlapping
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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what it is like to be adopted as a teenager
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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core issues in adoption and permanency
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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HOW a waiting child found his forever family
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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webinar series to help you take the next step to explore foster care or adoption
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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how to use your lived experience in the foster care system to help others
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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how 22 families from one church adopted 77 children through the foster care system
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Jun 16, 2024 |
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HOW to give and receive support if we step into the foster care system
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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challenges facing youth who age out of the foster care system
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May 07, 2024 |
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how to know if you can parent children with special needs
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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tips for thriving as a second mother
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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what it is like to work inside the child welfare system
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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connections to prioritize if you age out of the foster care system
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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mental health and emotional literacy for children
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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HOW to know it's time to close your license
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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how to help adoptees thrive
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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tailoring to the needs of first-generation college students
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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a look at the global orphan crisis
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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being an emergency foster home
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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HOW to invite your employer to become an adoption-friendly workplace
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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a practical strategy for parenting adopted children - Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI®)
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May 09, 2023 |
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how Mississippi is increasing their pace of adoptions from foster care
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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modernizing child welfare technology
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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how to stay committed to children in the foster care system regardless of the outcome
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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current adoption trends according to data and research
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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leveraging technology to connect forever families to waiting children
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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HOW to write a children's book about foster care adoption
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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HOW to make a make a child in foster care comfortable in your home
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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HOW to use the kitchen to connect with children who have been in foster care
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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HOW to understand the unmet needs of children in foster care
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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HOW to share your family's foster care adoption story
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Jul 12, 2022 |
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HOW to verbalize and process fears associated with adopting children in foster care
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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HOW to find and become an adoption-friendly workplace
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May 02, 2022 |
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HOW to see professional photographs and bios of children waiting to be adopted through foster care
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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HOW you can obtain required training hours without having to go in-person to a class
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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HOW to know you're ready to adopt
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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HOW to spot a future adoptive parent
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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HOW to help waiting children find YOU
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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Meet Travis & Anna - Adoptive Parents
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Nov 05, 2021 |
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Meet Sandra Flach - Adoptive Mom & Author
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Oct 22, 2021 |
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Meet Ben & Emily: Soon-To-Be Adoptive Parents
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Oct 08, 2021 |
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Q&A with Nathan & Marcy
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Sep 24, 2021 |
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Meet Tanya - Adoptive Mom of a Sibling Pair
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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Meet Melody - Foster Youth
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Aug 27, 2021 |
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Meet Mary - Adopted Child
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Aug 13, 2021 |
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Meet Dalton - Adopted at Age 6
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Jul 30, 2021 |
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Meet Pam - Adoptive Mom (of a sibling group of 7!)
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Jul 16, 2021 |
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Meet CJ - Foster Child & Author
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Jun 30, 2021 |
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Meet Amber - Adoptive Mom (of a sibling pair!)
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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Meet Sherry Hursey - Creator, Co-Writer and Star of “Lilly’s Light: The Movie
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May 28, 2021 |
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Meet Nathan - Foster Dad (for 16 years!) to Teens and Young Adults
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May 18, 2021 |
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Meet Big Brother & Little Sister - My Adopted Sibling Pair
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May 07, 2021 |
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Meet Natalie - Adoptive Mom (who adopted her first 2 placements!)
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Apr 27, 2021 |
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Meet Robin & Dave - Adoptive Parents (of older boys!)
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Apr 13, 2021 |
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Meet Alice - Adoptive Mom (and one of my mentors!)
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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Meet Grandpa Bob - Adoptive Grandparent (and my dad!)
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Mar 09, 2021 |
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Meet Rita Soronen - Foster Care Adoption Advocate
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Feb 16, 2021 |
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Meet Hunter - An Adopted Child (who is now an adult!)
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Feb 02, 2021 |
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Meet Jane - Adoptive Mom (when her son was 6-years-old!)
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Jan 18, 2021 |
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Meet Robin - Adoptive Mom (of a teenager!)
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Jan 06, 2021 |
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Meet Jennifer - Adoptive Mom (and fellow author!)
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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Meet Nathan - Adoptive Dad (who also happens to be my husband!)
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Dec 04, 2020 |