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Jun 2024

58m 42s

Adoption and Addiction: LC Coppola

The Knowledge Center

About this episode

This week, Jenna sits down with LC Coppola, author and program director of the Voices Unheard Storytelling Program, for an intimate conversation on adoption and addiction. LC shares her own journey as an adoptee grappling with addiction, and how she now supports other adoptees facing similar struggles. Tune in for powerful stories of resilience and healing.

Show Notes:

- Instagram: @morethanjustaluckyadoptee

- Email: lcoppolastories@gmail.com

- Voices Unheard: A Reflective Journal for Adult Adoptees

- For inquiries about Boston Post Adoption Resources: info@bpar.org

- For inquiries about the Voices Unheard Program: lisa@bpar.org

- Listen to Our Episode on Adoption Unfiltered

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