Adopting as an expat in the UAE

26 Mar 2020: With all the serious news and important information we are processing right now it's important to keep a balance. We're chatting with Carolyn Deed from 'The World of Good' as she shares some of the most uplifting stories around right now.See omnystudio.com/listener f ... Show More

26 Mar 2020: The Meadows, Lakes and Springs Community group was set up years ago but in recent weeks its take on a whole new role supporting its members. Katie Watson-Grant tells us about the work of an admin in times like these.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information ... Show More

26 Mar 2020: Tech journalist Daanesh Kalyaniwalla tells us about the best apps to chat, hangout, catch up and share news with friends and family.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

In this week’s episode of Voices of Your Village we dove into the first part of our adoption series and answered your questions about the logistics of adoption, open and closed adoptions, and the legal and financial aspects of adoption. I had the opportunity to chat with adoptive ... Show More

At any given time, about a million American families are looking to adopt and most prefer newborns. The industry is regulated on a state-by-state basis and many advocates argue that, not only the existing rules are not enforced properly, but that much greater federal regulation i ... Show More

Le projet d’adoption prend bien souvent origine dans une blessure, celle de ne pas réussir à devenir parent biologique, de ne pas réussir à concevoir. Certains couples en parcours de PMA, après plusieurs années, bien souvent de nombreux échecs se tournent vers l’adoption, autre m ... Show More

On this episode of Our American Stories, Texan author Winter Prosapio tells the story of how motherhood and the bond with her daughter changed her perspective on life; Peter Mutabazi shares how he escaped his abusive father in Uganda, Africa and became a foster parent in America; ... Show More

“To me, justice is when everybody has a fighting chance to have a fighting chance,” says Lindsay Toczylowski, cofounder and immigration attorney at Immigrant Defenders Law Center—and easily one of the most inspirational people we’ve ever met. Toczylowski represents the most margi ... Show More

Liz O’Donnell is an author and the founder of Working Daughter, a community for women navigating eldercare, career, family, relationships, and everything else in life. She joins cohost Erica Chidi to talk about being part of the sandwich generation that is caring for aging parent ... Show More

Tens of thousands of children were adopted from other countries by parents in the U.S., only to discover as adults a quirk in federal law that meant they had never been guaranteed American citizenship. Much like the Dreamers, these adoptees are now fighting for legal status to en ... Show More

Trevor highlights developments in problems with policing in the U.S., Elizabeth Nyamayaro discusses her memoir "I Am a Girl from Africa," and Issa Rae talks about her Life Unseen platform. To help support UNICEF's efforts to ensure equitable vaccine distribution, testing and trea ... Show More

“I thought I had already failed at motherhood, and I did not even have a child yet,” says Jessica Grose, New York Times opinion writer and author of Screaming on the Inside: The Unsustainability of American Motherhood. Today, the parenting columnist joins Erica Chidi to share wha ... Show More

From e-readers to audiobooks, graphic novels to good ol' paperbacks, the methods may have changed, but the essence of reading remains timeless. Today Jayme and Joanna dive into the wonderful world of raising readers in 2024. We share personal anecdotes and insights into our own r ... Show More