A Pacific Northwest native, Karen Springs lived in Kyiv, Ukraine for over fourteen years advocating for orphaned and at-risk children and working with hundreds of adoptive families. Karen has managed humanitarian and child advocacy projects throughout Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East with Orphan’s Promise. Today Karen continues as an advocate for children in families around the world and is passionate about seeing nations collaborate in solving their orphan and vulnerable children crisis through the World Without Orphans global movement.
This episode is a break from the norm as we go into what Karen has learned hosting adoptive parents in Ukraine and interviewing 63 families back home in the USA. We go deep on integrating biological and adoptive families from overseas to reveal the treasure in what Karen calls "the brokenness and beauty of adoption".
Find out more about Karen at karensprings.com (www.karensprings.com)
Connect at https://www.facebook.com/karen.springs1
Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists and speak from their own opinion only. Seek qualified advice if you need help.
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