{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Engagement Journalism to Elevate Voices of Adoption with Amanda Kari McHugh - Ep 81","description":"In this week\u2019s Safe Home Podcast, Beth talks with Amanda Kari McHugh, an adoptee and an engagement journalist who is making her mark on the adoption community with her project Voices of Adoption which you can find on TikTok, Instagram, and Substack. In this project she elevates the voices of adoptees and birth mothers.&amp;nbsp; Stay tuned for ways you might be able to participate in this project!&amp;nbsp; Amanda is pursuing a double masters in journalism and engagement from grad school at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY.&amp;nbsp; She hopes to be a resource to help other adoptees and also to help other journalists find good adoption data. =============== \ud83d\udc8c Sign up for our Unraveling Adoption email list: http:\/\/eepurl.com\/hVIAVX =============== RESOURCES: Amanda\u2019s information:   Voices of Adoption on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@voicesofadoption   Voices of Adoption on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/_voicesofadoption\/   Voices of Adoption on Substack: https:\/\/voicesofadoption.substack.com\/   Abortion\/Adoption video collage that Amanda created: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CdtUQEfj5dl\/   &amp;nbsp; Other resources mentioned in this episode:   Academia.edu: https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/   Boolean Search Terms: https:\/\/www.lifewire.com\/boolean-search-terms-google-1616810   Desiree Stevens and Access Connecticut: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AccessConnecticut\/   &amp;nbsp; Other Resources:   Other Parents Like Me - &amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/other.parents.like.me   Heather Ross - Life Coaching for Parents of Addicted Teens: https:\/\/heatherrosscoaching.com\/   Find a Tele-Therapist: https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/us\/therapists\/online-counseling   =============== Unraveling Adoption is produced and hosted by Beth Syverson Music written and performed by Joseph Nakao Email questions or comments to Beth@UnravelingAdoption.com Find us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube Support Unraveling Adoption on Patreon: Patreon.com\/UnravelingAdoption www.UnravelingAdoption.com =============== TIME STAMPS: &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;1:25 Amanda\u2019s adoption story and childhood &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;4:25 Kudos to Amanda\u2019s school counselor for knowing about adoption-competent therapists &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;5:50 Amanda\u2019s attachment style is complicated &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;7:09 How lack of family medical history impacts adoptees 10:00 Advocating for adoption reform and dealing with pushback 12:00 Blasting apart adoption myths, getting people angry at her 14:35 Pushback has improved Amanda\u2019s reporting 15:20 Where does Amanda find adoption data? Who keeps track of \u201cgoods transferred?\u201d 18:50 Privacy laws - are they a farce? 20:00 The Yelp of adoption agency databases idea 20:44 Voices of Adoption on TikTok and Instagram&amp;nbsp; 22:38 Objectivity is a myth but we can try to understand the other points of view 24:11 What exactly is engagement journalism?&amp;nbsp; 25:00 \u201cDomestic supply of infants\u201d necessitated discussion about adoption and abortion&amp;nbsp; 27:12 Amanda\u2019s TikTok video (audio only) 29:25 The aftermath of the viral video 32:37 How the Voices of Adoption on Substack will create community-sourced resources 35:50 Amanda\u2019s dream for collective members to get paid for their emotional labor&amp;nbsp; 39:09 How to participate in Amanda\u2019s projects and join the Voices of Adoption community 41:04 The importance of moderators in social media 44:11 How we can share our stories safely and authentically to help people coming out of the fog ","author_name":"Unraveling Adoption","author_url":"http:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/452856\/site","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/25971678\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/146580684"}