{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Retreats for Adoptees with Cindy McQuay - Ep 85","description":"In this week\u2019s Unraveling Adoption podcast, Beth talks with Cindy Olson McQuay, an adoptee from Pennsylvania who is the co-founder, with Erin Cosentino, of Hiraeth Healing Retreats for Adoptees, DCPs (Donor Conceived People), LDAs (Late Discovery Adoptees), and NPEs (Not Parent Expected). Cindy is a baby scoop era domestic infant adoptee, and she had a rather idyllic childhood with well-informed and open adoptive parents, which was somewhat unusual at the time.&amp;nbsp; Besides her work for Hiraeth, she advocates for adoption law reform and educates the public about separation trauma.&amp;nbsp; =============== \ud83d\udcc6 Community Calendar: UnravelingAdoption.com\/Calendar \ud83d\udc8cSign up for our Unraveling Adoption email list: http:\/\/eepurl.com\/hVIAVX =============== RESOURCES: Cindy\u2019s information:   Hiraeth Hope &amp;amp; Healing Retreats: https:\/\/www.hiraethhopeandhealing.com\/   Email: info@hiraethhopeandhealing.com    Other things mentioned in this episode:   The Chosen Baby book from Cindy\u2019s childhood: https:\/\/amzn.to\/3FwgCdn   The Girls Who Went Away by Ann Fessler: https:\/\/amzn.to\/3JNM35j   InterCountry Adoptee Voices (ICAV) with Lynelle Long: https:\/\/intercountryadopteevoices.com\/    Other Resources:   APtitude: A Support Group for Adoptive Parents Facing Adoption\u2019s Challenges - UnravelingAdoption.com\/APtitude   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 UnravelingAdoption on Patreon: Patreon.com\/UnravelingAdoption www.UnravelingAdoption.com =============== TIME STAMPS: &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;1:25 Cindy\u2019s adoption story and childhood &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;6:40 Cindy\u2019s search for her birth family 10:35 Does a \u201cgood adoption\u201d preclude adoption trauma? 15:44 What prompted Cindy to become an adoption activist and search angel? 16:58 Adoption v. Guardianship 18:46 The problems with intercountry adoption and surrogacy 21:49 What is Hiraeth Hope &amp;amp; Healing? 25:25 The overlaps between adoptees, LDAs, DCPs, and NPEs 27:03 What do people experience at Hiraeth retreats?&amp;nbsp; 31:40 Scholarships ARE available! And help them find mansions to host these retreats&amp;nbsp; 35:17 Advice for non-adoptees and adoptive parents ","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\/26265963\/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\/148389165"}