275. Lora Alegria: "Adoptees For Family Preservation"

Lora K. Joy/Lora Alegria is a returning guest. Lora is a domestic, same race adoptee who is fully estranged from her adoptive family and reunited with both maternal and paternal biological family. In 2022, she legally changed her name back to her birth name and Lora’s biological mom reclaimed her through an adult adoption. Lora has self-published 3 illustrated books and a blog at . She also co-led the publishing of the adoptee anthology The Flourish Experience . Lora is the Secretary of Adoptees for Family Preservation (AFFP), a nonprofit organization committed to raising awareness of adoption industry practices. Lora co-leads a peer support group on estrangement through Adoption Knowledge Affiliates. And she is a Producer for the Adoptees On podcast. Resources: Music by Corey Quinn

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275. Lora Alegria: "Adoptees For Family Preservation" is an episode from Once Upon A Time...In Adopteeland by Jennifer Dyan Ghoston.

This episode is 37:50 long.

This episode was published on Mar 17, 2026.

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