Lori Holden

Lori Holden is recognized as an expert in the complexities of adoption. "The Open-Hearted Way to Open Adoption" is on required reading lists at adoption agencies in the US and Canada, and her award-winning blog LavenderLuz.com has helped countless adoptive families navigate their most tricky situations since 2007. Lori interviews insightful guests on her podcast Adoption: The Long View, helping adoptive parents grasp how they can better serve the deepest needs of the adoptees they love. Lori originated the Open Adoption Grid and collaborated on the resulting Inclusive Family Support Model.

Lori is a re-imaginer and reformer of how to “do” adoption better for all. With co-authors Sara Easterly, an adoptee, and Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard, a b

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