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Open adoption pioneer, speaker, author, blogger, and adoptive mom

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Meet Linda

Linda R. Sexton is an open adoption pioneer who seeks to educate on today’s practice of open adoption where the biological parents and adoptive families know each other and remain in contact after the adoption is finalized.

Her book, The Branches We Cherish: An Open Adoption Memoir, launched February 20, 2024. It won Gold in the Royal Palm Literary Awards for unpublished nonfiction educational works as well as second runner-up in unpublished book of the year. The manuscript also placed in the top 5 with Writers' League of Texas Manuscript Contest in her category in 2023.

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GOLD adoption author top award Florida Writers Association

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You will be helping others - 100% of author profits will go to provide support and therapy for adopted persons and birth parents.

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Book Reviews

"Linda Sexton does an incredible, informative, earnest job of walking the reader through the nuanced, intricate world of open adoption. THE BRANCHES WE CHERISH is a searingly honest journey accounted from all sides of the adoption triangle. Told with a kind of grit and strength that leaves you feeling grateful to know there is steadfast promise to open adoption, a true alternative for children, birth parents and adoptive parents alike, for lasting, loving family dynamic."

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Speaker, Life Advice Expert

ABC’s Good Morning America Advice Guru

Author of LOOK AT YOU NOW (Random House)

WHAT DID I DO WRONG? (Simon & Schuster)

Nominated for Books for a Better Life Award

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Unraveling Adoption Podcast

My daughter and I were the guests on the latest episode of the podcast Unraveling Adoption, an intentional space to delve into adoption's complexities together. In this 30-minute program we share about our family's open adoption - it's joys and its challenges.

The podcast's host, Beth Syverson, is an adoptive mom to a 20yo son Joey. Together we all want to help others open their eyes about adoption. We know this conversation will resonate with anyone impacted by adoption, and we want to help enlighten the general public too!

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Blog

Open Adoption: Double the Love

A Storyteller

One of the Keynote Storytellers at Domestic Adoption Camp 2026 This summer I had the privilege to be one of five keynote storytellers at the 35th annual Domestic Adoption Camp held in Estes Park, Colorado. This camp was a special place where about 100 adopted children and their parents came together to play, learn and normalize what adoption means. Participants shared stories of trauma, love and healing. Here is my story. I hope you enjoy it. With love, Linda Bittersweet Begi

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Adoption Isn't What You Think

First Coast Living Show Interview

Branches represent growth in open adoption

"It is the ability to openly celebrate both the adopted child's nature given by their birth families and the nurture given by their adoptive family that can make the child whole."

CONTACT

Linda, an experienced public speaker, is available to speak to groups who are interested in the topic of open adoption. She can be reached at:

lindarsextonauthor@gmail.com