Leslie is on a mission to educate clinicians, agency staff, and the public to the realities of adoption and third-party reproduction.

She is an inspiring speaker who has led interactive sessions at conferences, staff trainings, and parenting groups on a range of topics, including:

  • leslie-at-podiumSex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll
  • Love and Labor
  • Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? Family’s Response to Reunion
  • Relinquishment: A Lasting Sorrow
  • Birthparents Hold A “Mighty Place” In The Life of a Child
  • Perspectives in the Adoption Odyssey: Sharing the Life Experience
  • Psychological Interior of the Triad
  • A Child’s Identity According to Adoption
  • Missing The Boat: The Therapeutic Response to Adoption
  • Multiple Loss and Shame
  • Conscious Conception
  • The Unbelievable Impact of Social Networking on Adoption
  • Adoption Is A Feminist Issue
  • The Modern Family
  • In Plain Sight: Adoptees Are the Most Under-served Population in RTC’s
  • One Birthmother’s Story
  • Adoption/Donation: What’s All The Fuss?
  • This Must Be Love: Genetic Sexual Attraction
  • From Secrets & Lies:  To Truth & Dignity
  • Bridge Over Troubled Waters:  Ordinary People Changing The World
  • Issues Facing Adult Adoptees
  • Adoptees: Over-represented & Under-served In Psychiatric Settings
  • Nuts & Bolts of Openness
  • Was Relinquishment Free Choice Or Sophie’s Choice?
  • Bridging the Gap with Mental Health Professionals
  • My Sister’s Journey; Repercussions for Women Who Choose Adoption Today
  • Search and Reunion Preparation
  • Ethics In Adoption