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:
Sex, 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
