{"id":2168,"date":"2022-07-03T17:15:42","date_gmt":"2022-07-03T23:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fostercarenation.com\/?p=2168"},"modified":"2022-07-03T17:15:46","modified_gmt":"2022-07-03T23:15:46","slug":"adoptee-and-adoptive-stories-with-regina-smithwick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fostercarenation.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/03\/adoptee-and-adoptive-stories-with-regina-smithwick\/","title":{"rendered":"Adoptee and Adoptive Stories with ReGina Smithwick"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Embed Player\" src=\"\/\/play.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/23620448\/height\/192\/theme\/modern\/size\/large\/thumbnail\/yes\/custom-color\/3a44a9\/time-start\/00:00:00\/playlist-height\/200\/direction\/backward\" height=\"192\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\" oallowfullscreen=\"true\" msallowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border: none;\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ReGina Smithwick was born in Harlem, NY, raised in Mount Vernon, NY, and Teaneck, NJ. She now resides in Winterville, NC with her three children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She is the founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/smithwicksolutions.com\/\">ReGina Smithwick Enterprises LLC,<\/a> providing Certified Life Coaching. She is also the creator and producer of Let&#8217;s Talk 1943. In addition, she is a Motivational Speaker and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s?i=stripbooks&amp;rh=p_27%3AReGina+R.+Smithwick&amp;s=relevancerank&amp;text=ReGina+R.+Smithwick&amp;ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1\">Author<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Adoption-Blessing-ReGina-R-Smithwick\/dp\/057889100X\/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1656885834&amp;refinements=p_27%3AReGina+R.+Smithwick&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1&amp;text=ReGina+R.+Smithwick\">Adoption: The Unknown Blessing<\/a>. She also publishes many self-help journals, available for purchase on Amazon. Regina attended Virginia State University and received her Master of Science degree in Organizational Leadership from National University. 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