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Caitlin Karl, a fellow mom who's actually currently pregnant, came on to share all about her journey to adopting her son AJ. Caitlin shares that she and her husband always knew they wanted to grow their family through adoption and biologically, and was never really quite sure in what order it would happen.

Ultimately, they decided to pursue adoption first because they knew there was a lot of time, resources, and energy required to go through the process of adopting a baby. So in the summer of 2019, they started the whole process and by July they brought their sweet baby boy home.

Caitlyn Karl's Bio:

Caitlyn Karl is a working mom who lives in the suburbs of Chicago with her husband Jake, son AJ, and soon daughter (due at the beginning of June). Caitlyn and Jake started their family through the adoption of their son this past year.

You can find Caitlyn Karl on social media here:

Instagram: @k.adoption.journey

Resources from the episode:

• Be the Bridge Transracial Adoption Guide

• The Connected Child: Bring Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family Book by David R. Cross, Karyn B. Purvis, and Wendy Lyons Sunshine

• Angela Tucker: Transracial adoptee and Public Speaker. @angieadoptee on Instagram, "The Adoptee Next Door" Podcast, "Closure" documentary

• Brandi Ebersole: Adoptee and Adoptive Mom. @brandi_ebersole on Instagram

• Wreckage and Wonder: Torie is an adoptee who shares her perspective on adoption

• Cam Lee Small: Adoptee and adoption informed therapist. @therapyredeemed on Instagram,

• Ashley Mitchell: Birth mother, adoption reform advocate, founder of Lifetime Healing Foundation. @bigtoughgirl on Instagram, "Twisted Sisterhood" Podcast

• Adoption Education Keys: Adoption education from the perspective of a birth mother. @adoptioneducationkeys on Instagram

• Adopt Well: Two adoptive moms who educate about adoption. "Adopt Well Podcast", @adoptwell on Instagram

• Kindredand.Co: Adoption community, blog, profile books, run by adoptive mom Hannah Eloge. @kindredand.co on Instagram

• Susan VanSyckle: This is the adoption consultant Caitlin and her husband worked with

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