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Melissa Becker talks about her experience adopting four children - two from the foster care system and two through private agencies. She chats about how much she spent in total (we’re talking about tens of thousands of dollars just on lawyers fees alone), her mental health during that time, and what she’s most thankful for throughout the whole process.

What You Hear in This Episode:

• Why Melissa decided to adopt
• Why Melissa had to go to court after adopting her first child, and what it cost her
• What went through Melissa’s mind when she had to deal with mountains of paperwork
• Her thoughts on private adoption agencies and why she went that route even though she would rather adopt through the foster care system
• Why she started looking into grants and the frustrating process when asking for money
• What it felt like to meet her children for the first time
• What Melissa would say to some who is interested in adoption

Resources:

• Email Melissa about adoption at [email protected] (mention you heard her on this podcast!)
• Gift of Adoption
• Adopting From Foster Care: Clarifying The Misconceptions To Build A Loving Home
• Understanding trauma
• How to Adopt: State Adoption Info

*theme music by Donovan Dorrance