Beyond the Home Study

In this special Father’s Day episode of Beyond the Home Study, Abbey and Lora Rose step aside and hand the microphones over to their husbands for a candid conversation about fatherhood, adoption, and family life.

From the joys and challenges of parenting to the unique experience of becoming a dad through adoption, the guys share their perspectives on building connection, navigating hard moments, and what they’ve learned along the way. Whether you're a dad, raising kids alongside one, or simply curious about the fatherhood side of the adoption journey, this episode offers plenty of laughs, honesty, and encouragement.

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Embryo adoption can be complex, emotional, hopeful, and life-changing for families navigating infertility. In this special re-release, we revisit our very first guest interview, an episode that also became our most listened-to conversation ever!

Our guest shares her family's journey to embryo adoption, what the process looked like, and the joys and challenges of building a family in an unexpected way. Whether you're personally exploring embryo adoption or simply curious about this unique path to parenthood, we hope this story encourages and informs you.

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Summer at home can be beautiful, slow, challenging, healing, and surprisingly meaningful, especially for foster and adoptive families. In this episode, we talk about why some families choose to stay home during the summer and how to create connection, rhythm, and fun without the pressure to constantly travel or entertain.

We share practical ideas for simple summer routines, managing sensory needs, creating memorable moments at home, and lowering expectations in a healthy way. Whether your summer is full of backyard water play, library trips, or just trying to survive the long days with kids home all day, we hope this episode encourages you.

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Traveling with kids can be beautiful, stressful, meaningful, and unpredictable all at the same time—especially for adoptive families. In this re-release episode, we revisit our conversation about traveling with flexibility, realistic expectations, and grace for both parents and kids.

We share practical tips for road trips, routines, snacks, sleep, entertainment, and creating felt safety while away from home. Whether you’re planning a summer vacation or just surviving a weekend away, we hope this episode encourages you.

Next week, we’ll follow up with a brand new episode all about staying home with kids during the summer.

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Mother’s Day can bring joy, gratitude, and celebration, but for many, it can also bring grief, longing, guilt, overwhelm, or complicated emotions. In this episode, we’re having an honest conversation about what it looks like when you don’t feel like celebrating Mother’s Day.

We talk about the different experiences that can make this day difficult for adoptive moms, foster moms, biological moms, adoptees, and those navigating infertility, loss, or strained relationships. We also discuss the pressure to feel thankful or happy, and why making space for the hard emotions matters too.

Whether Mother’s Day is a joyful day for you, a painful one, or a mix of both, we hope this episode helps you feel seen and less alone.

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In this episode, we sit down with Sara, National Director of Family Recruitment and Retention at a large child welfare agency, adoptee, and adoptive mom of 13, for a conversation that brings together both professional expertise and deeply lived experience.

Sara offers a rare perspective on adoption and foster care, shaped not only by her leadership in the child welfare system but also by her own story as someone who has experienced adoption from multiple angles. We talk about what it really takes to recruit and support families, where the system is working, and where there are still gaps.

This conversation goes beyond policy and process. You won't want to miss it!

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Welcome back to our not-so-regular monthly life download.

In this episode, we’re sharing our personal wins from April, the things that stretched us (because there’s always something), and what’s currently unfolding in our day-to-day lives. We also chat through what’s been on our minds lately and the little things helping us unwind when we’re running on empty.

It’s honest, a little all over the place, and exactly the kind of conversation we’d be having if you were sitting on the couch with us.

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In this episode, Dan and Lindsay share their journey through infertility, adoption, and a situation that took an unexpected turn, including navigating an adoption scam and the ethical gaps that made it possible. Their story sheds light on the realities that aren’t always talked about and the importance of asking hard questions along the way.

We talk about red flags, due diligence, and what it looks like to pursue adoption with both hope and wisdom. Through it all, their journey also points to resilience, faith, and the moment they finally welcomed their daughter.

This episode is both cautionary and deeply hopeful and full of insight for anyone considering adoption.

We’re so glad you’re here.

Resources:

A Step Ahead Adoption Services

Our Season 1 episode with Valerie from A Step Ahead

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In this episode, we sit down with Erin to talk about her international adoption journey and the unexpected challenges along the way. She shares how she went into the process knowing there could be unknowns—but later discovered her child had a cleft palate that wasn’t disclosed in the paperwork and required surgery.

We talk through the emotional and ethical layers of that experience, the gap between expectations and reality, and why transparency in adoption matters so much. Erin also shares what it’s looked like to support her child well and navigate it all with openness and grace.

We’re so glad you’re here!

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Thanks for joining us for this meaningful conversation!

In this episode, we sit down with Erin to talk about her international adoption journey and the unexpected challenges along the way. She shares how she went into the process knowing there could be unknowns but later discovered her child had a cleft palate that wasn’t disclosed in the paperwork and required surgery.

We talk through the emotional and ethical layers of that experience, the gap between expectations and reality, and why transparency in adoption matters so much. Erin also shares what it’s looked like to support her child well and navigate it all with openness and grace.

We’re so glad you’re here!

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