March 09, 2021

Jenn Uren on Adoption & Trauma

17 minutes

Jenn Uren, host of the This Mom Knows podcast, continues the story she started in Episode 3 and shares how she and her husband ended up with a sudden surprise adoption of two babies. She shares how this came about and how her family learned first hand about the trauma that accompanies adoption.

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Topics we cover:

The unexpected question from a friend about adoption

The emotional response and decision to pursue adoption

The whirlwind of phone calls, finding resources, and rearranging the home

The desire to keep two siblings together

Meeting with the birth parents and strangers involved in the process

The last-minute preparations for welcoming the children into the family

The overwhelming experience of the first few days

Coping with the trauma and attachment issues

The impact of this adoption on the speaker's older children

Feeling lost and not seeing a path back to joy

Introduction of a turning point involving a phone call from Hyacynth

Resources:

Reference to This Mom Knows Episode Three where Jenn talks about dealing with overwhelm.

Link to transcript: https://www.thismomknows.com/blog/episode-6

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