Jess is a birth mom who placed a child for adoption...twice. Her first experience with adoption resulted in a closed adoption due to the adoptive parent's choice. Her second placement after an assault has led to an open adoption with her daughter's adoptive family.

Jess is a Michigan native with part of her heart in Louisiana. She is an adoption professional, dog mom of 2, coffee and wine lover and a Disney super fan!

In this episode we discuss:

Mental health and counseling/therapy and the work of Ashley Mitchell.

Living normal life after placement.

The PACA

Ethics

“Failed adoptions”

Fetal memory.