Joanna and Matt are adoptive parents who have two sons, one who was adopted from a relative, and the other through an agency. Both of their adoptions are very open. In this episode, they share what they wish they’d known before adopting. Joanna and Matt talk also about different levels of openness in adoption, open communication agreements, and the responsibility adoptive parents have to ensure that adoption practices are ethical. They talk about the immense blessings of open adoption, and how grateful they are that they have very open adoptions. They talk about how their entire families have embraced their kids’ birth families as family. They also talk about the importance of therapy.

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