Trigger Warning: This episode includes discussion of disrupted adoption matches and the emotional impact of when an adoption plan does not move forward. Please listen with care if you’ve experienced adoption loss or related grief.

Summary:

In this episode of Beyond the Home Study, Lora Rose and Abbey sit down with adoptive mom and teacher Tara to talk through the emotional ups and downs of her open adoption journey. From navigating failed matches to parenting both biological and adopted school-aged children, Tara shares what’s surprised her most about adoption and what she wishes she’d known.

In This Episode:

• How Tara and her husband’s adoption journey began

• Navigating the grief and hope of failed adoption matches

• Creating meaningful connections with birth mothers

• Talking to kids about their adoption stories

• Managing adoption conversations at school and with peers

  
  

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