Adopt Well Podcast

Welcome to the Adopt Well Podcast! We are an educational community for anyone touched by adoption. Each episode exists to educate and encourage. We know that adopting well is a lifelong mission. It means learning from those around us - adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive parents. We’re never going to be perfect and that’s ok. But, anything worth doing is worth doing well. No matter how you’re touched by adoption, we are glad you're here.

Creating an Adoption Profile 03/20/2020

Creating an Adoption Profile Did you know that hopeful adoptive parents often overlook one of the most important parts of their adoption journey? Hannah Eloge from Kindred + Co. sat down with us for thirty minutes to give us the low down on creating a profile book! We chat about why it’s important and what it should (and shouldn't) include. If you’re in the process of adopting and getting ready to create an adoption profile book, this episode will be invaluable to you. Hannah offers a fresh perspective on the precious opportunity to connect with an expectant mother (and sometimes family) for the first time. She takes the guess work out of what your profile should communicate! To learn more about Kindred + Co. and the beautiful profile books that Hannah helps create, visit . You can also follow her on Instagram at @kindredand.co & @heloge. PS - for 30 days after this podcast is published, Hannah is giving you $100 off a template or full custom book by using code AWPOD. Connect with us: Instagram: @adoptwell Email: /episode/index/show/adoptwell/id/13623617

Telling Your Child Their Story 02/14/2020

Telling Your Child Their Story As adoptive parents, we know the weight of sharing your kids story with them. There’s no handbook for it, and every story is different, every kid is different, so it makes it impossible to really plug it into an equation. In this episode, we share some findings from research and survey results from over 130 adoptees in the Adopt Well community. We will answer questions around the topic of talking to your children about their adoption story and share advice from adult adoptees on how to do that well. As adoptive moms ourselves, we also give some specific examples on how we talk to our own young children about their adoption story. We reference two previous episodes, here’s a quick link to both of those: Connect with us: Instagram: @adoptwell Email: www.adoptwell.com /episode/index/show/adoptwell/id/13153628

Adoption Informed Counseling 01/31/2020

Adoption Informed Counseling In this episode, we interviewed trauma informed, licensed clinical counselor, and transracial adoptee, Cameron Lee Small from Therapy Redeemed. /episode/index/show/adoptwell/id/12959702

For Friends and Family 12/11/2019

For Friends and Family Do you wish you had a way to include your friends & family in your adoption education journey? Are there things you wish you could tell them, but you don't know how? This episode is for you! /episode/index/show/adoptwell/id/12355826

Creating Cultural Connections in International Adoption 11/15/2019

Creating Cultural Connections in International Adoption Kiana Bosman was so kind to sit and share with us about her experience as an international & transracial adoptee. She was adopted from Haiti as a toddler and has maintained cultural connections to her home country. /episode/index/show/adoptwell/id/12044954

Are You Ready to Adopt? 11/01/2019

Are You Ready to Adopt? Adoption is beautiful and adoption is hard, so before you decide to begin the process - we have listed out quite the gamut of topics to talk through with your spouse (if married) and questions to ask yourself. By the end of this episode, we hope that you will have the necessary tools to decide what’s the best next step in your journey. /episode/index/show/adoptwell/id/11865155

Waiting Well 10/18/2019

Waiting Well Adopting well can start much before a child joins your family. Oftentimes when you are hoping to adopt, there is so much to be done leading up to “the wait”. You research, choose an agency, do your home study, etc. Then...you wait. You wait for a child to join your family. This season can be done well, or to be quite honest - it can be riddled with anxiety. In this episode, we share the good and bad things we learned while we waited. If you are in the wait right now, congratulations, you are already taking steps to do this well by pursuing adoption education! We hope you find this episode helpful! If you wouldn’t mind, please leave us an honest review. It would mean so much! Connect with us: /episode/index/show/adoptwell/id/11688188

Saying Yes to Foster Care 10/11/2019

Saying Yes to Foster Care Have you considered becoming a foster parent? In this episode, we talk with Paula from All Things Moms Blog about all things foster care. /episode/index/show/adoptwell/id/11599421

Expectant Mother Expenses 09/20/2019

Expectant Mother Expenses Expectant mother expenses is a loaded topic of conversation. Talking about money is always a sensitive topic, but it’s necessary to understand. Oftentimes, the season that hopeful adoptive parents are paying these expenses, is the same season that they’re building a lifelong relationship. Understanding these expenses legally, ethically, and emotionally is crucial for a healthy start. /episode/index/show/adoptwell/id/11329868

Think Before You Post 09/06/2019

Think Before You Post Social media has such potential for good, but with that comes a downside too. Knowing how to share (or not share) your child’s story well takes some navigating! In this episode we will give you some things to think about before you post and share some tips for navigating online groups. Our kids stories, and their birth family’s story, is not ours to share. None of us post anything with malintent, but if there are regrets we can prevent you from, we want to! /episode/index/show/adoptwell/id/11145806

Home Study: A Practical Guide 08/23/2019

Home Study: A Practical Guide Are you new to the adoption process? The home study is one of the first things hopeful adoptive parents check off the list. /episode/index/show/adoptwell/id/10963628

Transracial Adoption & Multiethnic Families 08/09/2019

Transracial Adoption & Multiethnic Families Dr. Lucretia Berry from Brownicity: Many HUES. One HUEmanity! offers such a rich understanding of race and ethnicity. From discussing our subconscious biases to the historical man-made constructs of race, this conversation is loaded with topics to ponder and practical ways to discuss skin color with our kids. /episode/index/show/adoptwell/id/10830881

Embryo Adoption 07/25/2019

Embryo Adoption Tune in to hear more about logistics, as well as a story of what embryo adoption now looks like for one family. /episode/index/show/adoptwell/id/10655057

Adoption & Christianity 07/12/2019

Adoption & Christianity Adoption is a big deal in the church, as it should be. As Christians, we believe that we should strive to do things well - and ethically. We sat down with Shane and Kasi Pruitt to discuss adoption and christianity. /episode/index/show/adoptwell/id/10492739

Reunification: An Adoptee's Perspective 06/28/2019

Reunification: An Adoptee's Perspective Today we chatted with a good friend of ours, Sharday Dufresne. Shar is a transracial adoptee who grew up in a closed adoption. She has spent the last year walking through reunion with members of her birth family, and today she was kind enough to share some of the ups and downs of that journey with us. /episode/index/show/adoptwell/id/10322807

When a Toddler Joins Your Family 06/14/2019

When a Toddler Joins Your Family Today one of our hosts, Amy Bagwell, is sharing about her experience in adopting a toddler. We hope you will feel prepared & armed with many tips after this episode. /episode/index/show/adoptwell/id/10147715

Navigating a Closed Adoption 06/05/2019

Navigating a Closed Adoption In this show, we discuss the struggles and complexities of a closed adoption, as well as some practical tips to navigate it all. /episode/index/show/adoptwell/id/10052747

The Birth Mother Grief Cycle 05/24/2019

The Birth Mother Grief Cycle Today we talk with Ashley Mitchell about the grief cycle of a birth mother. As a birth mom of 13 years, her vulnerability is so refreshing. This is a key lesson for all. /episode/index/show/adoptwell/id/9903884

Welcome to the Adopt Well Podcast 05/17/2019

Welcome to the Adopt Well Podcast Welcome to the first episode of the Adopt Well podcast! We’re your hosts, Macie and Amy. In this brief episode, hear a bit about our story, how we became friends, and the heart behind the Adopt Well podcast. /episode/index/show/adoptwell/id/9818753

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