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The adoption journey can be filled with unknowns and when it comes to medical records oftentimes hopeful adoptive parents have a lot of questions when it comes to reviewing medical records that are shared with them during the adoption process.  Today we are talking with Sara Silvestri MD who is a board-certified pediatrician and adoptive mother. She has worked with numerous foster and adoptive families. She hopes to educate hopeful adoptive families on the medical aspects of adoption. This will help you if you are adopting a baby with a private agency, adopting with a private attorney, or even if you are self-matching your adoption.  

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Learn what self-matching is: www.myadoptioncoach.com/selfmatchhelp
Learn what an adoption profile is and how it can help you match faster: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profilehelp

Work With Me:
Need help to create, edit or share your adoption profile? Then check out The Adoption Profile Masterclass: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profile
Want to learn how to self-match your adoption?  You get the step-by-step process inside The Adoption Profile Masterclass: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profile
Not sure what program is right for you, schedule a free call: www.myadoptioncoach.com/call

The adoption home study can feel super overwhelming when you are just starting the private domestic adoption process, but passing your adoption home study does not have to be stressful.  Today we are talking with Steffany Aye from Adoption and Beyond and she will walk us through the entire process of the adoption home study process no matter which type of adoption you are using.  This will help you if you are adopting a baby with a private agency, adopting with a private attorney, or even if you are self-matching your adoption.  

Want to learn more about Adoption and Beyond: https://adoption-beyond.org/

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Learn what self-matching is: www.myadoptioncoach.com/selfmatchhelp
Learn what an adoption profile is and how it can help you match faster: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profilehelp

Work With Me:
Need help to create, edit or share your adoption profile? Then check out The Adoption Profile Masterclass: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profile
Want to learn how to self-match your adoption?  You get the step-by-step process inside The Adoption Profile Masterclass: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profile
Not sure what program is right for you, schedule a free call: www.myadoptioncoach.com/call

The private domestic adoption process is hard and can put a strain on your marriage due to the amount of uncertainty that comes with adoption.  There are a few intentional steps you can take to ensure your marriage is healthy during and after the process of adopting a baby. 

Adopting a child through an adoption agency, adoption attorney, adoption consultant, self-matching your adoption, or even an independent adoption doesn’t have to mean a negative impact on your marriage.  Use these tips to come out as strong as possible into the world of parenting your adopted child.

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Learn what an adoption profile is and how it can help you match faster: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profilehelp

Work With Me:
Need help to create, edit or share your adoption profile? Then check out The Adoption Profile Masterclass: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profile
Want to learn how to self-match your adoption?  You get the step-by-step process inside The Adoption Profile Masterclass: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profile
Not sure what program is right for you, schedule a free call: www.myadoptioncoach.com/call

The quality of your adoption profile will have a significant impact on the speed and success of your overall adoption process, no matter if you are using an adoption agency, self-matching your adoption, independently matching your adoption, or using an adoption consultant.  Expectant parents, or birth parents, must clearly see who you are as a family in your adoption profile, adoption video, adoption Facebook page, and even in your adoption profile book to pick you.  This content focuses on helping you get clear on what you share in your adoption profile. 

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Picking the right adoption path for your family: www.myadoptioncoach.com/start
Learn what self-matching is: www.myadoptioncoach.com/selfmatchhelp
Learn what an adoption profile is and how it can help you match faster: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profilehelp

Work With Me:
Need help to create, edit or share your adoption profile? Then check out The Adoption Profile Masterclass: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profile
Want to learn how to self-match your adoption?  You get the step-by-step process inside The Adoption Profile Masterclass: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profile
Not sure what program is right for you, schedule a free call: www.myadoptioncoach.com/call

When you are trying to adopt a baby through private domestic adoption, your adoption profile is your one chance to communicate with expectant parents or birth parents that are considering placing their child for adoption.  I have spent hundreds of hours interviewing birth parents to determine what helped them choose one hopeful adoptive family over another, and that is what we are going to review today.  The top five things that helped adoptive families match faster with their child’s first family no matter if they were adopting with an adoption agency, adoption attorney, self-matching their adoption, or even independently matching their adoption.  

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Learn what self-matching is: www.myadoptioncoach.com/selfmatchhelp
Learn what an adoption profile is and how it can help you match faster: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profilehelp

Work With Me:
Need help to create, edit or share your adoption profile? Then check out The Adoption Profile Masterclass: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profile
Want to learn how to self-match your adoption?  You get the step-by-step process inside The Adoption Profile Masterclass: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profile
Not sure what program is right for you, schedule a free call: www.myadoptioncoach.com/call

Creating an adoption profile can be an incredibly stressful situation because everyone wants to adopt a newborn baby as quickly as possible, no matter if you are adopting with an adoption agency or adopting without an adoption agency or with a private adoption attorney.  The single most important thing in your adoption journey is your adoption profile.  Having an excellent adoption profile can make or break your entire private domestic adoption journey and your adoption’s overall speed.  This week we are focused on creating an amazing adoption profile that your ideal expectant mother will be drawn to help you adopt faster.

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Join our community: www.facebook.com/groups/myadoptioncoach
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Learn what self-matching is: www.myadoptioncoach.com/selfmatchhelp
Learn what an adoption profile is and how it can help you match faster: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profilehelp

Work With Me:
Need help to create, edit or share your adoption profile? Then check out The Adoption Profile Masterclass: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profile
Want to learn how to self-match your adoption?  You get the step-by-step process inside The Adoption Profile Masterclass: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profile
Not sure what program is right for you, schedule a free call: www.myadoptioncoach.com/call

Are you independently adopting a baby or wanting to match your adoption without an adoption agency but unsure if you need to create an adoption profile book?  It is becoming easier to adopt a baby without an agency with the help of social media platforms, but that is leaving many hopeful adoptive families wondering if they need to create an adoption profile book.  Or if creating and sharing your adoption profile on social media will help you find a birth mother, or expectant mother, for your independent adoption. 

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Join our community: www.facebook.com/groups/myadoptioncoach
Picking the right adoption path for your family: www.myadoptioncoach.com/start
Learn what self-matching is: www.myadoptioncoach.com/selfmatchhelp
Learn what an adoption profile is and how it can help you match faster: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profilehelp

Work With Me:
Need help to create, edit or share your adoption profile? Then check out The Adoption Profile Masterclass: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profile
Want to learn how to self-match your adoption?  You get the step-by-step process inside The Adoption Profile Masterclass: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profile
Not sure what program is right for you, schedule a free call: www.myadoptioncoach.com/call

Matching your adoption independently or adopting a baby without an agency can leave you trying to understand how to find an expectant mother (or birth mother before she has given birth) for your independent adoption.  Social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram are popular choices to use as your adoption profile when self-matching your adoption, but there are a few key things you need to do in order to be successful in adopting a baby privately without an adoption agency. 

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Join our community: www.facebook.com/groups/myadoptioncoach
Picking the right adoption path for your family: www.myadoptioncoach.com/start
Learn what self-matching is: www.myadoptioncoach.com/selfmatchhelp
Learn what an adoption profile is and how it can help you match faster: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profilehelp

Work With Me:
Need help to create, edit or share your adoption profile? Then check out The Adoption Profile Masterclass: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profile
Want to learn how to self-match your adoption?  You get the step-by-step process inside The Adoption Profile Masterclass: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profile
Not sure what program is right for you, schedule a free call: www.myadoptioncoach.com/call

Picking an adoption partner for your private domestic adoption journey is critical to your overall success.  Not only is it important to find a partner that has great success rates but it is also important to ensure that you are a great fit for each other.  There are a few criteria that are helpful for finding an adoption agency, adoption attorney, or even an adoption consultant that are covered here.

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Join our community: www.facebook.com/groups/myadoptioncoach
Picking the right adoption path for your family: www.myadoptioncoach.com/start
Learn what self-matching is: www.myadoptioncoach.com/selfmatchhelp
Learn what an adoption profile is and how it can help you match faster: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profilehelp

Work With Me:
Need help to create, edit or share your adoption profile? Then check out The Adoption Profile Masterclass: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profile
Want to learn how to self-match your adoption?  You get the step-by-step process inside The Adoption Profile Masterclass: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profile
Not sure what program is right for you, schedule a free call: www.myadoptioncoach.com/call

Adopting a baby through private domestic adoption can be incredibly confusing but it doesn’t have to be that way.  This episode walks you through the 5 most common ways to adopt a baby through private domestic adoption and the important facts you need to know about adopting a baby with an adoption agency, adoption attorney, adoption consultant, or even if you are self-matching your adoption. 

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Join our community: www.facebook.com/groups/myadoptioncoach
Picking the right adoption path for your family: www.myadoptioncoach.com/start
Learn what self-matching is: www.myadoptioncoach.com/selfmatchhelp
Learn what an adoption profile is and how it can help you match faster: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profilehelp

Work With Me:
Need help to create, edit or share your adoption profile? Then check out The Adoption Profile Masterclass: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profile
Want to learn how to self-match your adoption?  You get the step-by-step process inside The Adoption Profile Masterclass: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profile
Not sure what program is right for you, schedule a free call: www.myadoptioncoach.com/call

Adopting a baby through private domestic adoption can be incredibly confusing but it doesn’t have to be that way.  This episode walks you through the step-by-step process to know exactly how to adopt a baby through adoption no matter if you are planning to adopt through an adoption agency, adoption attorney, adoption consultant, or even if you are self-matching your adoption.  Consider this your ultimate guide adopting a baby, or even adoption 101.

Click here to learn more about the How To Adopt Course: https://www.myadoptioncoach.com/howtoadopt

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Learn what self-matching is: www.myadoptioncoach.com/selfmatchhelp
Learn what an adoption profile is and how it can help you match faster: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profilehelp

Work With Me:
Need help to create, edit or share your adoption profile? Then check out The Adoption Profile Masterclass: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profile
Want to learn how to self-match your adoption?  You get the step-by-step process inside The Adoption Profile Masterclass: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profile
Not sure what program is right for you, schedule a free call: www.myadoptioncoach.com/call

Marcus Tankard, author, leadership consultant, reality TV show star and awesome dad of three is Attempting Fatherhood this week.

We chat about how he and his wife thought they'd stay childless, what fears he has being a father and something he feels like he missed from childhood that he's making sure his three boys get.

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Announcing your adoption to your friends and family comes with a mixture of excitement and nervousness.  How will they respond to your adoption announcement?  What if they are supportive of your plan to adopt a baby?  How do you respond to negative comments when you announce your adoption? 

In this podcast, I give you the top tips from my own experience, my clients’ experience, and the amazing My Adoption Coach Facebook group.

Free Guides:
Join our community: www.facebook.com/groups/myadoptioncoach
Picking the right adoption path for your family: www.myadoptioncoach.com/start
Learn what self-matching is: www.myadoptioncoach.com/selfmatchhelp
Learn what an adoption profile is and how it can help you match faster: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profilehelp

Work With Me:
Need help to create, edit or share your adoption profile? Then check out The Adoption Profile Masterclass: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profile
Want to learn how to self-match your adoption?  You get the step-by-step process inside The Adoption Profile Masterclass: www.myadoptioncoach.com/profile
Not sure what program is right for you, schedule a free call: www.myadoptioncoach.com/call

 

Do you need to be wealthy to adopt a child?   Do you need to go into debt to adopt?  What are the true costs of adoption and what are the ways to cover those costs?  In this episode of the Adoption Law Firm Podcast  we talk about all the exciting ways prospective parents can fund adoption and cover the costs associated with fulfilling their dreams of caring for a child who needs a forever home.   Whether it's domestic or international, there are so many ways to supplement adoption.  

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Resources Mentioned: 

Title:  You Can Adopt Without Debt: Creative Ways to Cover the Cost of Adoption
Author:  Julie  Gumm
Website: http://www.juliegumm.com/

Episode 7 - Adoption and Becoming a Dad On God's Time with Casey Peddicord. Casey opens up to The Dad Show and goes into detail about how meeting his beautiful wife Kristin helped bring him out of the lowest points of his life. You will also learn how Kristin and Casey's 2 gorgeous daughters, Claire and Khloe. Casey also details their experience with International and Domestic Adoption. Join Us! This is one episode you do not want to miss!

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Sarah and Will tell their family adoption story, including an exclusive segment with six-year-old Lincoln!

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• Watch our documentaries on The Good Journey YouTube playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLId35d253AljVdCd1OAtgPZGlUI5Mk0qt
• We recommend Lifeline Child Services, our amazing adoption agency https://lifelinechild.org
• Local to the St. Louis area? We recommend Lutheran Family Services. They helped us through our home study and provide other adoption and child advocacy resources. https://lfcsmo.org/adoption-services/

Foster and Orphan Care Awareness Series

We’re in a series focused on foster and orphan care awareness during November’s National Adoption Month. The Goods are passionate about children and advocates for fostering and adoption. 

Want to learn more about Foster Care or Adoption? Check out some of our favorite sites and organizations. 

• Basic facts about fostering: https://nfpaonline.org/fostercare
• LifeLine Children’s Services - International Adoption agency the Good’s used. They do fostering, orphan prevention, and support both domestic and international adoption. Lots of great resources here: www.lifelinechild.com
• One Heart Ministries - Local St Louis Ministry for foster care: https://www.ohfm.org
• America’s Kids Belong - Foster Care organization: https://americaskidsbelong.org
• 10 Ways to Make a difference for Orphans: https://www.focusonthefamily.com/pro-life/10-ways-to-make-a-difference-for-orphans/
• Recommended book: The Connected Child

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In this episode, we wrap up our talk with Stephen & Becky Morgan about infertility. Host Mike Stone is also joined with his wife, Tammy, as both couples share their heartbreaking journey of fertility issues, God's plan for their families, and how they navigated through the questions and pain to find God's answer through adoption.

We hear about how both couples took God's path to adoption as a way to grow their families. They also share what they want to say to their children about the struggles of infertility and how God chose to grow their families through the blessing of adoption.

This episode is sponsored by America World Adoption, a Christ-centered agency offering international adoption services & lots of ways families can fulfill James 1:27 by caring for orphans around the world. Visit their website at awaa.org to learn more.

• America World Adoption international adoption, adoption support, mission trips, orphan care projects
• Compassion International child sponsorship
• Foster Care
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In this episode, we talk with Stephen & Becky Morgan about infertility. Host Mike Stone is also joined with his wife, Tammy, as both couples share their heartbreaking journey of fertility issues, God's plan for their families, and how they navigated through the questions and pain to find God's answer through adoption.

This episode is sponsored by America World Adoption, a Christ-centered agency offering international adoption services & lots of ways families can fulfill James 1:27 by caring for orphans around the world. Visit their website at awaa.org to learn more.

• America World Adoption international adoption, adoption support, mission trips, orphan care projects
• Compassion International child sponsorship
• Foster Care
• Dave Thomas Foundation

MORE ABOUT THE PODCAST:

Behind The Mike website:
https://BehindTheMikePodcast.com

Email:
Mike@BehindTheMike.net

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What's it like to “do life” as an adoptive family? Kayla Craig leads the conversation with co-hosts Shannon Evans and Lindsy Wallace. Between us, we have 13 kids, six of whom were adopted. We’ve done foster care, international adoption, and domestic infant adoption. We’re not experts, but we are experienced and we’re excited to share what we’ve learned with our listeners. If you’re not an adoptive family, we encourage you to listen so you’re better equipped to love and support the adoptive families around you!

In this episode, we:

Talk about the emotional stressors (including financial and marital) that came with adoption;Share what we wish people knew about attachment;Delve into open adoption and birth family communication;Talk about the questions our adopted kids ask (and how we answer them);Talk honestly about what trauma looks like in our homes; andAnswer a listener question about the challenges that can arise in the years following an adoption.

Join us as we strive to encourage adoptive families and equip families considering adoption.