Check out the video on my YouTube channel HERE. Let’s be honest. Most people walk into open adoption carrying a mental suitcase stuffed with worst-case scenarios. Will it confuse my child? Will the birth parents show up uninvited? Will I feel like a guest in my...
Check out the video on my YouTube channel HERE. What if there were an adoption grant designed around what happens when open adoption actually works? Not the version where everyone’s white-knuckling through awkward visits and forced updates. The version where a...
Check out the video on my YouTube channel HERE. If you’ve been watching our videos, you’ve probably had that moment. You know the one. It’s 10 PM, you’re three tabs deep into adoption agency websites, and your brain is doing mental gymnastics...
Check out the video on my YouTube channel HERE. Deciding whether to use an adoption agency is a big decision. As an adoptive mama myself and the founder of Adoption & Beyond, I have over 30 years of experience in the adoption field. I’m a bit biased, but I...
Check out the video on my YouTube channel HERE. I’ve been helping people through adoption for 30 years, and these are the three things that cause the most problems—not because they’re impossible, but because nobody explains how they actually work. Pitfall...
Check out the video on my YouTube channel HERE. Let’s be honest – when people first start exploring adoption, they usually picture the happy ending: bringing their child home, family complete, hearts full. And while that beautiful moment is absolutely...
Adoption & Beyond is a partner agency with BraveLove – a pro-adoption movement dedicated to changing the perception of adoption by acknowledging birth moms for their brave decision – and together we bring you some honest stories directly from birth parents. Watch...
Check out the video on my YouTube channel HERE. If you’re considering adoption and feeling like you’ve just walked into the world’s most confusing corn maze blindfolded, don’t worry – I’ve got your back. Look, I get it. When you...
Adoption & Beyond is a partner agency with BraveLove – a pro-adoption movement dedicated to changing the perception of adoption by acknowledging birth moms for their brave decision – and together we bring you some honest stories directly from birth parents. Watch...
Check out the video on my YouTube channel HERE. Building your adoption team is like assembling the Paperwork Avengers. You’re going to need social workers, attorneys, financial planners, counselors, and basically everyone except a partridge in a pear tree....