065: I Just (Want to Adopt A Child )! Now What? With Anna Maria Didio I Just (Blank)! Now What?

Hey Friends,  
 
This week we’re talking about adoption and the experience of going through an international adoption process. And the challenges that come with adopting before and after that child arrives in your home.  Anna Maria shares her experiences of adopting an older child from Mexico.  
 
Listen in as we talk about:
Desire to be a mom.   Struggling to conceive naturally and the anxiety of infertility  Experincing many miscarriages  Deciding to adopt then finding out she was pregnant  Wanting to grow their family - struggled  Looking into domestic and internationally a 7 year journey  Deciding to adopt an older child  The best adoptions are where there are no secrets (open adoptions)  Navigating the industry of adoption  Adoptions start with trauma for most children  Hard transition -  Journalled the whole experience which turned into her first book  Read many many books on the trauma of adoption  Adopted children experience disenfranchised grief - losing her language (spanish)  Adoption is wonderful and magical  
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