Author, Jana M. Rupnow, LPC
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Kerri and Chris independently pursue embryo adoption after failed fertility treatments with their biological embryos. Kerry explains the process of independent or self-directed adoption, which is adopting without the help of agency facilitation.
Kerrie is open with their child and has an open relationship with her donors, allowing her son to know his half-brothers from a young age.
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-98dkv-e40453
What is the difference between embryo adoption and embryo donation?
Kimberly Tyson, Executive Director of the first embyro adoption program in the world, explains the agency’s model for embryo adoption.
Kimberly also touches on the difference between embyro adoption and traditional adoption.
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-x32sr-e3791e
Kerry and Chris independently pursue embryo adoption after failed fertility treatments with their biological embryos. Kerry explains the process of independent or self-directed adoption, which is adopting without the help of agency facilitation.
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-37irr-e2a7e6
I am honored to share another episode with a thoughtful person, Alex. She shares how she discovered her parent’s secret of using a sperm donor and how it has impacted her for the last two years.
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-vvhjs-e24567
Jen wonders if adoption is right for her after a high risk, traumatic pregnancy with triplets.
🚨 Trigger alert: 🚨This episode explores miscarriage, trauma and grief and some extremely difficult decisions about pregnancy. Adoption trauma is also explored.
🚨Spoiler alert🚨:I followed up with Jen on Friday and they have decided not to pursue adoption. Jen would like to remain anonymous but I applaud her decision to not pursue a choice that she recognized she was not up for.
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Becoming informed about adoption trauma and admitting it is NOT for you as a parent is 💯 OK.
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It’s ok to change your mind.
It’s ok to say this type of parenting is not in your plan.
I’d prefer parents be informed and up for the complexities of adoption than buried their head in the sand about the child’s need.