The Psychological Effects of Adoption on Birth Parents
Adoption is a complex process with feelings that can be unique situationally and some that are universal to the experience. Birth parents will feel any combination of feelings, but… (Read More)
Category Archives: Birthmothers
Placing My Child for Adoption: An Act of Love and Hope
If you are considering placing your baby or child for adoption, it is important that you start off by speaking to a social worker, adoption agency, or other adoption professional…. (Read More)
How to Recognize Red Flags in an Adoption Agency as a Birth Mother
Deciding to create an adoption plan can be a very difficult and emotional decision, so you want to ensure that you are working with an adoption agency that has… (Read More)
When your Family Doesn’t Support Your Adoption Plan
When we talk about stigmas surrounding adoption, we tend to think of the past, when people didn’t share that they had adopted and all adoptions were closed. Though this… (Read More)
How to Navigate Open Adoption
As a birth parent who is already navigating creating an adoption plan, it can be difficult to know what type of openness you see occurring. This is an important… (Read More)
Adoption & Trauma
Discussions of adoption often center on hope, joy, and building families. Though these things are a part of adoption, not all aspects of adoption are celebratory or positive… (Read More)
Why Do Birth Parents Choose Adoption?
I have done a lot of research about adoption and have had the privilege of speaking to many birth mothers. It is so important to me to learn from… (Read More)
Financial Support for Birth Mothers
When a birth mother is making an adoption plan, there is already some additional stress. If you’re working with adoptive parents and adoption professionals, you may be eligible for… (Read More)
As A Birthparent…
When I talk to individuals about adoption, one of the first things that people ask is about birth parents changing their minds after making an adoption plan. In some… (Read More)
How To Talk to Your Child About Their Adoption Story
In the past, adoption was a topic that wasn’t discussed. It’s hard to believe that there were adoptees that didn’t know they were adopted, sometimes their entire life. However,… (Read More)