Season 2 Episode 19: Becoming Mom, Episode Four: Adoption
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Overcast | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music
Becoming Mom: Exploring the Many Paths to Motherhood - Episode Four: Adoption
This week Alex and Mary continue the Motherhood series for the month of May, as they speak with a single mom who adopted a toddler. She shared some little-known information about the many advantages of adopting through the Foster Care System.
Episode Highlights
Welcome back! [0:38]
Special guest [0:42]
Called to adopt [0:54]
Kelly Minter [1:25]
Adoption through foster care [2:15]
Don’t have to foster to adopt [4:00]
Finding your match [4:30]
Heart galleries [5:20]
Timeframe [6:05]
Smooth process [8:38]
Kid Central [9:15]
Online classes [9:35]
Wards of the state [11:05]
Benefits of adoption through DCF [12:25]
Adopting as a single woman [13:46]
Matching with a toddler [15:05]
Why you’re not going to get an infant. [18:10]
The match! [21:25]
Criticism/Support [23:46]
Dating after adoption and CoVid-19 [25:02]
Advice for others [27:27]
Lots of kids who need people [29:35]
Thank you, Shannon! [29:58]
Adoption will change your life! [30:40]
Thanks for listening! [31:55]
Stay Connected
Instagram:@downthereaware
Facebook: Down There Aware
Twitter: @downthereaware
Pinterest: Down There Aware
Tiktok: Down There Aware
Links Mentioned in the Episode
Florida Department of Children Services
Summary Keywords
Podcast, Spotify, Anchor, research, advocacy, advanced imaging, diagnosis, knowledge, women, fear, bias, social pressure, responsibility, adoption, reunification, foster care, single woman, DCF