Adoption Insights from the Heart
The Journey of Infertility to Adoption
During National Adoption Awareness Month, I will introduce you to numerous guest bloggers, highlighting many parts of the adoption journey. Today's blog is from Jordan, of JAKS Journey on YouTube. She was a part of our video series for NAAM last year, and we are so...
Detecting Adoption Scams
Adoption scams happen, and they can be disheartening to even think about. Often times this underlying fear is the reason families don’t move forward with adopting. However, there are common red flags to look for and questions to ask that will, hopefully, prevent you...
Top 5 Things To Do When Preparing For Life With A Newborn
By Ava Adams Adopting a newborn can be one of the most exciting and nerve-wracking times of your life. There's so much stress involved, from interviews, to travel, to waiting, and more. Everything can start to feel overwhelming. One of the best ways to ease your...
The Importance of Gratitude and Common Ground in Open Adoption
This blog comes from our summer Social Media & Marketing Intern, Natalie Hyland. Natalie was looking to find a connection to the adoption community in Chicago since moving from Kansas City, and luckily, she stumbled upon RG Adoption Consulting earlier this summer!...
A Mindfulness Exercise For Your Adoption Journey
Being mindful and open is incredibly important as you go through your adoption journey. Adoption can certainly bring a whirlwind of emotions, but practicing mindfulness can be incredibly helpful. Mindfulness gives you the opportunity to process your emotions and...
How to Vet Adoption Situations
One of the final steps of the adoption process is receiving and vetting adoption situations from your agencies or attorneys. This happens after you complete home study, design your adoption profile, and find agencies to work with. Vetting adoption situations is what...
How to Find the Right Home Study Agency
A home study is the process that will legally approve you to be able to adopt and is required for every adoption. It’s the process that will legally approve you to be able to adopt. The home study is a basic overview of your life—including criminal background checks,...
Mindset Matters
Want to get in on a secret that can change the course of your adoption journey for the better? Here it is, mentality matters most. You heard that right. You’re mindset through the adoption process can be the one thing standing between you and your future family. You...
Adoption Profile Tips From a Professional Designer
Professional adoption profile designer of Our Chosen Child, Joanna Ivey, joins us in a video and shares some truly insightful tips about how to create the perfect adoption profile! Joanna sees her job as one of a storyteller, because as hopeful adoptive parents,...
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