International Adoption (Beth & Mira's Story)

About this episode

Beth and Mira share their story of international adoption and its impact on their family.

Today we welcome a mother & daughter duo, Beth &Mira, as they share the story of Mira’s adoption at age 2 from China. Beth discusses what the process of international adoption looked like for their family, including how they approached bonding with a toddler and the initial languagebarrier. Mira gives us her perspective on how adoption has impacted her life, both growing up and today as an adult. We know you will love this beautiful story of a family of six finding that their youngest child / sibling was waiting for them across the globe. Welcome to the Adoption Side By Side Podcast -because no one should have to walk the adoption journey alone! We are so glad you're here! <3 ~Steph & Andrea Find us on Instagram & TikTok atadoptionsidebyside. Our intro and outro music is from the creators at TuneTank-Track:On The Way Home by Evan Splash https://tunetank.com/track/425-on-the-way-home/

People in this episode

Guests: Beth, Mira

Topics covered

• international adoption
• mother-daughter relationship
• bonding
• language barrier
• personal perspective
• family dynamics

Keywords

• adoption
• China
• family
• bonding
• language barrier
• personal story
• mother daughter

Mentioned in this episode

Places: China

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