Living Open Adoption Fearlessly & Faithfully

About this episode

Kat Monahan shares her fears and experiences regarding open adoption.

When Kat started the adoption process: “I feared it would confuse my child. I feared that he would love his birth family more than me and not think of me as his mom. I feared that they would be too involved in our lives.”--Kat Monahan “Initially y...

People in this episode

Guest: Kat Monahan

Topics covered

• open adoption
• parenting
• family dynamics
• adoption fears
• birth family involvement

Keywords

• open adoption
• adoption process
• parenting fears
• birth family
• family love

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