About this episode
The episode explores the transformative nature of open adoption through the experiences of Bob Pohl and Patrick.
What does it truly mean to say YES to love? On this deeply moving episode of The Anna Jinja Show, host Anna Jinja sits down with two extraordinary men — Bob Pohl, adoptive father and husband to author Susan Strong, and Patrick, the birth father of their daughter Caitlin. Together they pull back the curtain on what open adoption really looks like from the inside — and it is nothing short of transformative. Bob describes how saying yes to open adoption didn't just change his family — it changed...
People in this episode
Host: Anna Jinja
Guests: Bob Pohl, Patrick
Topics covered
- open adoption
- love
- family
- transformation
- fatherhood
Keywords
- open adoption
- love
- family dynamics
- fatherhood
- transformation
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