In this episode of Beyond the Home Study, Lora Rose and Abbey sit down with Anna Bernacki—an adoptee, former foster parent and now adoptive mom of four. Anna shares her deeply personal story of growing up as an adoptee, choosing to foster, and parenting in a transracial family. Together, they unpack the emotional layers of adoption: grief, identity, language, and the importance of honest conversations. Anna brings wisdom, vulnerability, and a hopeful challenge to adoptive parents to listen, stay humble, and build supportive communities.
In This Episode
Anna shares her story as an adoptee and adoptive parent
How adoptees often feel like detectives piecing together their history
Why the language we use around adoption matters
Navigating racial identity in transracial adoptive families
The grief that can come with adoption — and how it shows up
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