Today's guest is Kandace Lecocq - host of the popular Adoption Hacks podcast and an adoptive mama to a wonderful little boy from South Korea. Kandace shares her story of coming into motherhood via international adoption and has some great advice for families beginning their international adoption journey.
Given Kandace's own international adoption experience and all that she's learned hosting guests on her podcast - I thought Kandace was the perfect guest to give us an "International Adoption 101" overview. It is so good, ya'll! She helps families think about the right agency, the right country, questions to ask an agency early on in the process, the importance of working with ethical professionals, dealing with grief, and so much more.
Kandace even shares her own story of pulling out of an international adoption 23 months in. We discuss the weight of waiting for adoptive families - and really any Mama out there who is waiting for her heart's desire. We discuss the brokenness of adoption and yet the immeasurable joy it brings to so many. This conversation is informative and hopeful, practical and full of inspiration - you don't want to miss it!
Resources Mentioned in this Episode:
Before You Adopt, by Christa Jordan
Adoption Hacks - episode with Kandace and Husband, Anthony
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