In this conversation, Keltie sits down with transracial adoptee, author, and advocate, Melissa Guida-Richards, for a conversation about adoption, and the considerations prospective adoptive parents need to make.
They discuss:
(0:35) Meet Melissa, her kids or childfree decision, & her experience being adopted
(10:54) Questions& considerations before adopting
(18:41) Identifying adoption preferences, adoption & race
(32:10) Adoption after infertility
(40:17) Types of adoption
As mentioned in the show:
Find Melissa on Instagram at @adoptee_thoughts
Her website is www.adopteethoughts.com
Purchase Melissa's book and it's accompanying workbook, What White Parents Should Know About Transracial Adoption: adopteethoughts.com/books
For adoption resources, check out adoptionsupport.org (C.A.S.E) and adopteementorship.org.
About Melissa:
Melissa Guida-Richards is a transracial adoptee, author, and advocate whose work explores child welfare, adoption influencers ethics and reform. She is the author of What White Parents Should Know About Transracial Adoption and she's had her writing and interviews featured on national platforms including NBC, Good Day LA and Tamron Hall. She is currently working on her next book with her agent, Kat Kerr, from Donald Maass Literary Agency. You can find her @adoptee_thoughts or AdopteeThoughts.com.
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