Adoption: A Family Journey

03/31/22 • 32 min

Adoption is a very common route to becoming a parent; yet, many don’t know how to talk about it, and know little about adoption. And even those strongly considering adoption have many questions and worries. Today we’re talking with leading adoption medical specialist Dr. Elaine Schulte about what non-adoptive and adoptive parents should know about attachment, family integration, and the language in and around adoption.

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