It’s week 5 of Season 4 and today’s episode is all about fundraising for your adoption. Everyone knows adoption can be really expensive, but don’t let money be the reason you choose not to adopt. Tune in as Mal + Kate share their stories and brainstorm ways to fundraise for adoption.

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It’s time for another BONUS EPISODE of the Funding Love Adoption Podcast! This week, Mal + Kate talk with returning guest, Funding Love Birth Mom Vacation Alumna, and author of The Sixteenth Year: An Open Adoption Memoir, Leah Outten. Leah reflects on her experience as an expectant mom looking through profile books to choose a family for her baby. She also give practical advice to those that are considering adoption and are looking for tips on how to create a profile book that is unique to your family, while also being sensitive to the expectant mamas that may read it.

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So you made it through the home study, and now it's time to get matched with an expectant mama and baby. But HOW do you do that?

This week, Mal + Kate talk all about adoption profile book; what are they, and how do you create one that is eye-catching, but honest? Tune in to hear all their tips and advice.

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On this episode of the Funding Love Adoption Podcast, Mal + Kate discuss those awful, dreaded, hairy, scary HOME STUDIES! Tune in to get questions answered and fear alleviated, as the ladies share the truth that home studies really aren't that bad.

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It's Week 2 of Season 4, as Mal + Kate continue in the mission of helping you to navigate the beginning stages of adoption. This week, they share all of the different types of adoption that exist, while sharing about adoption ethics and red flags to look for, not only in agencies + consultants, but in yourself, as well.

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The 2024 Birth Mom Vacation has come to an end, and for this week's BONUS Episode Mal + Kate invite Funding Love's Vacation Director, Sarah Basham, along with all three 2024 Birth Mom Vacation Magic Makers, Audra, Jess, and Sara, to debrief the trip and share their experiences with these incredible women.

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Welcome back to the Funding Love Adoption Podcast with Mal + Kate!

Season 4 is the launch of a fresh start with a fresh look! Throughout Season 4, you can expect a focus on the PRE-adoption journey. Mal + Kate will be covering topics like home studies, profile books, and choosing open adoption.

This week, they are talking about their own adoption journeys and WHY they chose to build their families through adoption. They also chat about some practical questions to ask yourself, as you considering beginning your own adoption journey, as well.

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A wise man named Walt Disney once said, "Times and conditions change so rapidly that we must keep our aim constantly focused on the future."

THAT is what we want to do at Funding Love: focus on the future and be willing to shift and change when growth is knocking.

On this weeks episode, Mal + Kate announce a break from recoding after over two years of consistent Monday releases. Tune in as they share what's coming next for Funding Love and the Funding Love Podcast.

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