As with any major life change, it is important to do your best to prepare for what is to come. With adoption, it can be hard to know what to prepare for and how to best prepare for the unknown. My North Star is always my children. Whenever you are making a decision on your adoption journey, think about your future child and what would be best for them or what they would want you to do for them.Paige Knipfer – Mom of 2 through adoption and Owner of Love Grown Adoption Consulting Paige Knipfer is a mom of two through infant adoption and now is helping others adopt as owner of Love Grown Adoption Consulting. She is passionate about changing the adoption world by empowering hopeful adoptive couples to push for ethical, inclusive, and honest adoptions focusing on all in the adoption triad (adoptive parents, adoptee, and birth family).In this episode, Paige shares her experiences and stories about the 4 things she could have been better prepared for before she and her husband adopted. She talks about the hospital experience, feelings of isolation, open adoption and transracial adoption. We can all learn how to better prepare for our adoption adventure. These 4 things will definitely help as Paige shares her experiences. What you’ll hear on this episode: * How and why Paige and her husband adopted their 2 kids.* The stories and experiences in the hospital they had when their children were born. Listen to why they felt such joy and sadness at the same time.* How she could have been better prepared for feelings of isolation before and after the adoptions. * What open adoption is like for Paige and her husband as they have built relationships with their kids’ birth families.* How Paige has handled transracial adoption in her family and why it is important to learn about and prepare for it. * How you can connect with Paige and get some free resources to help inspire and prepare you for your own adoption adventure. Links we talk about in this episode: * Love Grown Adoption Consulting – check out Paige’s adoption consulting company where she can help you reach your adoption dreams. Set up a free call with her, watch some cool videos and learn more about how she is helping people just like you.* HelpUsAdopt.org – this amazing non-profit group provides grant money (that’s FREE money) for your adoption journey. As fellow members of HelpUsAdopt.org’s adoption professionals council, Paige and I support their efforts to make adoption more affordable.* IAG Adoption Support Group – come and join the 2,000 people in this amazing (and private) Facebook support group for anyone who is considering infant adoption, has already started the adoption journey, or has already adopted.* Get my FREE GUIDE: How To Find The RIGHT Adoption Agency in 4 Steps. If you’re new to adoption, have no idea how to find an adoption agency, OR have struggled in your research to find the BEST agency – this FREE guide will help. It walks you through where to find infant adoption agencies, how to evaluate them and then how to choose the right one for you!