09. Grief, Anxiety, and Adoption: Interview with Ashley Banion

<p>🏫 Ashley enjoys working in an elementary school. 2:46</p><p>🥰 Ashley and her husband, Vince, are highschool sweethearts, but they’ve known each other since kindergarten. 4:02</p><p>👶 I want to adopt a baby. 7:14</p><p>🎌 A free trip to Japan, and Japan’s program for adoption. 8:24</p><p>🗾 International adoption takes longer than adoption in the states, so the year-long wait felt like the longest year of Ashley’s life. 12:08</p><p>🤯 Ashley received the call that changed her life. 14:58</p><p>🎭 Handling the ups and downs of her adoption journey, and coping with mixed feelings. 17:54</p><p>☯️ Loss in adoption. 20:00</p><p>🙏 Ashley is very grateful. 25:00</p><p>🏃‍♀️ Jogging helped Ashely with the stress and anxiety issues she had. 26:16</p><p>🌺 Mizuki is Ashley’s daughter's name, which means beautiful. 30:10 </p><p>🌊 “Grief is like an ocean.” 32:06 </p><p>👧🏻 Everly is a cute, independent, and sassy girl. 33:32</p><p>🧐 When is the right time to tell your child about adoption? 36:15</p><p>👘 Ashley plans to go to Japan with Everly and learn Japanese. 41:03</p><p>🤣 The first days of motherhood in Japan were not easy, especially with no changing tables in the coffee shops. 41:42</p><p>☀️ Exposing your vulnerability is essential to helping other people. 47:43</p><p> </p><p>Connect with Ashley: </p><p>https://www.amazon.com/Beautiful-Moon-Waiting-Adoption-Memoir/dp/B08P4FDRMG</p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/onebighappyfamilyfinally">https://www.facebook.com/onebighappyfamilyfinally</a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ashleybanionauthor/">https://www.facebook.com/ashleybanionauthor/</a></p><p> </p><p>Connect with Sandee</p><p><a href="https://sandeesgarlata.com/">https://sandeesgarlata.com/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/coachsandeesgarlata/">https://www.facebook.com/coachsandeesgarlata/</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/sandeesgarlata">https://twitter.com/sandeesgarlata</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/coachsandeesgarlata/">https://www.instagram.com/coachsandeesgarlat