Daniela is a self-identified birth kid. Her parents fostered when she was a child, and eventually adopted her youngest sibling. Having grown up in a home that fostered and adopted, Daniela was a temporary sibling to many children. Now, Daniela and her husband have six children – four through adoption and two by birth. While Daniela has a variety of experience in social work contexts, she has spent most of her career working in foster care and adoption. Daniela Coats is a Licensed Master Social Worker in the state of Texas. She is currently a therapist under supervision at Be Still Counseling and Consulting in Texas. She has developed trainings and resources for parents and professionals through her organization, With Siblings. She has contributed to professional writings on the subject, and is the author of “The Day Lily Turned (un)Invisible,” a story that follows the journey of a biological child in a foster family.