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REAL MOM PODCAST — 51 episodes

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NATALIE: ON FAITH + BRAIN-FIRST PARENTING + ALL THINGS FASD

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JEANNIE: ON THE HOLY SPIRIT + PRAYING FOR AND ENCOURAGING OUR KIDS + BEING A BOY MOM

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JESSICA: ON BIRTH ORDER + PREGNANCY IN FOSTER CARE + SAYING "YES" TO TEENS

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CATHLEEN: ON SELF-REGULATION + MINDFULNESS + BRINGING THEOLOGY & PSYCHOTHERAPY TOGETHER

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WHITNEY: ON ETHICAL ADOPTION + THE GLOBAL ORPHAN CRISIS + CONTENTMENT IN MOTHERHOOD

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NORAH: ON GROWING UP IN UGANDA + SUDDEN POVERTY + EXPERIENCING AND HAVING COMPASSION

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KRISTIN: ON KINSHIP CARE + TRANSRACIAL ADOPTION + BUILDING SECURE ATTACHMENTS

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LINDY : ON CARING FOR THE WIDOW + TRAFFICKING PREVENTION + FOSTER CARE AS WORSHIP

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SARA: ON TURNING OVER OUR OWN IDEALS + THE REALITY OF TRAUMA + WRESTING WITH SCRIPTURE

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LISA: ON AN ADOPTION WOVEN LIFE + THE CONNECTED PARENT + APPLYING WHAT WE’VE LEARNED

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CAROLINE: ON BARRENNESS + THE LIES OF INFERTILITY + REDEMPTION STORIES

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ADRIAN: ON PLACING YOUR CHILD FOR ADOPTION + VULNERABILITY + SEASONS OF HEALING

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HEATHER: ON THE JOYS & CHALLENGES OF DOWN SYNDROME + ADVOCATING FOR YOUR CHILDREN + ACCEPTANCE

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ASHLEE: ON THE HOLY & HARD OF ADOPTION + MERCY & BIO FAMILY + KINDNESS & RACE

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TORI: ON LIFE AS A FOSTER CHILD + CHOOSING LIFE + FOSTERING AS A FORMER FOSTER YOUTH

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MARION: ON TRAUMA PARENTING IN A PANDEMIC + NEW MERCIES FOR QUARANTINE + GOLDFISH & RED WINE

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REBEKAH: ON FINDING RHYTHMS + TRUE SELF CARE + THE GIFT OF DOWN SYNDROME

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MANDA: ON STEPPING IN AND OUT OF MOTHERHOOD + THE MISCONCEPTIONS OF OTHERS + CREATING SPACE

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KRISTIN: ON INVESTIGATIONS + PUTTING YOURSELF IN BIO FAMILY'S SHOES + THERAPY ALL AROUND

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SHARDAY: ON LIFE AS AN ADOPTEE + TRANSRACIAL ADOPTION + RECONNECTING WITH BIOLOGICAL FAMILY

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EMILY: ON FOCUSING ON THE CALL + GETTING HELP + LEARNING TO LOVE AND SURRENDER

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JENNIFER: ON PLACING A CHILD FOR ADOPTION + HAVING COMPASSION ON BIRTH MOMS + HOLDING JOY AND PAIN TOGETHER

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ANGELA: ON EMBRYO ADOPTION + LOVING IN OBEDIENCE + GOING INTO ADOPTION WITH NO UNDERSTANDING OF TRAUMA

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SHEA: ON THE GRIEF OF GOODBYE + PERSONAL CHILDHOOD TRAUMA + BEING A PART OF BIO PARENT'S VILLAGE

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VALERIE: ON BEING FLEXIBLE + CHANGING THE TONE WITH YOUR MOM FRIENDS + SUPPORTING ADOPTION WITHOUT ADOPTING

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RACHEL: ON LOSING YOUR IDENTITY AS A MOM + EXPERIENCING LOSS THROUGH EVERY STAGE + THE PRIVILEGE OF ADOPTION

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FRIDAY FIFTEEN: INSTALLMENT #3

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CASEY: ON FEELING FORGOTTEN BY GOD + PRESSING IN THROUGH THE WAIT + PRIVATE DOMESTIC ADOPTION

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FRIDAY FIFTEEN: INSTALLMENT #2

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JAMIE: ON STAYING GUARDED + PACKING UP AND SAYING GOOD-BYE + TALKING ADOPTION WITH YOUR KIDS

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KATIE: ON ADOPTING SIBLINGS + ATTACHING THROUGH THE UNKNOWN + LEARNING ON THE JOURNEY

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MARALEE: ON FINDING YOUR IDENTITY AS A FOSTER MOM + MAKING CASSEROLES + BEING THE KEEPER OF YOUR FOSTER CHILD'S STORY

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FRIDAY FIFTEEN: INSTALLMENT #1