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Adoptive Mom Life | Open Adoption, Adoptive Parenting, Birth Family, Christian Community, Biblical Encouragement

Carly | Adoptive Parent, Adoption Support, Encourager, Work from Home Mom

Do you struggle to find the right words to share your adopted child’s stories with them? Do you pray that your child will be able to maintain a strong relationship with their birth families? Do you worry about your child’s mental health or behavioral diagnoses? Ever feel like you’re never enough? Do you find yourself parenting from a place of fear? I am so glad God led you here! This podcast will help you raise connected and self-aware kids, navigate their stories with love and intention, cultivate

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Episode 42: Part II: How to Support a Friend Who’s...

Adoptive Mom Life | Open Adoption, Adoptive... ·

2025/05/14

Welcome to Part Two of our episode on how to support a friend who’s waiting to adopt a child. This can be a difficult journey to navigate.The waiting, the hoping, the milestones, the holidays, baby showers, and getting your heart and home ready to welcome a child. If you’re here, I can imagine you want to support them with love and grace, but you’re not sure how! Go back and listen to Episode 41 (as well as this one) and take some notes. There’s a lot to unpack between these two episodes. I

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Episode 41: Part I: How to Support a Friend Who’s...

Adoptive Mom Life | Open Adoption, Adoptive... ·

2025/05/07

Do you have a friend or loved one who’s adopting a child? If so, this two-part episode is exactly what you need to show up with wisdom and kindness and support them in an intentional way.The fact that you’re here today says a lot about how much you love your person, so first and foremost, THANK YOU for taking the time to better understand the world of adoption. Please share this episode with friends and family who might find it helpful! As always, leave me a review so I can reach more women who

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Episode 40: The Introvert’s Guide to Raising Adopted...

Adoptive Mom Life | Open Adoption, Adoptive... ·

2025/04/30

Would you consider yourself an introvert? If so, you’re in the right place!On today’s episode, I’m talking about parenting adopted kids as an introverted mom. While it can be very challenging on the nervous system, it can absolutely be done. I’ll share some common burnout triggers for adoptive moms, along with ways to create boundaries and create time for recovery. Believe it or not, introverted moms have so many gifts to offer their kids. We just need to find ways to charge our battery while

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Episode 39: Open Adoption: How to Stay Connected and...

Adoptive Mom Life | Open Adoption, Adoptive... ·

2025/04/23

Today’s episode is all about open adoption and ways to stay connected with a child’s birth family. I talk about different methods for maintaining contact with your child’s birth family, and how each scenario is completely unique according to everyone’s preferences.Whether you’re hoping to adopt and plan to have an open adoption, or you’re raising children and need to hear from someone who just GETS it, I’m here to share what our open adoptions look like in real life. It’s not always easy, but

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Episode 38: R.E.N.E.W. April Renew Strategies For...

Adoptive Mom Life | Open Adoption, Adoptive... ·

2025/04/16

It’s time for another R.E.N.E.W. episode, and this time, it’s for April.April means spring, and spring is ALL about renewal, so I can’t think of a better time to renew ourselves on this motherhood and adoption journey. Whether you’re waiting for your family to grow or raising little ones like I am, we must keep our minds, bodies, and spirits nourished and cared for. Sometimes, that means educating ourselves and leaning into a different method of parenting, and sometimes, it simply means

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Episode 37: The Beauty of Choices & Letting Our Kids...

Adoptive Mom Life | Open Adoption, Adoptive... ·

2025/04/09

Inspired by a book and a podcast interview, I wanted to have a conversation around giving kids more control over their lives within safe and loving boundaries.Moms, what if I told you that all kids’ and teens’ mental health issues revolve around one central theme: a low sense of control. Clearly, there may be other factors involved, like genetics, trauma, and neurodiversity, and each child is uniquely their own person. And if you’re raising kids by adoption, there are, arguably, so many more

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33:28

Episode 36: A Chat with My Husband Part II: His &...

Adoptive Mom Life | Open Adoption, Adoptive... ·

2025/04/02

In this fun, two-part series, I chat with my husband about infertility and adoption from a “his and hers” perspective.We share some very candid moments, offer advice for couples dealing with infertility and advice for couples as they transition into pursuing adoption to grow their families. I hope you learn something new, share a few laughs with us, and reach out to ask us follow up questions. We absolutely love sharing our infertility and adoption story with others that are walking the path we

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26:59

Episode 35: A Chat with My Husband Part I: His & Hers...

Adoptive Mom Life | Open Adoption, Adoptive... ·

2025/03/26

In this fun, two-part series, I chat with my husband about infertility and adoption from a “his and hers” perspective.We share some very candid moments, offer advice for couples dealing with infertility and advice for couples as they transition into pursuing adoption to grow their families. I hope you learn something new, share a few laughs with us, and reach out to ask us follow up questions. We absolutely love sharing our infertility and adoption story with others that are walking the path we

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23:52

Episode 34: Waiting to Adopt? When All Else Fails,...

Adoptive Mom Life | Open Adoption, Adoptive... ·

2025/03/19

What’s the one thing we, as a society, all have in common right now? It’s a lack of time!I get it. You don’t have time for self-care and you don’t have time to be still or mindful. But what if I told you that your future kids really depend on you to be a whole, healthy person? Whether you’re waiting to adopt a child, or raising your adopted children, this episode is for you. On today’s episode, I want to share with you 3 things that will move the needle in your mind, body, and spirit, when all

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30:35

Episode 33: Finding Gratitude in Unusual (and...

Adoptive Mom Life | Open Adoption, Adoptive... ·

2025/03/12

On this (sometimes teary-eyed – sorry!) episode, we’re talking about finding beauty from ashes. Sometimes we face difficult things. Sometimes it’s a minor health setback or car troubles. Sometimes it’s a failed adoption match or another negative pregnancy test. And other times, it’s losing someone you love. These setbacks and heartbreaks are inevitable in life on this side of heaven. But we can still find gratitude, even in the hard seasons. I want to encourage you to see things through a different

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Episode 32: R.E.N.E.W February Renewal Strategies For...

Adoptive Mom Life | Open Adoption, Adoptive... ·

2025/03/05

Hey friends! On today’s episode of the Heartgrown Mama podcast, we’re talking about the word R.E.N.E.W. and how we can apply this acronym in our motherhood season.Today, I’ll talk about what we’re reading, educating ourselves with, nourishing our bodies with, enjoying, and writing about. Join us each month as we record another R.E.N.E.W. episode, where I’ll share things that I’m loving, learning about, and applying to mothering my children. I hope this blesses you! A few mentions from this

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Episode 31: From Infertility to Adoption: Does One...

Adoptive Mom Life | Open Adoption, Adoptive... ·

2025/02/27

Today we’re talking about infertility leading to adoption. This isn’t always the order of things, but it is seen fairly often.Does one always lead to the other? Absolutely not! On today’s episode, we’re going to dive deeper into infertility and how, at least in my story, it was the stepping stone that led me to God’s plan for our family, which was adoption. And while I never saw that plan coming, I think God knew it years before we did. Buckle up as I share some ways to proceed with caution

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Episode 30: 5 Ways to Show Love to Your Kids and...

Adoptive Mom Life | Open Adoption, Adoptive... ·

2025/02/19

On our third and final episode of our Love Series, we talk about ways to show love to your child (adopted or not!) and, spoiler alert: one of those ways involves showing love and respect to their birth families.Just like in previous episodes, most of these ideas cost you nothing but time. Time well spent is what we will all remember years down the road. At the end of the day, your children just want YOU! Now I challenge you, mamas, to put your phone down, learn their love language, and get

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Episode 29: 5 Ways to Show Yourself Love & Kindness...

Adoptive Mom Life | Open Adoption, Adoptive... ·

2025/02/12

How can we love and honor ourselves while we wait to adopt a child?In this sometimes fragile season of waiting, how can we care for ourselves as we would a good friend? Are there things we can say “no” to, and boundaries we can set? Who are you surrounding yourself with? What things can you be doing to spark joy? Stay tuned for five (mostly FREE!) ways to show love and kindness to yourself. Praying for you and your family today. <3 Stay tuned, because our next episode will follow a

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Episode 28: 5 Small Ways to Show Love to Your Spouse...

Adoptive Mom Life | Open Adoption, Adoptive... ·

2025/02/05

How can we better show our love to our spouses while waiting to adopt a child?This is a really unique season, but also a time where you can pour into one another and build a strong foundation for your future family. In today’s episode, I’m sharing 5 simple ways to show love to your spouse (and most of them cost NOTHING)! I can’t think of a better time to share tips for loving your spouse than when Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. Stay tuned, because the next two episodes will

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20:30

Episode 27: Picky Eaters? Try this Challenge to...

Adoptive Mom Life | Open Adoption, Adoptive... ·

2025/01/29

Do you have a picky eater in your home? Are things too green, too squishy, too spicy, too stringy, too bitter, or too sour? I have a child who has become a very picky eater and won’t eat many (if any) fruits or veggies.So, I created a one-week challenge to eat the rainbow and earn a super fun reward. So far, the kids are LOVING it and we’ve seen some massive improvement in willingness to try new foods! You can do this in your home, too! Find a food item that feels like a struggle (fish, green

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Episode 26: Caught Up in the What-Ifs? Eliminate Fear...

Adoptive Mom Life | Open Adoption, Adoptive... ·

2025/01/22

Are the what-ifs swirling in your mind about your child’s future? Do you lose sleep over worry or anxiety about it? As an adoptive mom, I understand this very well. Today, we will use the acrostic, L.O.V.E. to form healthier thought patterns around these intrusive thoughts.L: Love O: Openness V: Validation E: Education Let’s reframe our mind when these thoughts come creeping in, and lead with love. Let’s replace our what-ifs with we-cans! Remember, we can do all things through Christ who

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18:24

Episode 25: Series on Self Care Part III: Is...

Adoptive Mom Life | Open Adoption, Adoptive... ·

2025/01/15

In the final episode of our three-part series on self-care, we discuss whether self-care is biblical or if it has selfish implications. I think it can go either way, depending on how it’s being done. Too much of a good thing isn’t always a good thing!We discuss a handful of scriptures as they pertain to self-care. The Bible doesn’t explicitly mention self-care, but there are some verses that speak to caring for our bodies, minds, and spirits. As adoptive moms (or moms who are waiting to adopt a

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28:54

Episode 24: Series on Self Care Part II: Raising Kids...

Adoptive Mom Life | Open Adoption, Adoptive... ·

2025/01/08

Taking care of yourself as an adoptive mom is vital for your well-being and your family’s health. By prioritizing your own needs, you'll be better able to support your child and your family in the long run.In the second episode of a three-part series, we explore the ways mamas-by-adoption can take some solo time to fill their cups, from coffee with a friend, to perusing the library alone, to counseling, to prayer walks. We are all moms, and we face many of the same challenges, but as adoptive

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23:04

Episode 23: Series on Self Care Part I: Waiting to...

Adoptive Mom Life | Open Adoption, Adoptive... ·

2025/01/01

Happy New Year, friends!In today’s episode, we’re starting a three-part series on self-care as it pertains to adoption. In Part I, we’re discussing self-care while you wait to adopt a child, from setting solid boundaries, to allowing yourself time to feel, to finding meaning along the way. I pray this encourages you! Don’t forget to join our private Facebook group for waiting mamas. We also have a digital adoption journal for women in the wait. All are linked below, along with some other fun

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