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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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50 | Family Movies and Trauma: What Adoptive Parents...

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

2025/07/30

Summer is a great time for snuggling up and watching family movies together. There are SO many family-friendly movies that have subtle adoption and foster themes, while others are clearly adoption-centered.Some are heartwarming and contain deep and valuable insight about love, belonging and overcoming hardships, while others miss the mark or cause more confusion than clarity. On today’s episode, we’re talking about a handful of family-friendly movies with foster and adoption themes AND

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49 | Community is Critical for Adoptive Moms and a...

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

2025/07/25

Being in community with one another is ALL over the bible. Friends, I don’t think living alongside other believers is a bonus, I think it’s part of God’s bigger picture for our lives -- for being the moms He has called us to be when He assigned us these beautiful humans to care for, shepherd and love.If fear of all the unknowns of parenting adopted kids has held you back for too long, let me come alongside you. Let me hold space for you. Let me cheer you on and encourage you with faith-based

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48 | Lacking Community? 6 Ways to Find Your Village...

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

2025/07/19

Do you have a group of people you’re doing life with, or are you sitting on the other side wishing you had a group of people to do life with as an adoptive parent?Friends, what if I told you it wasn’t just “nice to have” but also biblical to live in community with likeminded people? What if I told you it would bring down your stress levels, improve the lens in which you view inevitable challenges in life, and increase your resilience to whatever adoptive parenting throws your way? If you’re

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47 | Whose Birth Story Is It? Respectful Advocacy for...

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

2025/07/09

Our adopted children’s journey began long before we held them—and it’s sacred. It includes grief and beauty, pain and redemption. Some of it belongs only to them and the Lord.In this episode, I dive into why we, as adoptive parents, share, and how we can be more mindful in what we share about our child’s story. I also give you 4 “heart check” questions to ask yourself before sharing something that feels conflicting. If you’re a Christian adoptive mom who wants to advocate for your child while

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Episode 46: Pouring From an Empty Cup: How Adoptive...

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

2025/07/02

Are you an adoptive mom who feels weary? Do you try to juggle everything only to be left feeling depleted?On today’s episode, I’m giving you tips for refilling your empty cup so you can pour into your children and be the mom God has called you to be. Email Me: heartgrownmamapodcast@gmail.com Join our private community on Facebook: bit.ly/adoptivemomlife

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Episode 45: Feeling Disconnected from Your Child? 5...

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

2025/06/26

Welcome back to Adoptive Mom Life! If you’ve been feeling a little disconnected from your child lately — especially as an adoptive parent — you are not alone.Summer can be this open stretch of relaxing free time, but it can also bring up emotions, boredom, tricky behaviors, or dysregulation. And sometimes, summer can unintentionally be filled with too much solo time or screen time for your child. As moms, we sometimes wonder, “Am I doing enough?” “Are we connected?” “Are there more ways I can

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Episode 44: Feeling Like You’re Not Enough? 5 Bible...

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

2025/06/14

Hey mama! If you've ever felt the whisper that you're not enough, this episode is for you! Does that mom guilt creep in more often than you’d like? From the small things, like feeding them too many chicken nuggets and not enough veggies, to the BIG stuff, like being fully responsible for their relationship with their birth families as they grow up. As a mom, it can feel impossible to do it all sometimes and meet the needs of everyone in the home, but it can also feel like we’re simply not

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Episode 43: 10 Survival Tips for Summer with Kids as...

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

2025/05/29

It’s summertime! Maybe your kids are out of school for summer, or they’re about to be! This is when either excitement or panic sets in for you, mama!For all of you work-at-home moms, how do you navigate a peaceful summer where they have fun, but you’re able to get actual work done, too? How can you balance your need for vocation and vacation? Your must-dos and your want-tos? Your needs and their needs? Whether you work at home or you’re a SAHM, we’re all trying to create fun, lasting summer

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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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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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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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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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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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