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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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Are You a Christian Adoptive Mom? Join Me LIVE this...

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

2025/10/25

Hey mama, Just a quick announcement about my live workshop happening this Tuesday, October 28, 2025! It's called From Guilt to Grace: Release the Weight of "Not Enough" and Find Rest in Truth. I'd love to meet you! Bring your workbook, bible, and favorite drink - let's do this important heart work side by side. Don't forget to register HERE! See you soon! xoxo Carly

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60 | How Do I Tell My Child About Their Adoption Story?

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

2025/10/22

Every adoptive parent wrestles with the same questions... How do I share my child’s adoption story without saying too much or too little? How do I even approach such a thing? How do I know if they’re old enough to handle it? In this episode, I walk you through what it looks like to share your child’s adoption story with honesty, discernment, and most importantly, God’s leading. If you’ve ever second-guessed your words or worried about “getting it wrong” when sharing your child’s story with

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59 | Normal vs. Trauma Behavior: How to Tell the...

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

2025/10/15

How do you know if your adopted child’s behavior is normal… or rooted in trauma? This is a question I hear from adoptive moms all the time!In this episode, I chat with Jeanette Yoffe — adoptee, therapist, author, speaker, and founder of Celia Center and Yoffe Therapy — about how to parent with connection and compassion. Here's what we talk about: How to spot when behaviors are trauma-related Simple tools and interventions to help kids process their complex stories The PACE model for

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4:11

Adoptive Moms: Join me for a LIVE workshop on October...

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

2025/10/11

Hey friend! Join me live for a FREE workshop just for adoptive mamas carrying the weight of it all. It’s called From Guilt to Grace: Release the Weight of “Not Enough” and Find Rest in Truth. Bring your Bible, your workbook, and your favorite cozy drink — and let’s walk together from guilt to grace. Save your spot at the link below! Those who show up live and stay until the end will be entered to win a door prize! Woot woot! >>> Register for the LIVE workshop here!! Contact -

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58 | Normal vs. Trauma Behavior: How to Tell the...

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

2025/10/08

How do you know if your adopted child’s behavior is normal… or rooted in trauma? This is a question I hear from adoptive moms all the time! In this episode, I chat with Jeanette Yoffe — adoptee, therapist, author, speaker, and founder of Celia Center and Yoffe Therapy — about how to parent with connection and compassion. We cover: How to spot when behaviors are trauma-related Simple tools and interventions to help kids process their complex stories The PACE model for attachment-focused

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57 | Stuck in Survival Mode as an Adoptive Parent?...

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

2025/10/01

Have you ever caught yourself running on autopilot—snapping at your family, juggling endless tasks, and realizing you’re stuck in survival mode? As moms of adopted children, those heavy, chaotic weeks can leave us feeling drained and defeated.In this episode, I share a simple reset you can use anytime, anywhere, to calm your mind, steady your heart, and step back into presence with your kids. It’s practical, faith-filled, and designed to remind you that you don’t have to stay stuck in survival

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56 | Drowning in Screen Time Struggles? Try this...

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

2025/09/24

Are you drowning in screen time struggles with your kids?After a long, hot summer where screens slowly shifted from an ‘extra’ to the default, I knew it was time to try something different. I came across a simple reward system from a first grade teacher, and it’s been a game-changer for our family. As moms, we know too much screen time can impact our children’s brains, development, and attention spans. And as adoptive moms, we often feel an added responsibility to guide our kids toward becoming

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55 | Adoptive Parents, Trauma, and the Nervous...

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

2025/09/17

Ever feel like you’re stuck in survival mode as an adoptive mom? In the second half of this two-part episode, I’m joined by Keli Tondre, adoptive mom, trauma therapist, and founder of Tondre Therapeutics.Keli shares both her personal adoption journey and her professional expertise to help us understand trauma, regulate our nervous systems, and find hope in the hard places. We talk about: Why adoption always carries trauma (even in the best situations) What Polyvagal Theory + Internal

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54 | Adoptive Parents, Trauma, and the Nervous...

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

2025/09/10

Ever feel like you’re stuck in survival mode as an adoptive mom? In this episode, I’m joined by Keli Tondre, adoptive mom, trauma therapist, and founder of Tondre Therapeutics.Keli shares both her personal adoption journey and her professional expertise to help us understand trauma, regulate our nervous systems, and find hope in the hard places. We talk about: Why adoption always carries trauma (even in the best situations) What Polyvagal Theory + Internal Family Systems mean for

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53 | Parenting from Fear? Embrace Your Adopted Child...

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

2025/08/29

“I just want to know that my child is going to be okay.”If you’ve ever whispered those words, you’re not alone. As adoptive moms, our deepest desire is for our children to feel fully known, fully loved, secure in their identity, and at peace with their story. But sometimes, fear of the future sneaks in and quietly begins shaping the way we parent. In this episode, we’re unpacking: Why fear-based parenting shows up so often for adoptive moms How fears about birth family history, not being

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52 | From Chaos to Calm: Back-to-School Tips for...

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

2025/08/16

It’s that time of year again….back to school!Back-to-school season can feel like a whirlwind — new routines, new teachers, new anxieties… and that’s just for us moms! ;) For our adopted kids, this time of year can bring extra layers of worry, big feelings, and tricky transitions that other families might not experience. But here’s the good news — we don’t have to just survive this season, we can actually create a smoother, more peaceful start to the school year, which creates a more peaceful

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51 | Ending Summer on a Connected Note: A Reflection...

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

2025/08/06

On today's episode, we're reflecting back on summertime with our adopted kids. How did it feel? Was it relaxing, jam-packed, or slow and steady? Did you intentionally spend time connecting as a family? If you're wrapping up summer and have just a week or two left, how can you spend it best? What kind of lasting memories do you want to leave your kids with? Let's brainstorm together in this episode and come up with a few small but impactful ways to go out with a bang. FREE coaching call

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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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