2 Adoptive Mamas
We believe that in order to be the best mamas we can for our kids, it is crucial to lean on one another in community, share our hearts, support one another, provide resources, and most importantly learn to embrace and thrive in the plan God has for our families. Here at 2 Adoptive Mamas, we are committed to helping you navigate the day-to-day of adoptive mama-hood through shared resources on adoption and parenting, shared experiences, and by shared opportunities to learn from and grow with one another.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 115
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2024
The Importance of Lifelong Post Adoption Support with Kellee Walker
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Kellee Walker is one of those individuals that makes you feel like despite the uphill climb, there is always an opportunity to thrive. As an adoptive mom and foster/adoption professio…
Navigating Neurodivergence in Parenting with Jessica Whipple
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It's something special when a mama can put into words and pictures a children's book that addresses one of those "hard to start" conversations. In this episode we're sitting down with…
A Look Back on Show Hope with Mary Beth Chapman and Emily Chapman Richards
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We are still on break, like so many of you, for this holiday season. We are cherishing this extended time with family and friends to rest and grow. We're excited to be back next week w…
A Look Back on Love and Loss in Foster Care with Jamie Finn
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We're in the holiday season and 2 Adoptive Mamas is taking a break this week to spend extra time with family and friends. We've pulled one of our most downloaded episodes from Season 3…
Attachment Based Sleep with Vanessa De Carvalho
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SLEEP. Can't live without it, but sometimes it seems like we have to, right?! Vanessa is our attachment based sleep guru and she's here to calm the stress, equip, and help families sa…
Growing Faith and Community through Embryo Adoption with Alexis Inderbitzin
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We love highlighting all the different ways families grow as families. In this episode we welcome Alexis, who shares God's faithfulness and providence through their story of infertili…
Navigating the Day to Day with Mama Systems with Laura Hernandez
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If there's one thing we can likely all agree on, it's that having some sort of system in our home just makes everything flow better. But sometimes, change happens quickly, systems hav…
Looking Back: In the Trenches of Trauma with Rosie Mann
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2 Adoptive Mamas is taking a quick holiday break! We spent last week with our families and saved producing a new episode for next week... stay tuned.
For this week, we're taking a loo…
Community Matters: LIVE Panel Recording and 2 Adoptive Mamas' 100th Episode!
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100 Episodes!! And how are we celebrating? With our first-ever live panel and live audience recording in partnership with COBY's Family Services! We had too much fun with Eleanor, Mic…
Learning About Adoption: Conversation Starters through Children's Literature with Allison Olson
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Do you remember Allison? Better yet, do you remember Wanda the owl? We're so thrilled to welcome Allison Olson back for Episode 99 of the Two Adoptive Mamas Podcast. Allison won all o…
Navigating Transitions and Travel with Debbie Raymond
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Debbie Raymond has a heart of gold and is one adoptive mama that we can't wait for you to meet! We had the pleasure of sitting down for Episode 98 to learn about how Debbie has master…
Strong Families Focus on Values and Community with Mell Hashey
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Joe and Melanie Hashey are on a mission to build strong and healthy family relationships. They believe families these days, especially the parents, are desperately in need of support …
Scaffolding and Kid's Baffling Behaviors with Robyn Gobbel
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Robyn Gobbel is just the kind of person who needs no introduction, because the minute you meet her, her passion for children from hard places comes alive. Robyn joined us for Episode 9…
Preventing Shame in Parenting with Raquel McCloud
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We could not be more thrilled to invite Raquel McCloud back to the show! Every time we sit down with Raquel her words absolutely capture us. She is so gracious, honest, and passionate …
The Tale of Mallory Mouse: Foster Care to Adoption with Laura Khoury
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There's something about seeing things through the eyes of children that opens a way for deeper understanding and conversation. Children's author, Laura Khoury joined us for Episode 94 …
Understanding Attachment in Any Season of Parenting with Dr. Lark Eshleman
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Attachment is a buzz-word in the adoption and foster care community. Recent research and conversation has brought this important theory to the forefront. If you've been walking the ad…
Life Lessons from Skateboarding and Foster Care with Mike Shapiro
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There are some people in our world doing some pretty amazing things for the children from hard places in our community. Mike Shapiro is one of those people. Mike is the Executive Dire…
Sowing in Tears: God's Faithfulness in Community with Leeann Hale
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One of the best things about the podcast is when we make connections with YOU, our listeners! Leeann Hale reached out while we were scheduling Season 5 recordings, and after learning a…
Meeting the Needs of Vulnerable Children and Women in our Community with Herbie Newell
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There's no on better to welcome as our first guest of Season Five than Herbie Newell. He is the President and Executive Director of Lifeline Children's Services, host of The Defender P…
Welcome to Season 5 with Liz and Sarah
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We're back! And couldn't be more excited to bring you Season 5 of the Two Adoptive Mamas Podcast. This season is all about "community." We have been privileged over the past five seas…