BraveLove loves connecting birth mothers because we see how important it is for a birth mom to not walk alone during her adoption journey.
Support groups & retreats
This is a guaranteed way to meet other women who have placed a child for adoption. Check out this list of birth parent post-adoption support groups and retreats. We’ve vetted these, but encourage you to check them out too. Every person is different, which is why we’ve created this diverse list. We plan to expand this directory over time with more details and groups in order to provide plenty of resource options for birth parents nationwide.
If you know of a birth parent support group or retreat or online group not listed, email [email protected]. We’d love to learn more about them.
Plan a meet-up
Pick a date and then plan something simple and informal like coffee, ice cream or even meeting at the park. Take a friend for safety reasons and so you don't have to be alone. Use social media to get the word out. Post something as simple as "Any Austin birth moms want to meet for coffee this Saturday? Message me for details."
We're happy to help you get the word out too! Just tell us when and where.
Online
Obviously, this can be the most immediate way to connect with other birth moms. We've seen the internet be a really valuable place to connect. (But we're always a fan of the face-to-face too!) There are a number of different groups and discussion forums out there. Do you have a favorite you'd recommend? Let us know!
Being a Birth Mom
Check out the latest commentaries from our Being a Birth Mom contributors.
"I had to let them go so that we could all live." — Aimee's Story
Warning: The content of this story contains very sensitive subjects and potentially distressing material about the effects of depression and mental illness.
My name is Aimée Farrell, and this is my unconventional adoption story.
My story begins long before my children were born. I was in my early teen years when I began to show signs of serious mental illness. I would go into deep bouts of depression to where I couldn’t get out of bed for days sometimes weeks, and then I would have days and weeks of mania to where I didn’t sleep for a week. I had no clue I was sick.
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We have a special gift, just for you.
Fill out the form below to stay up to date with the latest news, resources, and events just for Birth Moms.
Please fill out the form in as much detail as you feel comfortable with — giving us a little bit more information about yourself will help us tailor our communications and better understand why BraveLove is important to you. Plus, we love hearing from birth moms and would be honored to have you more involved with the work we’re doing.
And, as a token of our appreciation for your support of BraveLove, we have a little gift we want to mail you. So, please be sure to fill out your address — we promise we won’t share this information with anyone else.