Category: Birth Mother

My story began right before I graduated high school in 2000 in a small town in Kansas. I was 18. At the beginning of my life. I was starting college in

Adoption can be complicated, confusing, and even a little messy. It can also be joy-filled and beautiful too. That's what makes it such a brave love. In the context of

When Dominique, a single mom, found out she was pregnant, she felt stuck. She was doing ok parenting one child, but what was it going to look like to now

When I placed my daughter for adoption twenty years ago, open adoption wasn't really discussed as a preferred option, and I didn't even know of anyone who had experienced adoption

In high school,  I was a pretty good student and completely involved in extracurricular activities like choir, volunteerism, and other clubs and sports.  Life was great on the educational and

Very few women choose adoption because of the shame and stigmas surrounding adoption and even birth mothers. That's why we do what we do at BraveLove. We're focused on changing

Respond (verb): to say something in reply; to acknowledge When Dominique found out she was pregnant with another child, she didn’t know where to turn. Watch this film to see

“You are pregnant.” I heard those three words at age 18 when I was just weeks into my freshman year of college. I was devastated. I was not ready to

At BraveLove, we're dedicated to erasing the stigmas of adoption, and a big part of that involves sharing stories that honor birth mothers. As we all know, adoption impacts people

Meet Shelbi! She's one of our newest contributors to the Being A Birth Mom column... Hello, my name is Shelbi! Ever since becoming a birth mother, my entire life has