• A Brief Look at Joy & Grief in Adoption

      Joy and pain being ever present at any given time. Of course, when I think about things for any length of time, I tend to see them in view

  • Birth Mom Connections

    I talk about being a birth mom a lot. It’s something I am passionate about because I long to see human dignity stretch into adoption from all sides of the

  • Meet Allie

    Meet Allie! She's one of our newest contributors to the Being A Birth Mom column... Hey there, I'm Allie!  I am a birth mother, wife, daughter, blogger, manager and dog

  • When to Drop the ‘I’m A Birth Mom Bomb’ When Dating

    Let’s just be real for a second…”Birth Mom” is not exactly a box that someone would eagerly check when creating their dating profile. Because being a birth mom is not

  • Adoption Vocab: What to Say and What Not to Say to Birth Mothers

    The more time I spend reaching out to others about the truth in adoption, I find the skewed words and ideas many individuals have on the placement of a child,

  • Meet Jessica

    Jessica is an amazing woman with a whole lot of wisdom to share. She's our next contributor to Being A Birth Mom. Meet Jessica... Hi There! My name is Jessica;

  • Celebrating Birthdays

    Hey friends! I write to you with such joy in my heart. This week I have several friends with children having birthdays. It’s such a joy to celebrate life! And

  • Still Saying “Still”

    I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how I respond to people when they find out that I’m a birth mother. It’s interesting to think about my natural response because

  • Meet Michelle

    BraveLove is excited to announce the start of something NEW! We are launching a birth mom editorial column called Being a Birth Mom - a special space for birth moms from

  • Relive the night – A Brave New City

    What a night! Last Thursday, October 15th, we celebrated "A Brave New City" with over 200 new and old friends in Dallas, Texas. Watch this short video to get a