Samantha was truly a joy to talk to about her Journey becoming a mother.

Samantha is in an open adoption and spoke so openly about the challenges of determining the best option for her son.

The voices of “ They “ seems to appear in many podcast episodes .

Our minds have many facets of living the life of a birth/first/natural mother .

Like many mothers, Samantha finds Mother’s Day especially emotionally charged.

We think about the ‘ little humans that we bring into this world.

Moms go through many journeys; all we ask is that “ They “ simply ‘ Take a Walk in Our Shoes “.

We are so proud of Samantha as she walks boldly through her journey .

Kate shared her story after a period of soul searching and faith to gather the courage. I was so pleased to hear from her again after nearly 4 years . she was ready to share .

It takes a tremendous amount of courage to share our story of loss as a birth/first/natural mother .

The trauma is real and our body keeps the score even if we don’t .

Kate allowed her love for her son to overshadow any disappointment .

Kate occupies two spaces in the adoption constellation as an adoptee and a birth mom.

Listen to her share her story and the path towards Grace and Healing that she is on and encourages others to join her.

We talked with Tara, a good friend and birth/first mother who shares her story of facing the dilemma of her teenage pregnancy and deciding her path .

Tara shared about her fear of telling her parents and her denial after the first pregnancy test. Tara found a friend and confidante who was there for her to give her encouragement and support .

In the 1990s, Mother-Baby homes were prevalent, and Tara found her voice to make her own decision.

Over the years, Tara described how she communicated with her son through their open adoption.

Tara and I shared about the imagined fear of the ‘ evil birth/first mother ‘ that “ Society ” feared would snatch their child from the adoptive families.

These emotions of leaving a ‘ piece of our heart ‘ with our children is “Real “,

Tara talked about disenfranchised fear and the ambiguous loss which many people ‘ outside’ of the adoption constellation simply don’t understand .

Tara is on her “ Path to Healing “