Equip the families you serve with resources and perspective they may not get anywhere else.
As a birth mom with more than two decades of open adoption experience, I create practical, compassionate resources and offer education and coaching designed to help adoptive parents approach adoption with greater empathy, confidence, and intention.
Hey there! I’m Leah and I’m on a mission to improve adoption relationships and support for birth moms.
My goal is to guide adoption and faith communities to honor birth families through gentle storytelling, compassionate understanding, and meaningful connections that nurture the children we love.
“100% in a heartbeat I would recommend Leah! Leah’s openness in sharing her story and experiences helped open the door for some great conversation where we could learn and grow. -adoptive mom
“It was amazingly helpful to see a successful story of open adoption and God using the adopting family to bless not just a child but also a mother. I wish there were more opportunities like this one.” -adoptive mom
“We truly believe that insight will help us be better prepared as we continue moving forward in the adoption process. At the heart of it all, it was a powerful reminder that keeping the child’s best interests at the center is what unites both birth parents and adoptive parents.”
-prospective adoptive parents
"I think that her story provides a new lens for hopeful adoptive families from another viewpoint." -prospective adoptive mom
Bring a birth mom's perspective directly to your team or families.
Your families don't need another person telling them how to “do adoption right.” They need thoughtful education, honest perspective, and resources that help them navigate the relationship side of adoption.
That's where I can help.
Whether you need 10 books for your next training, course access for your prospective adoptive families, coaching support for a family navigating a difficult season, or a speaker for your next event, let's find a way to equip the people you're serving.
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Give your families an education from a birth mom perspective during a tangible part of their adoption process.
Instead of simply telling prospective adoptive parents to “create a profile,” give them access to a course that helps them understand how their profile may be experienced by an expectant mother and how to write authentically.
Purchase course access in packages for the families you serve and give them the opportunity to learn at their own pace.
Perfect for: agencies and professionals who want to provide additional education without adding another program to their workload.
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Sometimes a family needs more than a resource—they need a place to ask the questions they don't know how to ask.
Offer coaching calls as part of your client services or give families the opportunity to purchase coaching sessions through you.
Topics can include:
Adoption profiles
Preparing for placement
Birth parent relationships
Open adoption communication
Boundaries and expectations
Navigating difficult or changing seasons
Understanding adoption from a birth mom's perspective
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Create a meaningful welcome, placement, birthday, holiday, or adoption anniversary gift for the adoptive families and birth moms you serve.
Bundle resources such as Flourishing Hope, The Sixteenth Year, or other resources into a thoughtful package.
Ask about bulk discounts on books!
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Bring a birth mom's perspective directly to your team or families.
I offer workshops and educational sessions for adoption professionals and adoptive parents on topics such as open adoption relationships, birth parent perspectives, adoption profiles, and navigating the lifelong nature of adoption.
Key Topics
Birth parent perspective (grief, feelings, how to love her well)
Boundaries with compassion
Unintended pregnancy support
Navigating open adoption levels
Ministry of open adoption
The hospital experience
Healing & encouragement
Adoption profile content tips
Post-placement support
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Do you need a writer for your blog or organization? I have experience with articles, devotionals, books, workbooks, social media content, newsletters, and even several curriculums. Writing is my favorite!
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Do you need a speaker with a lived experience to teach your staff or clients from a birth mom perspective? Leah has experience teaching in-person and virtually workshops on various topics. Ideal for agency trainings, a required part of home study education, or post placement support.
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Does your organization need a speaker? I have been on several panels, taught virtual adoption trainings for staff and adoptive parents, birth parent retreats, and conference break out sessions over the last 20 years. A few include:
Dwell Retreat 2026 Keynote
Replanted 2026 Keynote
Meet the Need breakout session 2025 on boundaries with compassion
Several Birth Mom Buds retreat breakouts
Panel for hospital staff on better care for birth moms 2004
Pro-Life Women’s Conference birth mom panel 2016
Embrace adoption conference triad panel 2024
Embrace adoption conference break out on loving birth parents well 2024
Caring Adoptions open adoption and birth mom relationship annual trainings since 2021
Young mom panel for crisis pregnancy center & churches
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Have a podcast and you need a guest to chat with? I'd love to talk! We can talk about open adoption, faith, motherhood, large family living, my books, writing...so many options!
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Have a project you're working on? I've been involved with several film productions sharing our story and adoption education. I also have experience with scriptwriting.
Focus On the Family
Brave Love
Abiding Love Charities “Seen” birth mom curriculum
Abiding Love Charities pregnancy center training (Bright Course)
Woven Together adoption curriculum
Woven Together pregnancy center education
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Leah has worked with many agencies, home study providers, and consultants to provide their clients with one-on-one support through 30 minute to one hour phone calls. It’s a chance to talk with a birth mom and ask questions!
Let’s work together
Interested in working together? Fill out some info and I will be in touch shortly. I can't wait to hear from you!
Writing Samples
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Focus On The Family Articles
Contributing writer since 2020 with content surrounding faith, unplanned pregnancy, open adoption, and the birth mother experience. As well as two-time guest on “SeeLife” series 2021 and 2022.
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10 Things I've Learned in 10 Years of Open Adoption
Guest writer for America Adopts. As her parents and I have been on this journey with our daughter at the center, here is what I have learned in 10 years of being in an open adoption:
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6 Ways to Adopt Well
Adoption truly is bittersweet, from all sides of the adoption triad. There is loss, hope, grief, and joy all rolled into one. But, when adoption is done correctly, it can be all those things in a beautiful balance that benefits all involved.
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Big City Moms
Contributing writer from 2016 to 2018 covering topics about motherhood, pregnancy, and birth.
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YourCareEverywhere
Contributing writer from 2015 to 2017 covering topics about motherhood, pregnancy, mental health, and birth.
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Truly Mama
Guest writer for Truly Mama. I Chose Adoption for My Birth Daughter, But I’ll Never Stop Mothering Her.
I am seen
I am seen
A faith-based video and workbook group curriculum for birth mothers after placement. Seen year 1 was written, scripted, and under the creative direction of Leah.
Melissa Ohden, author of “You Carried Me”
“I’ve been honored to work with Leah on a number of projects—she’s a gifted writer, a knowledgeable advocate and her experiences will both inform you and inspire you.”
Michelle Thorne, author of
“Delivered: My Harrowing Journey as a Birthmother”