One Adoption Story, Three Generations: The Power of Community

What happens when one adoption story comes full circle across generations? In this episode of the Help Her Be Brave Podcast, Amy Ford sits down with Janelle Basham, Executive Director of BraveLove and a birth mom herself, to talk about adoption, community, and the importance of making women feel seen, valued, heard, and supported. Janelle shares her story of making an adoption plan at 16 and how the support she received during that difficult season shaped her life and inspired her lifelong passion for walking alongside other women. Decades later, she found herself supporting her own daughter through an unplanned pregnancy—and even sitting beside her daughter's adoptive mother during labor as her daughter chose to parent her son. Together, Amy and Janelle explore the beauty and complexity of adoption, the importance of birth mom stories, how adoption has evolved, and why no woman should have to navigate an unplanned pregnancy or adoption decision alone. This is a powerful conversation about the impact of community, the beauty of showing up, and how one person's support can create a ripple effect that spans generations. Resources & Links: Support Embrace Grace: https://www.embracegrace.com/give Start an Embrace Grace group at your church: embracegrace.com/start-a-group Get your free Life Support guide: helpherbebrave.com Learn more about BraveLove: BraveLove Follow BraveLove on Instagram: @joinbravelove