Episodi

  • No One Talks About This in Open Adoption…

    No One Talks About This in Open Adoption…
    May 12 2026
    Open adoption can be beautiful—but it can also be challenging if expectations aren’t clear.

    In this episode of the A Act of Love Adoptions Podcast, we talk about the #1 reason open adoptions struggle: communication. Whether you are a birth parent, adoptive family, or exploring adoption, this episode gives real, practical guidance to help you build healthy relationships.With over 30 years of experience, we share what we see most often—where communication breaks down, what both sides are feeling, and how to set clear expectations that support everyone involved.💛 In this episode:
    • What open adoption really means
    • The biggest communication mistakes
    • Birth parent vs. adoptive family perspectives
    • How to create a clear communication plan
    • Tips to build trust and long-term connection
    At A Act of Love Adoptions, we believe adoption is built on love, trust, and support.👉 You don’t have to navigate adoption alone.✨ Subscribe for real adoption stories & expert guidance
    ✨ Like & share to help others understand adoption

    The A Act of Love Podcast is brought to you by A Act of Love Adoptions, a licensed Utah adoption agency with over 30 years of experience and more than 2,500 successful placements. Led by an adoptive mom, we provide compassionate adoption support for birth parents, adoptive families, and anyone exploring private adoption services. Learn more at aactofloveadoptions.com
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    51 min
  • "That One Adopted Guy” on TikTok Shares His Adoption Journey!

    "That One Adopted Guy” on TikTok Shares His Adoption Journey!
    Apr 28 2026
    In this episode of the A Act of Love Adoptions Podcast, we sit down with Kellen Hansen, known on TikTok as “That One Adopted Guy.” Kellen shares his powerful and personal adoptee story, including meeting his birth father, discovering more about his birth family, and the meaningful decision to name his daughter after his birth mother. This heartfelt conversation explores the real experiences of adoptees, identity, reunion, family relationships, and the emotional journey many adopted individuals face while learning about their origins. Whether you are an adoptee, birth parent, adoptive parent, or someone exploring adoption, Kellen’s story offers insight, hope, and perspective on the lifelong journey of adoption.

    At A Act of Love Adoptions, we believe in sharing authentic stories from adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive families to help educate and support those navigating adoption. If this story resonates with you, please like, comment, and subscribe to hear more real adoption stories.

    Check out That One Adopted Guy link below
    https://www.tiktok.com/@thatoneadopte...

    Are you Pregnant? We can help:
    Text us at: 801-450-0094
    Call us: 1-800-835-6360
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    Are you considering adoption?
    Call us: 1-888-767-7740
    Request a Free Application Packet: https://aactofloveadoptions.com/adopt...
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    Would you like to be on our podcast? Please fill out the form below: https://aactofloveadoptions.com/podcast/

    00:00 Introduction
    01:12 Kellen’s Adoption Story
    04:20 Growing Up Adopted
    08:45 Searching for Birth Parents
    13:10 Meeting His Birth Father
    18:35 Naming His Daughter After His Birth Mother
    23:50 Adoption Identity
    29:40 Advice for Adoptees

    The A Act of Love Podcast is brought to you by A Act of Love Adoptions, a licensed Utah adoption agency with over 30 years of experience and more than 2,500 successful placements. Led by an adoptive mom, we provide compassionate adoption support for birth parents, adoptive families, and anyone exploring private adoption services. Learn more at aactofloveadoptions.com
    📲 Follow us on Facebook & Instagram: @aactofloveadoptions
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    1 ora e 2 min
  • The Adoption Triad Our Story Our Voices

    The Adoption Triad Our Story Our Voices
    Apr 14 2026
    In this powerful episode of the Act of Love Adoption Podcast, a birth mom, adoptee, and adoptive mom come together to share their real adoption stories honest, emotional, and full of love.

    You’ll hear what adoption feels like from every side of the triad. The courage of a birth mother’s choice, the perspective of an adoptee growing up, and the heart of an adoptive mom learning through love and openness. You will hear a Birth mom that shares her adoption journey and decision, an Adoptee opens up about identity and connection and an Adoptive mom that reflects on the meaning of family and open adoption. Honest emotions, healing, and hope.

    If you’re an expectant mom considering adoption, or someone who wants to understand adoption more deeply, this conversation will inspire you.

    Subscribe for more real adoption stories, birth mom interviews, and adoption journey podcasts from A Act of Love Adoptions.

    Are you considering adoption? Call us: 1-888-767-7740
    Request a Free Application Packet: https://aactofloveadoptions.com/adopt...
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    Facebook: / aactoflove
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    The A Act of Love Podcast is brought to you by A Act of Love Adoptions, a licensed Utah adoption agency with over 30 years of experience and more than 2,500 successful placements. Led by an adoptive mom, we provide compassionate adoption support for birth parents, adoptive families, and anyone exploring private adoption services. Learn more at aactofloveadoptions.com
    📲 Follow us on Facebook & Instagram: @aactofloveadoptions
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    53 min
  • Healing through Adoption

    Healing through Adoption
    Mar 30 2026
    In this inspiring episode, Kayla Moffitt mom to 5 siblings adopted from foster care, National Communications Coordinator for Foster the Family, and certified TBRI® Practitioner. She shares her journey of parenting children from hard places with compassion, humor, and hope.Kayla opens up about the realities of foster care adoption, the importance of trauma-informed parenting, and how to build lasting connections with children who have experienced loss and trauma. She also offers practical tips for parents navigating transracial adoption, keeping siblings together, and finding patience in the chaos of everyday life.Topics we cover:
    • Parenting siblings adopted from foster care
    • TBRI® and trauma-informed parenting
    • Navigating adoption-related grief and loss
    • Transracial adoption insights
    • Building strong parent-child bonds
    • Encouragement for foster and adoptive moms
    Whether you’re a foster parent, adoptive parent, or considering adoption, this episode offers heartfelt encouragement and actionable advice.

    Learn more about Kayla Moffitt:
    Instagram: @makingthemoffitts
    TikTok: @makingthemoffitts
    LinkedIn: Kayla Moffitt

    Are you considering adoption? Call us: 1-888-767-7740
    Request a Free Application Packet: https://aactofloveadoptions.com/adopt...
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    Facebook: / aactoflove
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    The A Act of Love Podcast is brought to you by A Act of Love Adoptions, a licensed Utah adoption agency with over 30 years of experience and more than 2,500 successful placements. Led by an adoptive mom, we provide compassionate adoption support for birth parents, adoptive families, and anyone exploring private adoption services. Learn more at aactofloveadoptions.com
    📲 Follow us on Facebook & Instagram: @aactofloveadoptions
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    38 min
  • Abandoned in China, Adopted in the U.S. | Ayden Lincoln's Journey from Orphanage to Advocate

    Abandoned in China, Adopted in the U.S. | Ayden Lincoln's Journey from Orphanage to Advocate
    Feb 5 2026
    In this podcast meet Ayden Lincoln, an adoption advocate, adoptee, writer, and survivor with a powerful story of hope and healing.

    Born in China and abandoned shortly after birth with the umbilical cord still attached, Ayden was found in a box at a train station and spent nearly the first year of life in an orphanage. Adopted into a loving family in Pennsylvania, Ayden’s life changed — but so did the challenges. From overcoming childhood trauma, ADHD, and anxiety, to becoming a voice for adoptees and mental health, Ayden has turned pain into purpose.

    In this episode, Ayden shares:

    The emotional reality of being adopted from China

    Healing from early abandonment and trauma

    Living with ADHD and anxiety as an adoptee

    Finding identity, hope, and purpose through advocacy

    Graduating college and building a future with strength and resilience

    Whether you're part of the adoption triad or simply looking for inspiration, this conversation is a reminder that you are never alone — and that every story, no matter how it begins, can grow into something beautiful. https://aydenlincoln.org/

    Are you Pregnant? We can help:

    Text us at: 801-450-0094

    Call us: 1-800-835-6360

    Get more info:

    https://aactofloveadoptions.com/pregnant/


    Are you considering adoption?

    Call us: 1-888-767-7740

    Request a Free Application Packet:

    https://aactofloveadoptions.com/adoptive-parents/


    Connect With Us:

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aactoflove/

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/a_act_of_love/

    X: https://x.com/ActofLoveAdopt

    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@actofloveadoptionsutah

    Podcast Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVgW4lopNIBWGUcCJzWY1vwge8jE7R5_

    Would you like to be on our podcast? Please fill out the form below:

    https://aactofloveadoptions.com/podcast/

    The A Act of Love Podcast is brought to you by A Act of Love Adoptions, a licensed Utah adoption agency with over 30 years of experience and more than 2,500 successful placements. Led by an adoptive mom, we provide compassionate adoption support for birth parents, adoptive families, and anyone exploring private adoption services. Learn more at aactofloveadoptions.com
    📲 Follow us on Facebook & Instagram: @aactofloveadoptions
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    39 min
  • From Trauma to Hope: Adoptee Avonley Lightstone Shares Strength of Scars.

    From Trauma to Hope: Adoptee Avonley Lightstone Shares Strength of Scars.
    Jan 23 2026
    In this powerful episode of the Act of Love Adoption Podcast, we sit down with Avonley Lightstone, an adoptee and author of Strength of Scars, a raw and moving memoir about survival, resilience, faith, and healing.

    At just three years old, Avonley’s life was forever changed by a tragic fire that separated her from her family. What followed were years marked by abuse, abandonment, and deep heartbreak within the child welfare and adoption system. Yet even in the darkest moments, Avonley clung to God’s promises—allowing faith to transform her pain into purpose. This conversation goes beyond survival. Avonley shares what it means to live as an adoptee carrying trauma, how faith became a lifeline, and how healing is possible even after profound loss. Her story is honest, courageous, and filled with hope for adoptees, birth parents, adoptive families, and anyone walking through trauma.

    Are you Pregnant? We can help:
    Text us at: 801-450-0094
    Call us: 1-800-835-6360
    Get more info: https://aactofloveadoptions.com/pregn...

    Are you considering adoption?
    Call us: 1-888-767-7740
    Request a Free Application Packet: https://aactofloveadoptions.com/adopt...
    Connect With Us: Facebook: / aactoflove Instagram: / a_act_of_love X: https://x.com/ActofLoveAdopt TikTok: / actofloveadoptionsutah

    Podcast Playlist: • Act of Love Adoptions Podcast

    Would you like to be on our podcast? Please fill out the form below: https://aactofloveadoptions.com/podcast/

    The A Act of Love Podcast is brought to you by A Act of Love Adoptions, a licensed Utah adoption agency with over 30 years of experience and more than 2,500 successful placements. Led by an adoptive mom, we provide compassionate adoption support for birth parents, adoptive families, and anyone exploring private adoption services. Learn more at aactofloveadoptions.com
    📲 Follow us on Facebook & Instagram: @aactofloveadoptions
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    51 min
  • Adoptive Mom Shares Miracle Story: Surprise Twins + Unexpected Sibling Adoption Journey

    Adoptive Mom Shares Miracle Story: Surprise Twins + Unexpected Sibling Adoption Journey
    Jan 1 2026
    In this heartfelt episode of our adoption podcast, we sit down with Lauren, an adoptive mom who shares her incredible journey of adopting surprise twin boys and, later, their unexpected biological sibling.

    Lauren opens up about the emotional moments of saying “yes” to twins she hadn’t planned for and the unexpected call that changed everything, a third baby, biologically related, needed a home too.

    Lauren also shares how they navigated the financial side of private adoption, including faith-filled fundraising and community support. Her story is one of love, resilience, and trusting the process.

    Whether you're a hopeful adoptive parent, birth parent, or just love inspiring family stories, this episode offers hope, encouragement, and insight into the beauty of open adoption and sibling connection.

    Brought to you by A Act of Love Adoptions — a licensed Utah adoption agency with over 30 years of experience and more than 2,500 successful placements. Learn more at aactofloveadoptions.com

    The A Act of Love Podcast is brought to you by A Act of Love Adoptions, a licensed Utah adoption agency with over 30 years of experience and more than 2,500 successful placements. Led by an adoptive mom, we provide compassionate adoption support for birth parents, adoptive families, and anyone exploring private adoption services. Learn more at aactofloveadoptions.com
    📲 Follow us on Facebook & Instagram: @aactofloveadoptions
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    1 ora e 6 min
  • Adoption Journey With Brooklyn: Healing, Identity & the Adoptee Experience

    Adoption Journey With Brooklyn: Healing, Identity & the Adoptee Experience
    Dec 18 2025
    In this episode of the A Act of Love Adoption Podcast, we sit down with Brooklyn, an adoptee who courageously opens up about her adoption journey, identity, family relationships, and the emotional realities of growing up adopted. Brooklyn shares her honest experiences. What helped her, what she wishes others understood, and how adoption shaped the person she is today. This conversation offers deep insight for adoptive parents, birth parents, and adoptees wanting to feel seen, heard, and understood. If you love real adoptee voices, authentic adoption conversations, and meaningful insight into the adoptee experience, you won’t want to miss this episode.

    Are you Pregnant? We can help: Text us at: 801-450-0094 Call us: 1-800-835-6360

    Get more info: https://aactofloveadoptions.com/pregnant/

    Are you considering adoption? Call us: 1-888-767-7740 Request a Free Application Packet: https://aactofloveadoptions.com/adoptive-parents/

    Connect With Us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aactoflove/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/a_act_of_love/ X: https://x.com/ActofLoveAdopt TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@actofloveadoptionsutah Podcast Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlVgW4lopNIBWGUcCJzWY1vwge8jE7R5_

    Would you like to be on our podcast? Please fill out the form below: https://aactofloveadoptions.com/podcast/

    The A Act of Love Podcast is brought to you by A Act of Love Adoptions, a licensed Utah adoption agency with over 30 years of experience and more than 2,500 successful placements. Led by an adoptive mom, we provide compassionate adoption support for birth parents, adoptive families, and anyone exploring private adoption services. Learn more at aactofloveadoptions.com
    📲 Follow us on Facebook & Instagram: @aactofloveadoptions
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    1 ora e 3 min