Pregnancy Help Podcast

In this Marketing Minute, Delaney Walker of Extend Web Services, along with Cyndie Schmidt and Jack Pickering, discuss why change in marketing can feel risky—and how thoughtful experimentation can actually lead to greater clarity and impact.

Sharing stories from personal experiences and real marketing shifts made in 2025, ...

Heartbeat International President Jor-El Godsey is joined by Lauren Muzyka, founder and president of Sidewalk Advocates for Life for a conversation on compassionate sidewalk outreach in today’s changing abortion landscape. Lauren shares how a love-first approach has reshaped sidewalk advocacy, how volunteers are trained to serve women with peace and professionalism, and why collaboration between sidewalk advocates and pregnancy hel...

Join Lisa Bourne as she breaks down the month’s most significant stories impacting pregnancy help and pro-life policy. This episode covers ongoing legal battles over abortion pill reversal and free speech, new research on the long-term emotional impact of abortion, international pro-family policies aimed at reversing population decline, and fresh polling showing widespread public support for giving pregnant women better options tha...

Kirk Walden brings us an unexpected comparison between pregnancy help ministries and… his dentist! Kirk explains how simple actions—warm greetings, genuine connection, intentional follow-up, and going the extra mile—build trust and lasting relationships. He encourages pregnancy help ministry teams to recognize the powerful ways they already serve clients and to consider how just 1% more intentionality can strengthen those bonds eve...

Join Heartbeat International President, Jor-El Godsey in this in-depth conversation with Andrea Trudden and Jessica Prol Smith as they review the political landscape of 2025 and how it relates to the pro-life pregnancy help movement. From recent policy wins and ongoing legal battles to the continuing rise of chemical abortion and the growing importance of advocacy efforts like Babies Go to Congress, this episode offers a clear-eyed...

Join Delaney Walker for this special, end-of-year message from Extend Web Services!

As we head into 2026, Delaney reminds us that marketing success isn’t about keeping up or doing more—it’s about building the right foundations at the right time. This timely, practical reflection will help you enter the new year focused, confident, and grounded in what truly works.

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After the excitement of a successful banquet, what comes next? In this episode, Heartbeat International’s Director of Affiliate Services, Kathy Jerman is joined by Haley Limo of Least of These Philanthropy to unpack the often-overlooked post-event follow-up. They discuss practical ways to thank supporters, segment donor lists, avoid burnout, and build meaningful relationships that last long after t...

Joseph Backholm joins Tracie Shellhouse for a candid conversation about the cultural lie that sexual freedom leads to happiness—and why it so often results in the opposite. Together they explore how a biblical worldview reveals the true connection between holiness, wholeness, and joy, and how pregnancy help organizations can compassionately guide clients toward healthier choices and lasting hope. If you’re serving in pregnancy help...

Lisa Bourne walks through the month’s most significant life issues—from new developments in late-term abortion access and alarming cases of chemical abortion misuse, to sweeping pro-abortion legislation advancing in Pennsylvania. The episode also covers ACOG’s recent comments on self-managed abortion and the intense protests faced by APR advocate Dr. Dermot Carney. Balancing the headlines are powerful stories of hope: a former abor...

Kirk Walden invites is to “close the windows” in our lives and ministries that distract us from better seeing and valuing the people right in front of us. This isn’t a time-management talk—it’s a call to build a healthier, more relational ministry culture by slowing down, noticing each other, and making space for genuine community. As we look towards a new year, now is a great time to reassess priorities and intentional...

Join Delaney and the Extend Web Services team as they break down the small but costly marketing mistakes every Pregnancy Help Organization faces. From lost passwords and domain lapses to email breakdowns, outdated donation links, unclear messaging, and single-person dependency, the team shares real stories, common pitfalls, and simple fixes that keep your visibility strong and your communication consistent. Learn how to protect cli...

November is National Adoption Month—a time to celebrate stories of love, courage, and redemption. Join Heartbeat International’s Director of Affiliate Services, Kathy Jerman as she speaks with with Carol Gledhill of Covenant Care Adoptions and Angela Boblitt of Choosing Hope Adoptions to discuss the realities of modern adoption. Their conversation explores how pregnancy help organizations can present adoption as a loving and empowe...

Join Andrea Trudden as she interviews Heartbeat International’s former President and Chairwoman, Margaret “Peggy” Hartshorn to explore Peggy’s remarkable 50-year legacy in the pregnancy help movement and reflect on the powerful contrast between the life-affirming legacy of Margaret Hartshorn and the destructive ideology of Margaret  Sanger. Peggy shares her reflections on the pro-life movement in the early years a...

Even the best-planned fundraising banquets can take an unexpected turn—or several! In this episode, Tracie Shellhouse and comedian–speaker Mike Williams share memorable “curveball” moments from pregnancy help fundraisers, along with practical ways to stay prepared when things don’t go as planned. From tech troubles and testimony surprises to catering crises, Mike’s stories remind us that preparation and the Holy Spirit can turn any...

In this month’s Pregnancy Help News Brief, Lisa Bourne covers major updates on chemical abortion and pro-life advocacy. HHS and the FDA announced a safety review of the abortion pill even as a new generic version was approved, prompting strong reactions from pro-life leaders. Plus, California passed a law allowing doctors and pharmacists to anonymously offer abortion drugs, Justice Amy Coney Barr...

Kirk Walden shares how a moving moment from the Dove Awards sparked reflection on what it means to reach “the least of these.” Drawing on Jelly Roll’s story of redemption and humility, Kirk connects it to the everyday ministry of pregnancy help work. The people we serve — and sometimes even ourselves — may feel like the least of these, but in God’s hands, these stories can become world-changing.

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When the nation’s largest Planned Parenthood location closed in Houston, the team at Houston Pregnancy Help Center was ready. In this episode, Executive Director Sylvia Johnson joins Andrea Trudden to talk about what’s changed since the closure, how her organization continues to meet the growing needs of women (and men!), and the role of faith that has guided her through it all. With nearly four decades of experience in pregnancy h...

In this episode, Heartbeat’s International Program Specialist Ellen Foell talks with Nadia Gordinsky, President and CEO of Save a Life International. Nadia shares how her personal story of loss led to the founding of a growing network of pregnancy help centers across Ukraine and Poland, even amid the challenges of war. Hear how her team is breaking through cultural barriers, serving women in crisis, and building creative, sus...

When New Jersey’s Attorney General demanded confidential donor and internal records from First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, the case quickly became a major legal battle with implications for pregnancy centers nationwide. In this episode, Heartbeat International President Jor-El Godsey talks with First Choice Executive Director Aimee Huber and Alliance Defending Freedom attorney Lincoln Wilson about the subpoena, the fight to pr...