Adoption As A Choice
Discussions around the following: it doesn’t take biology to create a family, adoption as a loving choice, and the law of attraction. Education is the key message to help the listeners make informed decisions by discussing facts, myths and various stories and interviewing guests.
Episodes
June 30, 2025
Hosted by Mikki Shepard
Guest: Lindsay Bruggeman
Today on Adoption As A Choice, we're joined by a truly inspiring guest—Lindsay Bruggeman, the heart and mind behind The Helpful HAP, a go-to resource for hopeful adoptive parents navigating the often-overwhelming world of private adoption.
With a professional background in social media and marketing, Lindsay successfully matched through social media herself—and now she...
June 23, 2025
Hosted by Mikki Shepard
Guest: Viktoria Hamma
This episode of Adoption As A Choice, features an incredible guest who embodies resilience, balance, and a holistic approach to well-being. We're joined by Viktoria Hamma, a highly respected Biopsychosocial Wellness Practitioner.
Viktoria brings over five years of diverse experience to her practice, incorporating everything from hypnotherapy and massage therapy to mindfulness-...
This was the Premiere Episode of Adoption As A Choice
Originally broadcast on January 24, 2022
Guest: Diane Ferraro, CEO of Save the Storks
Host: Mikki Shepard
"We're thrilled to welcome Diane Ferraro, a lifelong pro-life advocate whose personal journey deeply informs her impactful work as CEO of Save the Storks. Diane's life began with a brave choice for life by her birth mother, leading to her adoption as a baby.
This e...
April 14, 2025
Hosted by Mikki Shepard
Guest: Julie Posey
Originally broadcast on January 31, 2022.
Julie Posey became known internationally as the Cyber Crime Fighter after spending just over a decade working with local and federal law enforcement to identify child sexual predators and bring them to justice. Her work led to the conviction of over one hundred of the most dangerous predators, and she maintained a 100% conviction rate th...
March 17, 2025
Hosted by Mikki Shepard
Guest: Eric Ruth
Eric Ruth is the founder of The Honesty Experiment, amovement dedicated to helping people transform their lives through radical self-honesty and journaling.
Born into chaos: his mother was an addict, prostitute, and they were homeless until he was seven when Eric ranaway.
He spent the rest of his childhood in the foster system before joining the Navy. But escaping his past didn’t ...
March 3, 2025
Hosted by Mikki Shepard
Guest: Katie Johnson
Katie Johnson is a Korean adoptee who grew up in the States but since moving out of the country ten years ago, she has come to identify with many cultures around the world.
Over the years, she has explored all seven continents, and through her travels, was born Tasty Trails Travel Pod- a podcast she hosts that explores countries around the world via the food that they eat...
Host: Mikki Shepard
Subject: Announcing Season 3Welcome to Season 3 of Adoption As A Choice!
We're thrilled to announce the launch of Season 3! Get ready for more inspiring stories of adoption, family, and the incredible journeys that connect us all.
To kick off this exciting new season, we're revisiting two of our most popular and impactful episodes from past seasons. These encore presentations offer powerful messages of hope...
December 16. 2024
A special message from your host, Mikki Shepard
Dear Listeners of Adoption As A Choice,
As the holiday season brings families together, we at Adoption As A Choice want to express our sincere gratitude for your support in raising awareness about adoption.
Looking to make the most of this cozy time? Why not "catch up" on some incredible episodes you might have missed from our podcast!
Season One: Reflecting Back
Our...
December 9. 2024
Hosted by Mikki Shepard
Guest: Staci Berkovitz
Staci Berkovitz is an Integrative Corporate Health Coach. Known for her expertise in mindfulness and her infectious love for laughter, she helps her clients tackle stress with confidence. Staci comes equipped with a wealth of wellness certifications. She is a National Board-Certified Health Coach, Author, Global Presenter, Certified Integrative Somatic Practitioner, Ce...
December 2, 2024
Hosted by Mikki Shepard
Guest: Lyndze Deyo
Lyndze Deyo is a 30-year-old born and raised in Conroe, TX. As the youngest of five children, she always knew she wanted a big family.
She and her husband met in 2017 and married within the year ready to start that big family. After struggling to get pregnant, a friend suggested embryo adoption. Of the nine embryos they adopted, their first child was born in April 2024.
En...
November 25, 2024
Hosted by Mikki Shepard
Guest: Alana Davis
Alana Davis grew up in foster care in California and eventually was adopted by her parents on her 17th birthday.
She's married to her husband of 10 years, They have two beautiful daughters, 15 and 10 years old. They also are currently foster parents to a beautiful baby girl.
Alana works as a case manager for a surrogacy agency to help create families and has been a surrog...
November 18, 2024
Hosted by Mikki Shepard
Guest: Nicky Yazbeck
Nicky Yazbeck is a licensed clinical social worker and former Program Director for international and domestic adoptions at an agency in California.
Personally connected to adoption, Nicky and her husband adopted their child domestically at birth, bringing invaluable firsthand experience to her professional insights.
In addition to her social work, Nicky has been a yog...
November 11, 2024
Hosted by Mikki Shepard
Guest: Pearl Chiarenza
In addition to being an adoptive Mom, Pearl is a mental fitness life coach, author, and captivating speaker, Pearl champions women’s journeys to self-discovery and unapologetic self-care.
Leading you on a transformative path where mind, body, and spirit unite, crafting your narrative as your own SHERO (Strong, Happy, Empowered, Radiant, Original) is her mission.
One...
November 4, 2024
Hosted by Mikki Shepard
Guest: Nancy O'Donnell
Nancy O'Donnell has had a remarkable journey. Adopted when she was 17 months old and raised in Columbus, Ohio, she's overcome challenges and embraced opportunities.
From Ohio to Illinois to her current home in Conroe, Texas, her experiences have shaped her into the inspiring woman she is today. Nancy’s story covers several generations of adoptions, as well as, some he...
October 28, 2024
Hosted by Mikki Shepard
Today's episode is a glimpse into the true story written by host, Mikki Shepard, called IN A HEARTBEAT-The Miracle of a Family That Was Meant to Be originally inspired by her Dad and fully blossomed from the adoption of her son.
Mikki will share the three key messages from the book:
- The Law of Attraction is always working in our lives whether we believe in it or not.
- It doesn’t take ...
October 21, 2024
Hosted by Mikki Shepard
Guest: Kevin Ross
Kevin Ross is the Founder of the Ross Advisory Group in Cairo, GA. He is dedicated to helping clients and their families pursue their financial goals by doing whatever it takes to design unique plans tailored to each client’s situation.
Wanting to help people with their finances and financial planning, Kevin started his own firm in 1997. He focuses on assisting clients in d...
October 14, 2024
Hosted by Mikki Shepard
Guest: Mark Morton
Mark and his wife, Melanie Cameron adopted four children to complete their family. Mark will share their story, what led to their decisions, as well as, the love, the challenges, and joy of growing their family.
Mark Morton, author of The Headmasters and Cupboard Love: A Dictionary of Culinary Curiosities (nominated for a Julia Child Award), is also the author of three o...
October 7, 2024
Hosted by Mikki Shepard
Guest: Michael Sanson
Enjoy this beautiful story. You'll smile, laugh and maybe shed a tear...but you'll leave inspired and know every person has unique value.
Very few can say they have seen a miracle or experienced a miracle in their lifetime, but Michael Sanson, is a walking miracle! Born extremely premature to a 14 year-old mother hiding her pregnancy, Michael's teen mom planned to disca...
September 30, 2024
Hosted by Mikki Shepard
Guest Information:
Scaling her lived experience as an adoptive mom of a sibling pair, Marcy Bursac advocates for the more than 100,000 children in the U.S. foster care system that are waiting to be adopted through her free app, children’s book, how-to book, book of real life stories, monthly podcast, speaking engagements, and TV, radio, magazine, and podcast appearances.
In addition to he...
Episode Description
In June of 2019, Waskom, Texas made a bold move to outlaw abortion in their city, becoming the first Sanctuary City For the Unborn by ordinance in America. Since the initiative in Waskom many other cities have followed in their footsteps and passed an ordinance outlawing abortion within their city limits. Today's guest, Mark Lee Dickson serves as a Director with Right to Life of East Texas and the founder of...
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