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Twisted Sisterhood
Twisted Sisterhood
Twisted Sisterhood

A podcast for birth moms, by birth moms. Ashley Mitchell and Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard have a decade between their adoption placements.... more

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Episodes

Guest Episode: Gretchen Sisson, PhD

We were thrilled to have the opportunity to interview Gretchen Sisson for today's episode. Gretchen Sisson is a sociologist who... more

01 Jul 2024 · 58 minutes
Roles, Rights, & Responsibilities

Happy New Year, sisterhood! This week is about the three R's no one told you about: Roles, Rights, and Responsibilities.... more

09 Jan 2024 · 50 minutes
Guest Episode: Lacy Shaw

We are so grateful that we got to sit with Lacy, a great birth mom friend of ours :) Lacy... more

13 Dec 2023 · 47 minutes
Guest Episode: Mercedes O'Bryant Gruzeski

Mercedes is a birth mother from St. Louis. At 20 years old, she pursued adoption for her daughter and dealt... more

09 Nov 2023 · 55 minutes
Flipping the Script on Stereotypes & Stigmas

We are back with the second episode of season 3 of the Twisted Sisterhood Podcast! Today, we talk about stereotypes... more

10 Oct 2023 · 40 minutes
Welcome Back, Welcome Back, Welcome Back

Welcome to Season THREE of the Twisted Sisterhood Podcast! We have a great season lined up for you, you'll be... more

21 Aug 2023 · 33 minutes
Role Switching

In this episode, we address the curious event of switching roles in the adoption community and how we can stand... more

15 Nov 2021 · 45 minutes
Guest Episode: Erika Gonzales

Erika Gonzales is a 30 year old birth mom from California. She is just over four years post-placement in an... more

09 Nov 2021 · 58 minutes
Guest Episode: Stephie Predmore

Our first ever non-birth mom guest is on this week! Stephie Predmore, an adoptive mom living in the middle of... more

09 Jun 2021 · 1 hour, 8 minutes
Baby Brokers: Our Review of the TIME Article

Today, an article in TIME Magazine came out titled, "The Baby Brokers: Inside America’s Murky Private-Adoption Industry" and we took... more

03 Jun 2021 · 41 minutes
Guest Episode: Chelsea Moore

Today we are speaking to Chelsea Moore about the problems with how open adoption has been talked about and advertised.... more

18 May 2021 · 51 minutes
Guest Episode: Rebecca Houston

This week we are honored to have Becca Houston on the podcast discussing pre-birth consent. Becca is a birth mom... more

19 Apr 2021 · 43 minutes
Welcome Back!

Ashley and Kelsey are back for Season 2... fashionably late! We give a preview of what to expect this season,... more

12 Apr 2021 · 27 minutes
Guest Episode: Jori Reid

Jori is our guest this week! Jori is a transracial adoptee from foster care and a birth mom of 12... more

01 Sep 2020 · 46 minutes
Dating & Relationships

This episode, Kelsey and Ashley discuss how different it is to date after placement. Relationships have a new dynamic, there's... more

14 Jul 2020 · 50 minutes
Guest Episode: Shonda Larson

Shonda is a birth mom of almost 6 years, and is an adoptee from foster care. She is a full... more

23 Jun 2020 · 38 minutes
Guest Episode: Sarah Schmidth

Welcome to our guest, Sarah! Sarah is a two time birth mother of an 18 and almost 17 year old... more

15 Jun 2020 · 43 minutes
The Birthday Episode

Birthdays can be emotional and exhausting days for birth moms, and everyone handles them in different ways. In this episode,... more

26 May 2020 · 35 minutes
The Birth Father Episode

This week we get into the nitty gritty of birth fathers. We discuss the difficulties we faced in pregnancy, the... more

28 Apr 2020 · 51 minutes
Guest Episode: Muthoni Gaciku

This week we sat down with Muthoni, a birth mom of 3.5 years to a beautiful baby girl. She has... more

13 Apr 2020 · 33 minutes
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Guest Episode: Chelsea Moore
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Today we are speaking to Chelsea Moore about the problems with how open adoption has been talked about and advertised. Chelsea is... more