Pieces of Adoption Podcast

About Pieces of Adoption Podcast

We are two mommas who are passionate about advocating for adoption. We hope that you will love to listen and learn about the many different types of adoption through people's stories, experiences and journey through life. Join us on Pieces of Adoption.

Publisher

Pieces of Adoption Podcast

Category

kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Mar 2025

Latest episode

7 Jul 2025

Latest episodes

10 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Jul 2025

   Family is Everything

   Mallory interviews Kelly Shirk about discovering and connecting with biological family through DNA websites after years of searching, highlighting the profound impact of family connections.

2. 

   23 Jun 2025

   Do It Scared

   Jamie Noll shares her powerful adoption story, revealing how faith and obedience led her across the globe to find her son in this interview episode.

3. 

   28 Apr 2025

   In Memory of Anna Marie Bowlen

   In this episode Halye honors the memory of her grandmother, Anna Marie Bowlen. How she impacted her life and how she was an adoptive mother herself.

4. 

   14 Apr 2025

   No Heroes or Villains

   Hayle chats with Hope Lyle about life as a special needs medical mom and the process of adopting their son from Bulgaria. She and her husband have an open adoption with their daughters birth family and talks about how there are no heroes or villains in their daughters story.

5. 

   7 Apr 2025

   We Won't Know Without Trying

   Halye chats with her friend Rita Nungesser about an unexpected phone call that turned into the journey of a life time, foster care to kinship adoption.

6. 

   31 Mar 2025

   Not What You Expect

   Mallory chats with Yanin Sims, mom of 4, about life with two special needs children and how it's not always what you expect.

7. 

   24 Mar 2025

   You Don't Know What You Don't Know

   Mallory chats with Sara Womack about life as a first time mom through special needs adoption; the highs, the lows, post adoption depression and having fun.

8. 

   17 Mar 2025

   Open Hearts for Orphans

   Halye chats with the CEO and founder of Open Hearts for Orphans- Lisa Murphy- as she shares pieces of her beautiful adoption testimony and speaks on her incredible foundation that is impacting thousands.

9. 

   17 Mar 2025

   Meet Mallory Layendecker

   Introducing one of the podcast hosts, Mallory. A brief overview on her journey with adoption.

10. 

    17 Mar 2025

    Meet Halye Lenz

    Introducing one of the podcast hosts, Halye. A brief overview on her journey with adoption.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 30 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

46

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

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