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What happens when a mother refuses to accept the world’s definition of worth? In this powerful episode, Laura Belk shares what it means to go against cultural norms, medical advice, and societal expectations in the name of love, truth, and advocacy. As a mother of nine—four with special needs—Laura opens up about the heartbreak and hope of raising children who the world often devalues. She takes us behind the scenes of Nurturing Nations, the nonprofit working to dismantle dangerous beliefs in Ghana, where children with disabilities are sometimes seen as curses rather than blessings.
Laura’s story is not just about adoption or disability—it’s about the radical act of believing every life is valuable, even when systems, traditions, and even doctors say otherwise. From adopting the first child with Down syndrome out of Ghana, to confronting the medical community’s bias against children with chromosomal differences, Laura invites us to see disability not as a deficit, but as a divine difference.
This conversation will challenge you to rethink what it means to be “normal,” to question the narratives we’re handed, and to discover the unexpected beauty that exists when we dare to embrace every kind of diversity.
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What happens when a mother refuses to accept the world’s definition of worth? In this powerful episode, Laura Belk shares what it means to go against cultural norms, medical advice, and societal expectations in the name of love, truth, and advocacy. As a mother of nine—four with special needs—Laura opens up about the heartbreak and hope of raising children who the world often devalues. She takes us behind the scenes of Nurturing Nations, the nonprofit working to dismantle dangerous beliefs in Ghana, where children with disabilities are sometimes seen as curses rather than blessings.
Laura’s story is not just about adoption or disability—it’s about the radical act of believing every life is valuable, even when systems, traditions, and even doctors say otherwise. From adopting the first child with Down syndrome out of Ghana, to confronting the medical community’s bias against children with chromosomal differences, Laura invites us to see disability not as a deficit, but as a divine difference.
This conversation will challenge you to rethink what it means to be “normal,” to question the narratives we’re handed, and to discover the unexpected beauty that exists when we dare to embrace every kind of diversity.
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