What happens when the path to motherhood doesn’t look like you expected?

In this episode, Samantha Stephenson speaks with Catholic author Emily Stimpson Chapman about her deeply personal journey through infertility, her reflections on the Church’s teaching on embryo adoption, and the joys and challenges of building a family through adoption. Together, they explore what it means to trust God in the ache—and beauty—of a story still unfolding.

Mentioned in this episode:

Emily’s Through a Glass Darkly Substack
Springs in the Desert
Springs of Love
Humane Vitae Endow Study

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