# Mothering Out Loud: Stacey Gatlin on Advocacy, Identity, and the Yes We Adopt Village

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Podcast: [Born In June Raised In April: What Adoption Can Teach the World](https://stenobird.com/podcast/born-in-june-raised-in-april-what-adoption-can-teach-the-world-5808)
Published: 2025-05-15T20:13:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this Mother's Day episode, April Dinwoodie sits down with Stacey Gatlin—founder of Yes We Adopt—to explore Black adoption, parenting after loss, and building community that centers authenticity and healing. Stacey shares her path through infertility, post-adoption depression, and the creation of Yes We Adopt—a platform that uplifts Black adoptive families, adopted persons, and birth parents. Together, they reflect on the power of community, the truth-telling needed in adoption spaces, and the mental and emotional load of mothering and leading out loud. A must-listen for anyone in the extended family of adoption or looking to parent with intention and care.

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