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Samantha Martens

Samantha Martens
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Birthmother Coordinator

Samantha joined the Angel Adoption team armed with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and a strong desire to help others. When working as a residential counselor for troubled youth at an adolescent recovery home, she witnessed firsthand some of the unfortunate circumstances that result from children growing up in broken environments. Her empathetic nature mixed with a passion for helping people create peace and happiness in their lives is a perfect recipe for the birthmother coordinator role. Whether she's supporting, guiding, and encouraging new birthmothers through the adoption process or connecting adoptive families with birthmothers and legal services, she thoroughly understands the place for adoption in this world. Her own family dynamic has shown her the beauty of unconditional love and a stable support system, and she thrives on the opportunity to demonstrate such traits to the birthmothers and adoptive families that come to Angel Adoption.

Q&A with Samantha

  • What do you do at Angel?

    As a Birthmother Coordinator, I provide advocacy, peer support, and referral resources to expectant mothers as they navigate their adoption journeys.

  • When did you join the Angel team?

    I started working with Angel in February of 2015.

  • What motivates you to get up and go to work?

    Empowering women to make informed decisions in the face of adversity.

  • What is your favorite inspirational, motivational, or positive-thinking quote?

    "What we know matters, but who we are matters more." — Brene Brown

  • What's your personal connection to adoption?

    I develop personal connections with the women I speak to on a daily basis, just being someone they can rely on to be in their corner, with no strings attached.

  • What advice do you have for our waiting families?

    How you treat an expectant mother will be perceived by her as to how you will treat your child(ren).

  • When are you happiest?

    Simple, ordinary moments when I feel a sense of peacefulness and gratitude. Those fleeting moments where everything just feels right and you get overwhelmed with emotion. Those little moments.

  • What is your favorite family tradition?

    Typical holiday stuff. Spending Thanksgiving and Christmas together just vegging out, watching movies, and making each other laugh.

  • What do you like to do on your days off?

    There are no days off in adoption! :) But in my down time I like to do yoga, read, watch TV, and spend time with loved ones and my fur-babies.

  • What is one thing you cannot resist?

    Taco Bell and a good true crime documentary

  • What music is on your most-played list?

    Hamilton the Broadway Musical soundtrack

  • What's your favorite TV show to binge-watch?

    Friends & The Office

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