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So What Now? with Carla and Dex

EP 171: The Family Secret - A Mother's Lie About Adoption ft Ariel Brown

So What Now? with Carla and Dex

Idea to Launch Productions

Society & Culture, Personal Journals

4.8592 Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2023

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

This week, Carla is back with Ariel Brown for part 2. Join them as they discuss single motherhood, healing, a shocking adoption story, and the laws surrounding child support.

8:18- Overcoming Imposture Syndrome
18:17- Toxic Co-parenting/ Child Support
34:28- Giving Yourself Grace While Raising kids
47:48: Bizarre Adoption Story
1:05:40: Ariel Finds Her Birth Mother
1:20:24: Bible Verse Romans 12:12

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0:00.0

this is a trigger warning this week on pivot with purpose i was at a family gathering i was at a

0:14.8

family gathering but i had an uncle that came in town that i hadn't seen in a while i didn't

0:18.6

really remember who he was. It was a family

0:21.1

gathering, so there was alcohol. And I'll never forget that my mother always told me since I was a little

0:25.9

girl that a drunk man tells no lie. He said, Ariel, right? Yes. Oh, sweetheart, I think the last time,

0:36.1

then he's like, started to slur his word. Oh sweetheart,

0:39.1

the last time I saw you, your mother was bringing you home from adoption.

0:45.3

Hey friend, you're listening to Pivot with Purpose. This is my show where I pivoted from

0:49.7

shit I'm 30 where I was dreading turning 30. I had a failed marriage, failed engagement after that,

0:55.8

and I don't have a relationship with my immediate family.

0:58.5

But through it all, I came out the other side with a thriving business,

1:02.3

an unexpected radio morning show of my own,

1:04.7

and a platform where I can reach millions of people and help them walk in their truth.

1:10.0

I am now celebrating every step of my journey into continuously finding my purpose,

1:15.0

the good, the bad, and the ugly.

1:17.7

Sometimes this journey looks like shit, and it probably sounds even worse,

1:21.4

but it's still our journey, and I'm learning right along with you to enjoy it.

1:25.8

There's always a rainbow after the rainfalls.

1:28.6

Now if you need advice in pivoting in any aspect of your life, relationships, career, spirituality,

1:34.3

send your questions or story to ask Carla Womeres at gmail.com or shoot me a DM at Carlewomeres.

1:41.3

Now let's start the show.

1:45.1

Welcome back to another episode with Pivot with Purpose, and I was going to act like this is my first take, but it's not.

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