Ep 914 | Holistic Parents Targeted by the State | Guest: Emily Donlin

Relatable with Allie Beth Stuckey

Blaze Podcast Network

News, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, News Commentary

4.6 • 19.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2023

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Today we're joined by Emily Donlin, an Iowa mother who is under investigation by the Department of Health and Human Services after her newborn baby's umbilical cord tested positive for cocaine even though she has never consumed the drug. What ensued over the following few months was a nightmare for the family, including endless drug tests that all came back negative, the threat of removing the kids from the parents' care, and the installation of a state legal guardian over the baby. Emily shares the story from the beginning to where the family is at now and why, despite some wins in court, there's still a big battle ahead to clear her name. --- Timecodes: (01:08) Being told about the positive test (10:24) First DHS interaction (17:15) Dealing with DHS & supervision (37:00) Government accountability (51:40) DHS doubles down (56:06) Retesting the umbilical cord (59:00) Dismissal (01:02:08) Child abuse registry & next steps --- Today's Sponsors: A'Del — go to adelnaturalcosmetics.com and enter promo code "ALLIE" for 30% off your first order! Good Ranchers — get 10% OFF your box today at GoodRanchers.com – make sure to use code 'ALLIE' when you subscribe. Patriot Mobile — go to PatriotMobile.com/ALLIE or call 972-PATRIOT and use promo code 'FRIDAY76' to get a free smart phone with activation! Brave Books — go to BraveBooks.com and get BRAVE’s newest book free when you subscribe to their Freedom Island Book Club! Use code ALLIE to get a FREE book and 20% off your subscription. --- Relevant Episodes: Ep 603 | How CPS & Foster Care Corruption is Killing Kids | Guest: Naomi Schaefer Riley https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-603-how-cps-foster-care-corruption-is-killing-kids/id1359249098?i=1000558186236 --- Buy Allie's book, You're Not Enough (& That's Okay): Escaping the Toxic Culture of Self-Love: https://alliebethstuckey.com/book Relatable merchandise – use promo code 'ALLIE10' for a discount: https://shop.blazemedia.com/collections/allie-stuckey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:28.1	An Iowa mother has been accused by the state
0:32.3	of using cocaine while she was pregnant with her son and since then has been embroiled in a conflict with DHS over custody of her two boys.
0:45.4	She claims she has never done drugs in her life.
0:49.2	She doesn't even take pain reliever.
0:51.8	So today she's here to tell us her story what has really
0:55.1	gone on the nightmare of the past few months of trying to protect her family and
0:59.5	to protect her sons from the predation of the government. You will be absolutely blown away by
1:06.1	this story and there's a lot to learn I think from her testimony. This episode is
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1:17.4	dot com code alley. Emily, thanks so much for taking the time to join us. I really appreciate it.
1:32.1	Hi, Ali, thanks. I'm glad I'm happy to be here.
1:35.0	Yeah. So I'm bringing you on to talk about your story which I originally I think I saw it on
1:41.0	Instagram you posted a video that just, it broke my heart
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