“We will fight even if our voice shakes, or if their heads do.” - Ashley Mitchell

For almost two decades, Ashley has been one of the most consistent and sought after birth mother voices in the nation.  Well known for her vulnerability and transparency in adoption, her story has touched the hearts of countless members of the adoption community and beyond.

 

 

“Ashley spoke to a room of nearly one thousand women and captured the hearts of every one of them. Through generously spilling her life and heart onto the stage, she allowed us to see her story and humanity and, in doing so, opened our eyes and hearts to our own children’s birth moms. Ashley shares the real and raw of placement and adoption, and she shares it all in a spirit of love for and service of each member of the triad. Few eyes were dry and no hearts were left untouched after hearing Ashley’s words. She shares with power and compassion and conviction. What a gift it is to have a mother so willing to share herself so generously with others–for the good of birth mothers, foster and adoptive mothers, and the children we all love. ”

— Jamie Finn, Foster the Family