Samantha Stephenson
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Samantha Stephenson is a Catholic wife and homeschooling mother of 4, host of the Brave New Us podcast, and author of Reclaiming Motherhood from a Culture Gone Mad and the Mama Prays Devotional. She is a Paul Ramsey Fellow at the Center for Bioethics and Culture and holds master's degrees in theology and bioethics and her writing has been featured at Blessed Is She, CatholicMom.com, and more.
Samantha Stephenson
1M ago
Several months ago, I was enveloped in the deep blackness of my autoimmune disorder. I had lived for several years with minimal symptoms following my diagnosis, but this past fall, it sucked me under ..read more
Samantha Stephenson
1M ago
Several months ago, I was enveloped in the deep blackness of my autoimmune disorder. I had lived for several years with minimal symptoms following my diagnosis, but this past fall, it sucked me under ..read more
Samantha Stephenson
2M ago
I laugh as the line turns pink. Earlier this week, I told my husband that although we had been trying to conceive our second child for a few months, just one week of juggling night school, full-time teaching, and taking care of our 2-year-old daughter had made me reconsider ..read more
Samantha Stephenson
2M ago
It’s quiet in the dark, except for the screaming. I hold my one-year-old, skin hot from fever, as he writhes against me. “No, no” he cries, little hands trying to force me away. He wants neither down nor up. I’m used to being the touch that soothes - a useless gift when everything hurts ..read more
Samantha Stephenson
2M ago
According to the March of Dimes, the premature birth rate in the United States has been over the past several years. In response, researchers focus on the prevention of this issue, as well as on treatments and solutions. Among these solutions is the potentially life-saving . Although it is still only a theoretical possibility for human gestation, artificial wombs have been ..read more
Samantha Stephenson
2M ago
In a tragic turn of events, the state of New York has recently . While its citizens find themselves preoccupied with a state-wide shutdown, shouldering the lion’s share of the U.S. coronavirus burden, New York’s legislators have taken it upon themselves to pass the widely-battled legislation that to women, children, and families ..read more
Samantha Stephenson
2M ago
In January 2020, two couples in Los Angeles found themselves exchanging 3-month-olds after discovering that their during in vitro fertilization (IVF ..read more