Let’s pause and think! Join us for honest conversations about adoption and parenting, as we lament, encourage, give hope and explore our true identity and worth in Christ.For more information go to: www.whoseami.org
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Booking probability
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Signup to Generate a PitchLet’s pause and think! Join us for honest conversations about adoption and parenting, as we lament, encourage, give hope and explore our true identity and worth in Christ.
Recent episodes include "Redeeming the Hard Things: Research, Resilience, and the Power of Belonging" (6 October 2026, 27 minutes), "Growing Up with 70 Foster Siblings: A Biological Daughter's Story" (15 September 2026, 32 minutes), and "From Silence to Strength: Adult Adoptees Finding Their Voice" (25 August 2026, 22 minutes).
Pause and Think publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 28 minutes across 50 episodes.
Booking probability for Pause and Think is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Pause and Think requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Pause and Think's contact route on record: public web form.
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Pause and Think is a kids show with 50 episodes published.
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Episode #38
How does God take what was meant for harm and turn it into something used for good? On this episode of Pause and Think , host Aixa connects with Dr. Nicole Wilkie to explore the connection between child welfare...
Episode #37
What is it like to grow up in a family that fostered and adopted more than 70 children? Dr. Nicole Wilkie shares her remarkable story as the biological daughter of foster and adoptive parents. Together with Jackie, she...
Episode #36
Healing isn't a destination—it's a journey best traveled with others. In this episode, Jackie and Aixa reflect on six years of walking alongside adult adoptees in a Spanish-speaking support group spanning Latin America...
Episode #35
Why do so many adoptees struggle with rejection, identity, and belonging—even in loving homes? In this vulnerable and eye-opening episode, Jackie and licensed therapist Irene Kim discuss the deep emotional impact of...
Episode #34
In this deeply moving episode of Pause & Think Podcast, the conversation explores the science, soul, and sacred responsibility of motherhood. Joined by Irene Kim, this episode dives into postpartum healing, matrescence...
Episode #33
What happens when adoption is celebrated instead of kept secret? Cambria’s story is a moving testimony of openness, healing, and unconditional love. From “gotcha days” to becoming a mother herself, this episode explores...
Episode #32
Adoption often brings new beginnings—but what happens when those beginnings include a new name? Jackie and Aixa have an honest discussion about identity, healing, family belonging, and the spiritual significance of...
Episode #31
In this episode of Pause & Think , Jackie Darby sits down with Stephanie Fast to explore adoption, trauma, and the lifelong journey of healing. Together, they unpack powerful truths about parenting, faith, and...
Episode #30
Stephanie Fast’s life began with abandonment, uncertainty, and survival on the streets of Korea. In this deeply personal conversation with Jackie Darby, she shares how being left alone at a train station as a young...
Episode #29
In this episode of Pause & Think, we sits down with Marlena Smith to discuss what it means to raise an adopted child with roots in two cultures? Marlena reflect on a deeply personal adoption journey shaped by missionary...
Episode #28
In this episode Aixa sits down with longtime friends Chad and Marlena Smith to explore a radically different vision for missions and orphan care. Drawing from their years living in Guatemala and their work with World...
Episode #27
In this episode of Pause & Think , Aixa sits down with adoptive mom Kristen Williamson for an honest, mom-to-mom conversation about the realities of adopting older children. Together, they unpack the emotions few people...
Episode #26
In this episode of Pause & Think , host Jackie Darby talks with Kristen Williamson about her family’s faith-filled journey through international adoption. Kristen shares how God placed a calling on her heart, the...
Episode #25
In this heartfelt episode of Pause & Think , host Jackie Darby sits down once again with advocate and foster mom Caitlyn Baten for an eye-opening conversation on the realities of foster care, adoption, and the...
Episode #24
Tim & Caitlyn Baten join us to discuss the joys and complexities of foster care and adoption — the both/and of grief and beauty. They speak on honoring birth parents, raising children of diverse backgrounds, and what it...
Episode #23
Pause & Think , hosts Aixa García and Jackie Darby talk openly about adoption — both international and domestic — and what it really means to belong. Aixa shares her experience as a Guatemalan adoptive mom, while...
Episode #22
In this moving continuation of Pause & Think , host Aixa García sits down again with José and Sherry Salazar to tackle one of the most common fears about foster care — “I could never do it. I’d get too attached.” With...
Episode #21
In this heartfelt episode of Pause & Think , host Aixa sits down with José and Sherry Salazar in Guatemala City to explore how God has shaped their family’s story through obedience, sacrifice, and love for the...
Episode #20
In this inspiring episode of Pause & Think , Kristen Thomas shares her powerful story of transformation—from growing up in foster care to becoming an adoptive mom. Kristen opens up about: 💬 How a “one-night...
Episode #19
In this episode of Pause & Think , host Jackie Darby sits down with Kristen Thomas from Raleigh, NC, to share her powerful journey through foster care, kinship care, and aging out of the system. Kristen opens up about...
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