Samantha Martens

Q&A with Samantha

• What do you do at Angel?

  As a Birthmother Coordinator, I provide advocacy, peer support, and referral resources to expectant mothers as they navigate their adoption journeys.

• When did you join the Angel team?

  I started working with Angel in February of 2015.

• What motivates you to get up and go to work?

  Empowering women to make informed decisions in the face of adversity.

• What is your favorite inspirational, motivational, or positive-thinking quote?

  "What we know matters, but who we are matters more." — Brene Brown

• What's your personal connection to adoption?

  I develop personal connections with the women I speak to on a daily basis, just being someone they can rely on to be in their corner, with no strings attached.

• What advice do you have for our waiting families?

  How you treat an expectant mother will be perceived by her as to how you will treat your child(ren).

• When are you happiest?

  Simple, ordinary moments when I feel a sense of peacefulness and gratitude. Those fleeting moments where everything just feels right and you get overwhelmed with emotion. Those little moments.

• What is your favorite family tradition?

  Typical holiday stuff. Spending Thanksgiving and Christmas together just vegging out, watching movies, and making each other laugh.

• What do you like to do on your days off?

  There are no days off in adoption! :) But in my down time I like to do yoga, read, watch TV, and spend time with loved ones and my fur-babies.

• What is one thing you cannot resist?

  Taco Bell and a good true crime documentary

• What music is on your most-played list?

  Hamilton the Broadway Musical soundtrack

• What's your favorite TV show to binge-watch?

  Friends & The Office