Jessica Butler

Jessica Butler is the co-founder of Raise, stepmother of two, and adoptive mother of one. Prior to Raise, she was a writer on USA’s "In Plain Sight" and TNT’s "The Last Ship." She and her husband, writer/producer Warren Bell, co-created the Nick at Nite series "Instant Mom," based on her life as a stepmother. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and six-year-old son, Levon.

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Must Have Baby Items For New & Expecting Moms, Raise Magazine
Must-Have Baby Items For New & Expecting Moms
Shop our editors’ favorite things for the newborn stage and beyond. Finn + Emma Play…
Raise The Conversation, Raise Magazine
Raise The Conversation
Our favorite links from around the web featuring stories of stepparenting, adoption, foster care, surrogacy,…
Southwest Airlines In-Flight Baby Shower
Their In-Flight Baby Shower Went Viral. Now They’re Sharing The Details Of Their Adoption Journey.
Dustin Moore never expected the story of his daughter's impromptu baby shower to go viral,…
Dustin & Caren Moore
The Adoption Story Behind That Viral Baby Shower Aboard Southwest Airlines
Their story went viral after new dad Dustin Moore tweeted about his daughter’s in-flight baby…
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Raise The Conversation
Our favorite links from around the web featuring stories of stepparenting, adoption, foster care, surrogacy,…
My Son’s Adoption Is His Story To Share, But It’s Mine Too, Raise Magazine
My Son’s Adoption Is His Story To Share, But It’s Mine Too
All parents grapple with the boundaries of “sharenting” -- the modern parenting trend of oversharing…
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Raise The Conversation
Our favorite links from around the web featuring stories of stepparenting, adoption, foster care, surrogacy,…
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Raise The Conversation
Our favorite links from around the web featuring stories of stepparenting, adoption, foster care, surrogacy,…
Six Ways To Involve Your Children In Your Wedding, Raise Magazine
Six Ways To Involve Your Children In Your Wedding
We polled our readers, along with wedding planning professionals, for ideas on how to include…
Interview With Beth Hall, Raise Magazine
Beth Hall On The Beauty Of Adopting From Foster Care
Actress Beth Hall [Mom, Mad Men] shares the story of adopting her daughter through foster…