Podcast Episodes

272 - Both Amazing and Bittersweet

Season 17 Episode 272

Greg, from Minneapolis, Minnesota, said when his son was born, he thought he could stroll into the D.C. adoption system to ask for his adoption records, but he learned there were significant barriers…

Published on 13 hours ago

271 - The Blessing of Hardship is Perspective

Season 17 Episode 271

Christy, who called me from Utah, was deeply loved by her adoptive parents, who prayed she would be delivered to them. But throughout childhood, she was unable to shake the feeling of being abandone…

Published on 1 week ago

270 - Glimmers of Light The Little Girl In Me Needs

Season 17 Episode 270

Neshia, from outside of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, said her birth mother lived the street life and exposed her children to the full dark side of the choices she was making back then. Neshia credits on…

Published on 2 weeks ago

269 - It's Amazing How It All Fell Into Place

Season 17 Episode 268

Today is a special double adoptee episode with Noreen and Adrian. They both live in Massachusetts, but they were together in New Hampshire to meet someone special in Noreen's search. Her adoptive mot…

Published on 3 weeks ago

268 - I've Gained Peace With Every Piece

Season 17 Episode 268

Lori, from Missouri, said that growing up she wondered who her birth mother was, but it wasn’t until she received her original birth certificate that the gravity of her identity truly hit home.

Incred…

Published on 4 weeks ago

267 -Things Worked Out The Way They Were Supposed To

Season 17 Episode 267

 Sharla, from West Texas, grew up never wanting to find her birth family. But in truth, she knows she was suppressing that feeling. After a DNA test, Sharla finally figured out she had made a paterna…

Published on 1 month ago

266 - You Don't Have To Run Anymore

Season 17 Episode 266

Elina, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was born in Russia. She spent her early years in her birth family’s care before moving into foster care. Then, as a minor, she finalized her own adoption before …

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

265 - Captain of Her Ship

Season 17 Episode 265

Angie, from Southern Maryland. Growing up, Angie was frequently defined by her skin tone, as her relationship to her adoptive parents was questioned. Her contrast against her schoolmates and surround…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

264 - Connected By Cousins

Season 17 Episode 264

 Donna, from New Jersey, grew up questioning the origins of her looks. In college the uniqueness of her appearance sparked curiosity. Donna spent years with no way to locate her birth family until DN…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

263 - I Know From Whence I Came

Season 17 Episode 263

Rosalyn spoke to me from the suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio. As a teenager, she learned the truth about her adoption at her adoptive mother’s funeral—a discovery that was revealed harshly and without war…

Published on 2 months ago