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Recinda: From Orphanage to Art
Episode 23
Recinda is an artist, writer, and TikTok creator. The chasm between Recinda now and
the baby dropped off at an orphanage based in Beirut, Lebanon, is large. She was profoundly
changed by her adoption…
Published on 2 hours ago
Stephanie: Breaking Silence, Building Connection
Episode 22
Stephanie was born in the Chicago suburbs in June 1983 and adopted 4 days after birth. Her birth mother was 19 years old and was an employee of an attorney associate of her adoptive father's. Throug…
Published on 1 week ago
Doug: Digging for Truth, Finding Belonging
Episode 21
Douglas Shaver was born at Florence Crittenton's Home for Unwed Mothers in Kansas City in 1968. He was adopted five weeks after birth. Though adopted into a loving and supportive family, he struggled…
Published on 2 weeks ago
Elena: Through Adopted Eyes
Episode 20
Elena S. Hall is a Russian adoptee, author, social worker, and the voice behind the Instagram page @ThroughAdoptedEyes. She is passionate about her faith, finding joy amidst grief, and loves ice crea…
Published on 3 weeks ago
Charlotte: From Secrets to Self
Episode 19
Charlotte Angeles was conceived during an affair that her biological father was having with her biological mother. She was born in Pasadena, CA, in 1987, and was held in her adoptive parents’ arms th…
Published on 4 weeks ago
Kim: Adoption and the Power of Story
Episode 18
Award-winning author and journalist Kim Orendor was adopted at three months old. Her parents told her about the day she joined their family, along with other stories at bedtime. Kim continues to shar…
Published on 1 month ago
Tim: From Hidden Wounds to Wholeness
Episode 17
Tim Perdion was born in 1969 and relinquished for adoption at birth. Around two months later, he was adopted into a loving family in Ohio. Though surrounded by care and support, he carried a quiet ac…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Abby: Live Podcast from Washington, D.C.
Episode 16
Dr. Abigail Hasberry is an author, speaker, and educator. She is also a certified executive
leadership coach, licensed clinical marriage and family therapist, and holds a school
superintendent certif…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Susie:A 35-Year Journey to Belonging
Episode 15
Susie DeTitta was born in California in 1965 and adopted at three months old by a family unable
to have children due to infertility. Her parents had previously adopted two other children. Shortly
aft…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Dave: From Separation to Self
Episode 14
Born in Long Island in 1966, Dave Verrone’s life began with separation — just five days after birth, he was placed with a foster family. For the next 14 months, he bonded deeply with his foster paren…
Published on 2 months ago