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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 2 hours 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 1 week ago
Karen: From Reunion to Healing
Episode 13
Karen was adopted domestically at birth, and found by her birth family at 29, and entered reunion soon after. The experience of merging her past and present was both transformational and complex, bri…
Published on 2 weeks ago
Pete: A Mother Lost, A Self Discovered
Episode 12
Pete Droge is a critically acclaimed singer/songwriter based in Seattle, WA who rocketed to early stardom on the strength of his 1994 debut Necktie Second. The Los Angeles Times compared his songwrit…
Published on 3 weeks ago
Bob: Unsealing the Past and Embracing the Present
Episode 11
Bob Wilson an adoptee born in the early 1970s at the end of the Baby Scoop Era. During his childhood and young adulthood, he thought little about the fact that he was adopted. But after reading Ann F…
Published on 4 weeks ago
Mee Ok: A Curious Soul Turns to Healing
Episode 10
Mee Ok Icaro (pronounced “Mee Oak Ee-car-oh”), is a unique and powerful voice in the world of visionary medicine and personal growth. As a Sacred Medicine Advisor and Integration Specialist, Life Pur…
Published on 1 month ago
Simon: Reforming Adoption in Kenya
Episode 9
Simon Njoroge is an adopted person from Kenya. He has been involved in the child care reform agenda in Kenya in various capacities for more than a decade, including coordinating an adopted persons su…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Barbara: The Clues that Led to Self-Discovery
Episode 8
Barbara was born in 1964 and although given up within the first week of life, she wasn’t ultimately adopted until she was 16 months old. She was never told why or where she was that first 16 months. …
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Simon: Reforming Adoption in Kenya
Season 11 Episode 9
Simon Njoroge is an adopted person from Kenya. He has been involved in the child care reform agenda in Kenya in various capacities for more than a decade, including coordinating an adopted persons su…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Barbara: The Clues that Led to Self-Discovery
Season 11 Episode 8
Barbara was born in 1964 and although given up within the first week of life, she wasn’t ultimately adopted until she was 16 months old. She was never told why or where she was that first 16 months. …
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago