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062 – One Month Of Bonding Helped Me With A Lifetime In Adoption
Season 2 Episode 62
Tim was adopted into a Lutheran family and his curiosity about his roots started when he was very young. When he met his biological mother, she portr…
6 years ago
039 – I’m An Adult, But They’re Acting Like Children
Season 2 Episode 39
Mitch’s parents adopted his older brother, then him. Then they got a surprise addition to the family. They had a great life outside of Chicago, but M…
6 years ago
027 – I Got A Picture Of My Mother’s Sadness Though Other People
Season 1 Episode 27
As a kid, Rebecca was considered quirky. Unbeknownst to her, that quirkiness was an after effect of fetal alcohol syndrome. She tells the story of le…
6 years, 1 month ago
002 – When the Law is in the Way, Try DNA
Season 1 Episode 2
Laura became a dear friend when we quickly bonded over being adoptees while working together. Laura had been searching for her family of origin for y…
6 years, 1 month ago
096 – The Safe Space That’s Don’s Place
Season 5 Episode 96
Singer Song writer Jenni Alpert, commonly referred to by her birth name, Cami had a wonderful life supported by her adoptive parents as she pursued t…
6 years, 4 months ago
054 – I Just Want To Sit And Be At Peace
Season 2 Episode 54
After 52 years in adoption, Mary never had a desire to locate her birth family. Her feeling was they had given her up, so she didn’t really want to s…
6 years, 5 months ago
018 – What I Gained Through Reunion Is Context
Season 1 Episode 18
Rebecca always knew she was adopted, but she also recognized that she didn’t quite fit with her adopted family. While she loved them a lot, she notic…
6 years, 5 months ago
025 – I Feel So Lucky, I Got Way More Than I Bargained For
Season 1 Episode 25
With extra time on her hands, Jennifer used a Search Angel to locate her biological relatives. She connected with her maternal Aunt over Facebook Mes…
6 years, 6 months ago
015 – We Wish We Could Have Grown Up Together
Season 1 Episode 15
David tried to find his birth mother in the early 90’s in California. He received non-identifying information back then, but it wasn’t much to act on…
6 years, 6 months ago
009 – What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger
Season 1 Episode 9
Mary is 78, but she still has stinging memories of her mother leaving her in another woman’s guardianship. The era was the Great Depression but her m…
6 years, 6 months ago