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232 Birth Mother's Day 2024
Season 14 Episode 232
One of the important things to do when sharing adoptee stories is try to empathize with our birth mothers. This is a special presentation of the "Wh…
1 year, 8 months ago
231 - Dr. Bruce D. Perry, "What Happened To You?"
Season 14 Episode 231
When a child is in need of support to help navigate the traumatic experiences in their lives. Renowned psychiatrist, neuroscientist, and leading auth…
1 year, 8 months ago
230 - The Goodness Far Outweighs the Sadness
Season 14 Episode 230
Doris, who lives between Sacramento and Lake Tahoe, California, was adopted after her adoptive mother's repetitive attempts at pregnancy. Doris then …
1 year, 8 months ago
229 - So Many Blessings in the Darkness
Season 14 Episode 229
Monica, from outside of Sacramento, California, shares her double story as an adoptee and a birth mother.
When Monica was a kid getting dumped by her…
1 year, 8 months ago
228 - You Should Be Grateful
Season 14 Episode 228
Angela, from Seattle Washington, grew up in a home full of adoptees whose adoptions were prioritized because of perceived medical needs, including he…
1 year, 9 months ago
227 - I Knew She Never Forgot Me
Season 14 Episode 227
Jane, from outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, grew up knowing she was adopted, comfortable with the fact, and even knowing her birth name from a …
1 year, 9 months ago
226 - The First Free Man Hug
Season 14 Episode 226
Brad, from McKinney, Texas, just outside of Dallas grew up thinking something was off in his family. But Brad internalized his differences from his p…
1 year, 9 months ago
077 – I’m A Wounded Healer With My Father’s Eyes
Season 3 Episode 77
Linda’s childhood was tumultuous after her mother’s death as she was raised in what she thought was her grandmother’s home. When she learned the trut…
1 year, 9 months ago
Born In June Raised In April
Season 6 Episode 117
April called me from New York, New York, but her story originated in New England. She is a transracial adoptee whose search took her to a quintessent…
1 year, 10 months ago
121 - Somebody's Always Been Watching Over Me
Season 6 Episode 121
Chris lives in Northern California outside of San Francisco. He shares how he selflessly discovered his adopted brother’s birth mother just in time f…
1 year, 10 months ago