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Shelley: Her Self-Discovery Led to Lasting Peace
Episode 11
Shelley Jean is a baby scoop-era domestic adoptee born in 1970. She was in foster care for about 2 months before being adopted. She always knew she w…
2 years, 9 months ago
Kevin: From Darkness to Joy
Episode 10
Kevin Barhydt is a YouTube creator and the author of Dear Stephen Michael’s Mother. His YouTube channel creates a safe space for survivors of addicti…
2 years, 10 months ago
Monica: Childhood Trauma Led to Empowerment
Episode 9
Monica Hall is an author, adoptee, and birthmother.
She was born in Canada, adopted by American parents, and raised in Anchorage, Alaska where she sp…
2 years, 10 months ago
Vicky: Starting a Family Led to Deep Discoveries
Episode 8
A few kismet moments in her early twenties led her on a journey of discovering who she looks like. Vicky Heydon was adopted through a private county …
2 years, 10 months ago
Moses: Adoptee. Advocate. Therapist. Educator.
Episode 7
Moses Farrow, LMFT is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, who has 20+ years of working in the mental health field. Farrow has spent the last de…
2 years, 10 months ago
Haley: Podcaster, Community-Builder, Connector
Episode 6
Haley Radke is an adoptee advocate and the creator and host of the popular podcast, Adoptees On, where adopted people share their adoption experience…
2 years, 11 months ago
Gregory: An Adoptee Gives Back
Episode 5
Gregory D. Luce is a Minnesota-based attorney born and adopted in the District of Columbia. He is the founder of Adoptee Rights Law Center, where he …
2 years, 11 months ago
Allison: An Adoptee Who Adopts Discusses the Complexities
Episode 4
Allison Olson is an adoptee from a closed adoption in 1979. She is also an adoptive parent, raising awareness of current harmful narratives in childr…
2 years, 11 months ago
Andy: When Reunion Doesn't Provide Closure
Episode 3
Andy was born Anthony in April 1970 in Paisley just outside Glasgow, Scotland in 1970. Although in a material sense, his childhood was relatively aff…
2 years, 11 months ago
Jessica: Now What Do I Do? An Adoptee Finally Finds Answers.
Episode 2
Adopted in California in 1975, Jessica's family moved to Pennsylvania around the age of two. As a child, she slowly moved in with the neighbors when …
3 years ago