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Adrian: From Survival to Purpose
Episode 21
Adrian Burks is a filmmaker, writer, director, producer, and recovery professional with more than 15 years of experience telling authentic, human-cen…
2 months, 1 week ago
Christy: Where Healing Takes Root
Episode 20
Christy Gilvear is the creator of The Rooted Petal, a plant-centered brand where she shares the connection between houseplants, healing, and personal…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Patsy: Found by DNA, Silenced by Family
Episode 19
Patsy Brooks-Tallant is a member of the Baby Scoop Era, the mid-20th-century period when societal pressures often forced unmarried or young mothers t…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Susan: A Story Rooted in Heritage
Episode 18
A lifelong resident of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Susan "Cricket" Fedorko (Grand Portage Band of Chippewa - Oijbwe) has contributed her writing to four …
3 months ago
Jackson: Between Two Worlds
Episode 17
Jackson TerKeurst is an author, speaker, and adoptee originally from Liberia, West Africa. At seven years old, he was separated from his family durin…
3 months, 1 week ago
Anne-Grete: The Long Journey Home
Episode 16
Although born and adopted in London in 1967, Anne-Grete is a Norwegian adoptee. Her birth mother happened to be there when she gave birth, and her ad…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Samantha: Reunion, Loss, and Self-Acceptance
Episode 15
Samantha (Sam) Shields was born in San Francisco in 1970 and adopted from foster care as an infant. She grew up in nearby Napa knowing she was adopte…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Gabriel: Dance, Identity, and Healing
Episode 14
Originally from Chicago, Gabriel is an adult adoptee, street dancer, reconnecting P’urhépecha native, founder of MoFundamentals - the only foster-ado…
4 months ago
Lynn: Not a Blank Slate
Episode 13
Born & adopted in 1970 as an infant, Lynn always knew she was adopted. Told the sweet stories of being chosen & special. Lynn’s story later revealed …
4 months ago
Mary Lynn: From Hidden Story to Search Angel
Episode 12
Mary Lynn was born in March of 1966 and spent her first ten months in foster care before being adopted and brought to Pittsburgh as an infant. Her fo…
4 months, 1 week ago