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Jackie: A Life of Loss and Reclamation
Episode 33
Jackie’s life and work are rooted in the profound belief that every individual deserves a "brave space" to show up authentically, fully, and without …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Dean: Adopted, Reunited, Moving Forward
Episode 32
Born in England, to a young American Mother, Dean was adopted by a loving English couple who already had another, separately adopted son. Fully aware…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Mindy: From Relinquished to Rooted
Episode 31
Relinquished at birth, Mindy was the only girl and the oldest child in her family, learning at age five that she had been adopted. Her childhood was …
5 months ago
Laura: Finding Family, Finding Truth
Episode 30
Laura was born to teen parents in South Carolina in May 1984 and was adopted through Catholic Charities by a wonderful and loving couple who could no…
5 months, 1 week ago
Alana: Finding Home in the Truth
Episode 28
Alana Godin, born in 1966 in Vancouver, British Columbia, is an adoptee raised in a family whose mother, after three sons, had longed for a daughter.…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Annette: A Fragile Beginning
Episode 28
Annette started her life as part of the baby scoop era. Annette’s first six days of life were spent in the hospital while she awaited a decision by …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Jane: The Wound Beneath the Joy
Episode 27
Jane’s adoptive parents had only two weeks' notice of her arrival! At twelve days old, Jane was taken to her new family who lived on the Isle of Wigh…
6 months ago
Mary: Turning Questions into Advocacy
Episode 26
Mary is a Baby Scoop Era adoptee born in 1965. She was not adopted until she was almost 8 months old, after being moved to a couple of foster homes. …
6 months, 1 week ago
Jodi: Art, Identity, and Reunion
Episode 25
Jodi is a Baby Scoop Era adoptee, born in Los Angeles, California, in 1966. For her, adoption has never been a single event but a lifelong journey of…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Mike: Comedy Born from Truth
Episode 24
Mike Knox is a Los Angeles-based stand-up comedian, writer, actor, and performing artist whose work blends personal storytelling with observational h…
6 months, 3 weeks ago