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Stephen: A Chance Viewing Led to a Search for Identity
Episode 9
Born in 1963, Stephen Payne was five weeks old when his parents adopted him through the Volunteers of America. He grew up an only child in a loving family. At age three, he overheard his parents disc…
Published on 4 months ago
Mary: How a Search Angel and DNA Changed This Adoptee’s Life
Episode 8
Mary, a seventh-generation Tennessean born in Memphis in 1986, was adopted and raised in Jackson, Tennessee, by a supportive family who encouraged her search for her biological relatives. In 2007, sh…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
Heather: A Longing Led to Searching
Episode 7
Heather G. Marshall is an adoptee, author, speaker, and workshop facilitator. Her TED talk, “Letting Go of Expectations,” centers around her adoption and reunion. Her second novel, When the Ocean Fli…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Kate: For This Adoptee, the Surprises Kept Coming
Episode 6
Kate was born at a Florence Crittenton home in Kansas City, MO, in 1970 and placed with her adoptive family at 9 days old. She always knew she was adopted and has always wanted to find her family of …
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Mike: From Adoption to Discovery
Episode 5
Mike Brettmann was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1958 and adopted a few days later. He grew up on a small farm in Iowa with a brother who was adopted from another family. They were always told they we…
Published on 5 months ago
Ellianna: The Power of Reverse Healing
Episode 4
Ellianna was born prematurely in a county hospital in Portland, OR, in 1968. She had been relinquished at birth, so she stayed in the hospital alone for several weeks. Foster care stepped in for a we…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
Becky: Shifting Perspectives of Adoption
Episode 3
Becky is a scientist, mother, wife, and baby scoop era adoptee who lives with her husband and biological daughter in Oregon. She was born in California, separated from her very young mother at birth,…
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Chris: Recorded Live Podcast Episode
Episode 2
Chris Williams was born in Downtown Los Angeles at Queen of Angels Hospital and adopted when he was just a few months old. His journey has been anything but conventional, marked by resilience, reinve…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Christine: A Bittersweet Reunion
Episode 1
Christine is an adoptee born in January of 1972, at the tail end of the baby scoop era. She was adopted in March of that year through Catholic Family Charities. Her mother had bought a book that expl…
Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago
Angela: You Should Be Grateful. Season 9 Finale
Episode 17
Angela Tucker is a Black transracial adoptee and the author of "You Should Be Grateful:" Stories of Race, Identity, and Transracial Adoption, published in April 2023 by Beacon Press. Her search for h…
Published on 6 months ago