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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, 2 weeks ago
Diane: The Truth Beneath the Story
Episode 11
Adopted as an infant by a naval officer and his wife during the Baby Scoop Era, Diane Wheaton has always heard conflicting versions of the truth of h…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Jae: Finding Voice, Claiming Self
Episode 10
Jae Carelli was adopted from Korea at 5 months old and is the oldest of 5 children adopted from Korea through Holt International. They grew up in New…
5 months ago
Virginia: Live Podcast from Austin, Texas
Episode 9
Virginia McQueen Laney is an adoptee in a blended family who is building meaningful work through an adoptee- and queer-centered collaborative practic…
5 months, 1 week ago
Alex: An Accident of Birth
Episode 8
At the age of sixty, Alex Blum made a life-altering discovery: he was the eldest of four biological
brothers he never knew existed. Born in 1955, Blu…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Lisa: Adoption, Identity & Health
Episode 10
Dr. Lisa Chism is the Clinical Director of the Oakland Macomb Center for Breast Health. She holds four specialty certifications, including Menopause …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Mioara: The Long Thread Home
Episode 6
Born into Roma heritage and adopted at just six weeks old, Mioara was raised by a Canadian/New Zealand family, growing up between cultures while carr…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Jeff: Behind the Chameleon Mask
Episode 5
Jeff was born in San Francisco in October 1962. He was relinquished at birth and placed with his adoptive family three months later, in January 1963.…
6 months ago
Greta: The Road from Loneliness to Self
Episode 4
Born in 1968 in Fargo, ND, during the Baby Scoop Era, Greta spent a month in foster care before being adopted. She was never touched or held by her f…
6 months, 1 week ago
Raven: Living Beyond The Lies
Episode 3
Raven was born in 1949 in North Hollywood, CA. Released at five days old to the delivering doctor and his wife, she has no idea where she went or whe…
6 months, 2 weeks ago