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Emma: The Truth Beneath "Chosen"
Episode 1
Emma was born in Tennessee in 1989 and flown home just two days later — on Valentine’s Day. As a child, her adoption seemed more like a fairytale tha…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Season 11 Finale: Monica Hall, Jesse Scott & Liz Harvie
Episode 38
Season 11 concludes with Monica Hall, Jesse Scott, and Liz Harvie discussing their powerful books - Practically Still a Virgin, You Can’t Get Rid of …
7 months, 1 week ago
Maria: The Long Road to Knowing
Episode 37
Maria was born and raised in the SF Bay Area in a hippie town full of diversity and freedom. Her journey began in a temporary foster home until she …
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Jan: Hidden in Plain Sight
Episode 36
In 1954, Jan was born in a Quaker unwed mother's home. She was relinquished at birth, and her adoptive parents and brother became her world. When Jan…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Neshia: Carrying Truth, Creating Safety
Episode 35
Content Warning: This episode discusses suicide and mental health struggles; if you or someone you know needs help, please call/text 988 in the US an…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
Kelly: From Disappearing to Becoming
Episode 34
Content Warning: This episode discusses suicide and mental health struggles; if you or someone you know needs help, please call/text 988 in the US an…
8 months ago
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 …
8 months, 1 week 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…
8 months, 2 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 …
8 months, 3 weeks 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…
9 months ago