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Rebeccah: From Self-Discovery to Healing.
Episode 14
Rebeccah Carlson is a transracial adoptee born in Georgia and raised in the Midwest. Growing up, she often felt a sense of disenfranchised grief and …
1 year, 3 months ago
Jill: DNA Pushed This Adoptee Out of the Fog
Episode 13
Jill was conceived in Washington and born in Texas, adopted at birth during the Baby Scoop era, in a closed-file adoption through Home of the Holy In…
1 year, 3 months ago
Mike: Finding Strength in Connection
Episode 12
Born in 1970 in Iowa, Mike was adopted at just 10 days old. His adoptive father passed away in 1972, leaving Mike and his family to navigate life wit…
1 year, 4 months ago
Ann: Sleuthing and DNA Led to Answers
Episode 11
Ann is a Baby Scoop-era adoptee. Born to teenage parents in the early 1960s, she was adopted when she was not quite two weeks old. She’s always known…
1 year, 4 months ago
Melanie: A Health Scare Spurs a Search
Episode 10
Melanie Green is an infant adoptee from a private domestic adoption in the 1980s. Her adoption was facilitated by a lawyer known for high-dollar adop…
1 year, 4 months ago
Andrea: A Journey to Uncover the Truth
Episode 9
Born in 1976, Andrea is a same-race, domestic adoptee with international roots. Andrea's birth mother was from Greece and traveled to Sacramento, Cal…
1 year, 4 months ago
Shawn: Born Without a Race
Episode 8
"Just a quick note - this episode contains language some listeners might find offensive -- regarding experiences involving racism."
In 1963, Shawn was…
1 year, 5 months ago
Lisa: From Chosen to Belonging
Episode 7
Lisa was born in 1958 and grew up in Franklin, Indiana. She was the youngest of two, both of whom were adopted. As far back as she can remember, she…
1 year, 5 months ago
Lisa:
Season 9 Episode 7
Lisa was born in 1958 and grew up in Franklin, Indiana. She was the youngest of two, both of which were adopted. As far back as she can remember, s…
1 year, 5 months ago
Matt: Birth, Adoption, Reunion: The Fog Lifts
Episode 6
In 1983, Matt’s mother delivered him in a metro Detroit hospital. Within a week he
was relinquished to Catholic Social Services, and moved into foster…
1 year, 5 months ago