Names & Identity
There is so much that goes into our names. In this episode we explore complexities names can bring to the adoptee community and how to navigate them.
14 Touko 20241h 14min
Fog Fazes for the Birth/First Mother with Amy Barker D' Alessandro, LMHC and Jennifer Joy Phoenix, LSWIC
Rarely does society make room for birth/first mothers to share their stories, perspectives, and experiences. In this episode Amy Barker D'Alessandro and Jennifer Joy Phoenix share their Fog Faze frame...
27 Helmi 20242h 4min
Adoptee Consciousness Model with Dr. Susan Branco
Dr. Susan Branco is a collaborator in the creation of the Adoptee Consciousness Model. In this episode she joins us to dive deeper into what this framework consists of and how adoptees may find affirm...
30 Tammi 202455min
Exploring Identity & Advocacy with Patrick Armstrong
We are so excited to share this episode with all of you. Patrick Armstrong is a transracial Asian American adoptee, born in South Korea and adopted to a white family in rural Indiana in 1990. He is ...
24 Tammi 20241h 8min
Adoptee F.O.G. with Amy Barker D'Alessandro
Many of us have heard the term coming out of the fog, but in this episode Amy Barker D'Alessandro, LMHC joins us for a rich discussion about what that actually means by breaking "the fog," into 8 step...
20 Marras 20231h 21min
Adoptee Parts & The Ones That Don't Get Adopted with Kathy Mackechney, LCSW
Kathy Mackechney, LCSW, is an adoptee and therapist who specializes in working with other adoptees, which she started doing after her own experiences in therapy, where she had to educate her therapist...
15 Marras 20231h 4min
Exploring Internal Family Systems with Adoptees with Rachel Forbes, LCSW
Rachel is a Korean-American transracial and transcultural adoptee and therapist who owns a private practice based in Connecticut. She works primarily with adults and specializes in adoption and attach...
9 Marras 20231h 4min
Dear Fellow Adoptee....(A Meditation for Adoptees)
Welcome back to season 2 of Adoptees Dish! We are so happy you are here with us. As Season 2 is launching in National Adoption Awareness Month, we wanted to create a tool fellow adoptees could listen ...
1 Marras 20235min
