Adoptees On

Today we meet Abby Forero-Hilty, a Colombian adoptee now living in Canada. We talk about the importance of decolonization, the impact of finding yourself prior to searching for first family, and she s...

19 Kesä 20201h 4min

I've been quiet as I've watched things unfold (we've been in the middle of moving during the pandemic, what timing). In searching for the perfect words to say, I'm obviously failing. So I'm trying to ...

12 Kesä 20206min

Today we welcome Karri of The Invisible Threads Blog. Karri and I talk about reunion with biological parents and siblings, what her relationships really look like right now. We also talk about some pe...

29 Touko 202051min

Today we are talking with Sara Easterly about her memoir Searching for Mom. Sara shares how her relationship with her adoptive mother changed over the years, how adoption shaped her view of what mothe...

15 Touko 202049min

Janet Nordine, MS, LMFT is back on the podcast and we are talking about an issue I've heard about from many adoptees, especially during this unprecedented time. We talk about using food as a comfort, ...

1 Touko 202042min

Nelle Doux shares her story of becoming her own advocate and, as she calls it, a private investigator to find her biological father and the truth about her origins. We discuss her experiences of racis...

17 Huhti 202051min

Kevin Barhydt shares that it wasn't until unpacking the multiple traumas of his addiction and childhood sexual abuse, that he uncovered adoption trauma that was there since his relinquishment. Kevin a...

10 Huhti 202052min

Alison Malee shares her story of being adopted in the nineties, and how she has been processing her recent discoveries via DNA testing. These have brought about great shifts in identity and also allow...

3 Huhti 202054min