Adoptees On

Is adoption really as traumatic as some people say it is? Lesli A. Johnson, MFT teaches us about what the word trauma means and confirms that indeed a trauma occurs when an infant, a baby, a child is ...

19 Touko 201719min

An in-depth discussion with a first mother and daughter (Maret Headley and Erica Curry VanEe) that is one of the most touching and intimate views I've ever had of a reunion. They were extraordinarily ...

12 Touko 201742min

Mike McDonald, the host of The Rambler podcast, tells us about his experiences as a Korean adoptee, his work with the Also Known As Teen/Youth Mentorship Program and why he did DNA testing before he g...

5 Touko 201759min

Pamela Cordano, MFT and I discuss anger. What is it and why are so many adoptees accused of being "angry adoptees"? We discuss the reasons we have for legitimately being angry. Pamela teaches us about...

28 Huhti 201756min

Lesli A. Johnson, MFT answers the question, "How do I tell my adoptive parents I'm searching for my biological family". An adoptee's desire to search is not a rejection of their biological parents. It...

7 Huhti 201713min

Keith Sciarillo is a late discovery adoptee. His cousin accidentally told him he was adopted when Keith was 33 years old. No one would confirm this for Keith, so he went on to search and find out for ...

31 Maalis 201740min

We talk with Katie Jae Naftzger, LICSW about what to do when you don't find answers at the end of your search. Katie shares about her trips back to Korea to search and her two moments of clarity durin...

24 Maalis 201719min

Anne Heffron (author of You Don't Look Adopted) goes deep into all kinds of things in her story, including failures that she attributes to adoption trauma, things she's working on to find healing, wha...

17 Maalis 201753min