Adoptees On

Macy Oosthuizen, LCSW shares her story with us, and I may have gasped in shock a few times! Macy also teaches us the reasons so many adopted people feel disconnected or unmoored, and what we can do to...

7 Jun 201950min

Inez Cook shares her story with us, how she spent time searching for identity all around the world and how she came to find it back in Canada. We discuss finding out about the sixties scoop as an adul...

31 Mai 201944min

We are back with Lesli A. Johnson, MFT answering your questions about navigating boundaries as an adopted person. We address boundaries with adoptive parents, money issues in reunion, and we wrap up w...

24 Mai 201922min

We are continuing our series on the Canadian Sixties Scoop, and today I'm honoured to introduce you to Christine Miskonoondinkwie Smith. Christine shares her story of being apprehended from her origin...

17 Mai 201941min

Do you struggle with establishing guidelines or "edges" in relationships? Lesli A. Johnson, MFT is back on the podcast to answer your questions about navigating boundaries. Lesli gives us some helpful...

10 Mai 201923min

We are starting a new series focusing on the Canadian Sixties Scoop, and if you're not familiar yet with that terminology, my guest today, Dr. Raven Sinclair is a sought-after expert in this area. Dr....

3 Mai 201953min

Are you incredibly hard on yourself? Adopted people often struggle with loving ourselves because our very first experiences were ones of rejection. One way to cultivate self-worth is self-compassion. ...

26 Apr 201929min

This is a special episode where I bring you some live on-the-spot-recordings from the American Adoption Congress Conference in Washington, DC. I talked with attendees and presenters about their highli...

19 Apr 201952min