Adoptees On

Shannon Peck, a conceptual artist, shares her story. Adopted at 11 days old, she had an "idyllic childhood" and yet something was amiss in her life. In her forties, Shannon discovered attachment theor...

20 Okt 201756min

This is a special episode where I bring you some recordings I made when attending the Concerned United Birthparents Retreat in Carlsbad, CA. I talked with adoptees, first mothers, and a grandmother of...

13 Okt 201727min

Today we discuss what happens when you search for your origins and find out you're too late. Tracy also shares some painful stories about what her childhood experience of growing up with a narcissisti...

29 Sep 201751min

Derek Frank tells his story about how the movie Philomena brought his desire, to know where he came from, to the surface. We talk about his reunion with his birth father and siblings and what's holdin...

22 Sep 20171h 37min

Ridghaus shares about relinquishing a son at age 19, and then moving ahead to age 35, he is surprised to learn he too is adopted. We discuss the crisis of identity caused by late discovery and how he ...

15 Sep 201759min

Jessenia Parmer of I Am Adopted shares her incredible journey from being abandoned as a baby, her challenges within her adoptive family, to becoming an advocate and voice for adoptees. She is incredib...

4 Aug 20171h 58min

Lesli and I answer a listener question from Kate: How do we talk to significant others or friends about your feelings about being adopted? Any advice on how to teach a non-adopted partner or friend to...

28 Jul 201711min

Liz Latty is a powerful writer, adoptee advocate, and activist. She shares her story with us and we talk a lot about reunion with our Dads and why we think first fathers often don't even get a second ...

21 Jul 201758min