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Rebekah Henson shares her story of growing up as an only child, then discovering she was one of seven biological siblings. If this sounds at all familiar, I actually interviewed Rebekah's older sist...

9 Jun 20171h 12min

Katie Jae Naftzger, LICSW discusses why adoptees can hold themselves back from becoming successful. Why do we feel like we're not worth that much, that we don't have value to bring to the table? How c...

2 Jun 201713min

Mariette Williams tells us about her experiences as a Haitian adoptee growing up in Vancouver, Canada, and finding out that her adoption was non-consensual. We touch on some things that transracial ad...

26 Mai 201742min

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 Mai 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 Mai 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 Mai 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 Apr 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 Apr 201713min