Adoptees On

We talk with Melissa K. Nicholson, LMSW about adoptee suicide (sometimes in a graphic manner and so please listen at your discretion). An incredibly important topic as adoptees are at a greater risk f...

10 Mar 201715min

Fellow adoptee and therapist, Lesli A. Johnson, MFT teaches us all about EMDR therapy (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing by Dr. Francine Shapiro). We talk about what it is and Lesli explai...

24 Feb 201715min

An interview with John, an adoptee who accidentally discovered he was adopted at age 10. We unpack the strain this placed on his relationship with his adoptive parents and the trust issues this has ca...

17 Feb 20171h 2min

Pamela Cordano, MFT addresses the question that many adoptees struggle with, "Why Me?". Pam shares that it's a natural, yet painful question for us to struggle with. We talk about how we can work on h...

10 Feb 201718min

An interview with Kelley Baumgartner an adoptee who found her birthmother via a public social media poster search. You've likely seen her facebook post where she held up a poster with personal details...

3 Feb 201754min

A bonus episode featuring Lesli A. Johnson, MFT where we speak about surviving the holidays as an adoptee. Lesli coaches us through some situations where we may feel triggered, and shares some practic...

16 Des 201614min

Carrie Cahill Mulligan and Haley Radke chat about some themes they've seen throughout the season one interviews, a peek behind-the-scenes and plans for season two. Haley Radke shares an in-depth view ...

18 Nov 20161h 19min

An interview with Davis Peticolas who shares his story about coming out of the adoption fog when he was fifty years old. Davis outlines some of his deeply personal struggles that can be traced back to...

4 Nov 201643min