176 - I'm Glad I Opened Pandora's Box
Shannon, from Hazel Green, Alabama, stood out from her adoptive family in looks and some personality traits. So there was a natural curiosity about her birth family. She assumed she'd be able to locat...
14 Mai 20221h 1min
174 - It Wasn't You
Larry, from Grand Rapids, Michigan, talks about his life as a transracial adoptee in a predominantly white community where many white parents adopted black children. In a desperate search for role mod...
30 Apr 202244min
173 - The Best Thing That's Ever Happened To Him
Julie, from Humboldt County, California, had a wonderful reunion with her birth mother and has learned how a woman operates, which has helped Julie managed some of her own feelings in their reunion. B...
23 Apr 20221h 1min
172 - I Died To Who I Had Been
After years of struggling to get along with her adoptive mother, who struggled as a World War II survivor, Danielle finally figured out the reasons for their differences. She's a late discovery adopte...
16 Apr 202252min
171 - Looking Like Him Might Be Too Much
Jonathan's admits adoption was always part of his story and he was never made to feel special or different. But after his adopted sister sought out her biological family for medical information, Jonat...
9 Apr 202236min
170 - Something Good From The Misery
Mike who called me from Berlin, Germany was born in St. Louis, Missouri. It's a place he ultimately fought hard to try to get away from because of its association with his adoptive family. After years...
2 Apr 202250min
169 - The Constellation In One Woman
Rebecca called me from outside of Richmond, Virginia. She has lived a life in adoption from the formation of her family, with her adoption to becoming a birth mother, dedicating her professional life...
26 Mar 20221h 18min
168 - A Vein Of Gratitude
When Lisa and I chatted, she was in a hotel in South Dakota, but she normally resides in Tennessee. She was in town for the momentous occasion of reuniting with her birth mother the next day. We agree...
26 Mar 202232min
