274 - If Anything More Was Supposed To Happen, It Would've Happened
Lauren, from southwest England in the UK, grew up knowing she was adopted and was loyal to her family, but applying to university and thinking through her life made her want to trace her roots. When s...
29 Nov 202541min
273 - Allowing The Grief of Each Little Separation
Nicole, from outside London in the UK, grew up in Australia. As a teenager, Nicole struggled with her adoption, so after reaching out for help, her birth mother was found, but that caused challenges w...
22 Nov 202552min
272 - Both Amazing and Bittersweet
Greg, from Minneapolis, Minnesota, said when his son was born, he thought he could stroll into the D.C. adoption system to ask for his adoption records, but he learned there were significant barriers ...
15 Nov 202548min
271 - The Blessing of Hardship is Perspective
Christy, who called me from Utah, was deeply loved by her adoptive parents, who prayed she would be delivered to them. But throughout childhood, she was unable to shake the feeling of being abandoned...
8 Nov 20251h 16min
270 - Glimmers of Light The Little Girl In Me Needs
Neshia, from outside of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, said her birth mother lived the street life and exposed her children to the full dark side of the choices she was making back then. Neshia credits one...
1 Nov 20251h 33min
269 - It's Amazing How It All Fell Into Place
Today is a special double adoptee episode with Noreen and Adrian. They both live in Massachusetts, but they were together in New Hampshire to meet someone special in Noreen's search. Her adoptive moth...
25 Okt 202557min
268 - I've Gained Peace With Every Piece
Lori, from Missouri, said that growing up she wondered who her birth mother was, but it wasn’t until she received her original birth certificate that the gravity of her identity truly hit home.Incredi...
18 Okt 20251h 1min
267 -Things Worked Out The Way They Were Supposed To
Sharla, from West Texas, grew up never wanting to find her birth family. But in truth, she knows she was suppressing that feeling. After a DNA test, Sharla finally figured out she had made a paternal ...
11 Okt 20251h 10min
