Melissa From Adoptee Thoughts

Welcome to the Colombian Influence Book Club! We are diving into chapter 9 of The Primal Wound: In the Best Interest of the Child, written by Nancy Verrier. Chapter 9 sparks the conversation surroundi...

2 Dec 20210s

Welcome to the Colombian Influence Book Club! We are diving into chapter 8 of the Primal Wound: Understanding the Adopted Child, written by Nancy Verrier. Chapter 8 sparks the conversation surrounding...

13 Sep 202145min

Welcome to the Colombian Influence Book Club! We are diving into chapter 7 of the Primal Wound: Understanding the Adopted Child, written by Nancy Verrier. Chapter 7 discusses the ways in which the pri...

17 Aug 202139min

Kate and her sister are both adoptees and September 2nd is an incredibly important day to their family, as she and her sister share it as their Arrival Day, just a few years apart. We discuss the fami...

30 Juli 202152min

In this incredible conversation with Daria Rottenberk, an I'm Adopted Ambassador, we discuss her journey to America, life in Russia, and her recent decision to make a trip home. There are so many impo...

16 Juli 20211h 12min

Welcome to the Colombian Influence Book Club! We are diving into chapter 6 of the Primal Wound: Understanding the Adopted Child, written by Nancy Verrier. Chapter 6 discusses the traumas experienced b...

1 Juli 202153min

Welcome to the Colombian Influence Book Club! We are diving into chapter 5 of the Primal Wound: Understanding the Adopted Child, written by Nancy Verrier. Chapter 5 discusses the traumas experienced b...

3 Juni 202139min

In tribute to Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we are joined by Brad Rutter for our interview today. Brad is an Asian-American, Korean, transracial adoptee who was raised in Wiscons...

20 Maj 20211h 15min