229 - So Many Blessings in the Darkness
Who Am I Really?20 Apr 2024

229 - So Many Blessings in the Darkness

Monica, from outside of Sacramento, California, shares her double story as an adoptee and a birth mother.

When Monica was a kid getting dumped by her adoptive mother sent her down a path of bad-girl attention seeking that, put her in dangerous situations.

In reunion she discovered her heritage is tied to native people of North America and that her instinct to search was well-timed because her passionate drive was matched by someone else very important to Monica who was looking for her too.

As an adoptee, Monica holds a unique perspective that helped her prepare for one of the most pivotal moments in her life.

Trigger warning: Around 20 minutes into the episode Monica discusses a violent act inflicted against her.

This is Monica's journey.

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