Adoptees On

Mother loss. Doesn't that say it all? We get the extraordinary honour of hearing from Stephanie Oyler, MSW, LSW and Amanda Transue-Woolston, MSS, LSW about the recent deaths that have impacted them in...

14 Aug 202037min

Today we welcome Julayne Lee, author of Not My White Savior. Julayne shares what drew her to visit Korea for the first time in her thirties and later how she spent three years there, working, travelin...

17 Juli 202055min

On the latest episode of Adoptees On, we bring you some critical information about thousands of adoptees who are shockingly without citizenship. You will hear Anissa Druesedow's powerful story of bein...

3 Juli 20201h 45min

Today we meet Abby Forero-Hilty, a Colombian adoptee now living in Canada. We talk about the importance of decolonization, the impact of finding yourself prior to searching for first family, and she s...

19 Juni 20201h 4min

I've been quiet as I've watched things unfold (we've been in the middle of moving during the pandemic, what timing). In searching for the perfect words to say, I'm obviously failing. So I'm trying to ...

12 Juni 20206min

Today we welcome Karri of The Invisible Threads Blog. Karri and I talk about reunion with biological parents and siblings, what her relationships really look like right now. We also talk about some pe...

29 Maj 202051min

Today we are talking with Sara Easterly about her memoir Searching for Mom. Sara shares how her relationship with her adoptive mother changed over the years, how adoption shaped her view of what mothe...

15 Maj 202049min

Janet Nordine, MS, LMFT is back on the podcast and we are talking about an issue I've heard about from many adoptees, especially during this unprecedented time. We talk about using food as a comfort, ...

1 Maj 202042min