
A Day In The Life At The Empowered Adoptee Retreat and Q&A
Laurie, Jolie, and Claire answer all your questions about The Empowered Adoptee Retreat in this Q&A session. A little backstory about the retreat, we intentionally curated a unique experience for Kor...
9 Sep 202423min

Sooki Jalali's Journey From Orphanage to Empowerment
Sooki Jalali was part of the first wave of Korean adoptees and grew up in her orphanage as a “house mother” from age 5 until approximately 12 or 14 yrs old, when she was adopted to a single mother and...
2 Sep 202452min

Intersectional Identity and The Big 8: A Panel Discussion With Jolie, Laurie, and Claire
In this episode of the podcast, Jolie Wermter joins Laurie and Claire for a panel discussion on Intersectional Identity, which will be a topic of one of the workshops at our upcoming KAD retreat - The...
26 Aug 202434min

Ji Young: On What It Takes To Live in Seoul As A Differently Abled Korean Adoptee
In this episode, we sit down with Ji Young, a Korean adoptee who has been living in Seoul for five years and she shares how her unique experiences has led her to incredible strength, resiliency, inner...
19 Aug 20241h 7min

The Empowered Adoptee Retreat Live Updates With Laurie, Claire, and Jolie
Join Laurie, Claire, and Jolie while we share exciting live updates about our upcoming Empowered Adoptee Retreat! The Empowered Adoptee Retreat is a transformative journey for Korean Adoptees of all ...
12 Aug 202420min

KADs Navigating IBPOC Communities and Spaces: An Interview With DeLa Dos
DeLa Dos is a Korean adoptee from Washington, D.C. who works in DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion). Join us as DeLa shares their story of growing up Asian in a predominantly Black neighborhood in ...
5 Aug 20241h 3min

New Directions: Laurie and Claire Share Podcast Updates and Upcoming Events
In this episode of the podcast, Laurie and Claire share podcast updates and exciting upcoming events. Claire is currently in Seoul, and the Dream Team will be livestreaming from The Empowered Adopt...
29 Juli 202431min

Healing Through Somatic Movement: An Interview With Mihyun Lee
In this episode of the podcast, we sit down with Mihyun Lee, a Somatic Movement Therapist who works with Korean adoptees on their healing journeys. She uses somatic movement to help her clients tap in...
22 Juli 202449min



















