Parhaat Adoptees Podcastit (2024)

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Episode 74. Tara Nolan: Adoptees Born in China Podcast & The Chinese adoption laws 1:15:22

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Today I sit with Tara Nolan who is the co-hosts of the podcast (ABC) Adoptees Born in China show, where adoptees from China can listen to and share their adoption stories. This is a deeply thought provoking conversation around the Chinese laws to abolish international adoption and the emotional outcry of the Chinese adoptees who are the last adopte…

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Wounded or unwoundable? 24:29

6d ago24:29

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Nancy Verrier (the Primal Wound) says the adoptee's self is wounded. Richard Schwartz (No Bad Parts) says the Self is unwoundable. Do you see a clash? Who do you think is right? Here's the post: https://www.facebook.com/simonjbenn/posts/pfbid02vxmVkxqjJAh1FtkcQzaaSKSZ2pykMQf8Js4HEmjTcBiUiWvnexzjZpc1m59uxXiMl More on Richard Schwartz https://ifs-ins…

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Shelby Redfield Kilgore 59:06

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292 | Shelby Redfield Kilgore Shelby Redfield Kilgore is a Korean adoptee and filmmaker. You can watch her documentaries and videos on YouTube alongside 800,000 other folks who’ve already had the pleasure. We talk about Shelby’s passion for sharing adoptee stories and how that shifted in tone over the years. We also talk about her health struggles …

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Ep. 73 Ryan Jafar Artes: Afrofuturism and how to be walking poetry 1:08:54

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Today I have the pleasure of chatting with Ryan Jafar Artes, the host of adoptee Open Mic Tuesday zoom events and an award winning poet. We discuss: The act of Reparenting ourselves And how through the clear lens of sobriety, Ryan chose the community that poured into him. We touch on the imperative of supporting younger generations of adoptees, Afr…

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Ep 72. SOLO: Election, Estrangement, Project 2025 & Now what? 29:25

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Hi friends, It's been a ruthless week but I'm here for you. Today I dive into the 5 things I've learned the past year on hiatus. Please note that I speak about my suicide ideations, mental health as well as mention the convictions of our president elect. I'll leave you with some nuggets of hope though. Sending you grace. Support the show CONNECT WI…

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Well Being With Jim Clifford 1:01:04

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Looking for health, happiness and success as you define it? Listen in as Jim dives deep into mental, emotional and relational wellbeing. I loved this and I learned lots from it. Jim and I hope you do too. Connect with Jim at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-clifford-obe-frsa/ Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists…

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The Rhythmn Of Spirit With Mj Buck 50:07

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Does music lift your spirit? Is it an escape for you? It was for Mj as a chid. It is now. She also uses music with clients in therapy sessions. Listen in as we go deep on escaping, spirit, people pleasing, being accepted and much more.... Mj is a music therapist-board certified (MT-BC) and licensed clinical social worker. Find out more about MJ at …

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Ep. 71 Gretchen Sisson: Relinquished: The politics of Adoption and the privilege of American Motherhood 1:22:54

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Today I have the pleasure of chatting with Dr. Gretchen Sisson about her critically acclaimed book "Relinquished: The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood." Gretchen is a sociologist with Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health at the University of California, San Francisco, where she studies adoption and abortion. W…

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Taming The Tiger Webinar Replay 1:00:36

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Trauma can seem like a terrifying predator stalking us... Our world is scary and dark. This podcast is fundamentally different because it brings lightness to this darkness. · So you can see a dramatically different, friendlier world. And when you see better, you do better for yourself and loved ones. · So you can forge a peaceful relationship with …

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Do Adoptees Want To Heal? With Dr Joyce Maguire Pavao 48:39

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Do adoptees want to heal? Is healing even possible? Listen in as Joyce and I explore rarely asked questions about trauma. Why? To catalyse fresh insights for you on trauma's impact. I learned lots of from this and hope you do too. Here's the link to Joyce's previous interviews: https://thriving-adoptees.simplecast.com/episodes/joyce https://thrivin…

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Understanding Ourselves With Sherrie Eldridge 1:00:15

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Thriving is about who we are as well as how we feel. Listen in as Sherrie and I go deep into identity and healing. Sherrie is a christian - and I'm not - so there's some different views and mutual respect. A particularly powerful episode. For well over two decades, Sherrie Eldridge has offered her unique voice within the adoption community, as an e…

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Freedom With Fiona Wells 1:01:45

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Has being adopted boxed you in? Do you want to feel free-er? Free? Listen in as Fiona shares her insights on what she's learning about freedom, seeing through imposter syndrome, shaking inadequacy off and more. Find out more about Fiona and her advocacy at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fiona-wells-patch-9064071a5/?originalSubdomain=uk https://www.ou…

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Finding Myself With Samantha Jane Brooks 1:16:01

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How clear are you on who you are? Identity can confuse the hell out of us. Listen in as Samantha dives deep into finding herself. It may help you on your journey to finding your trues self or living from authenticity. https://www.drsamanthabrooks.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/samantha-b-4763a94a/ https://x.com/DrSjBrooks Guests and the host are …

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Kae Wangare Leonard 52:03

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291 | Kae Wangare Leonard Today we welcome Kae Wangare Leonard to the show. Kae is a writer, athlete and artist, born and adopted in Kenya by white Americans. She shares some of her story with us, including what does home mean when you’ve lived in multiple countries. We discuss what it means to be an adoption abolitionist, and we have a little disa…

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Really thinking about what we value on new policy and a birthday solo 31:32

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To the first video episode and a birthday release! Watch here - It brings back the feeling of when I first started this show, scrappy and new. As a result of China’s policy regarding intercountry and international adoptions, it has brought a lot of feelings for many. In time with another year of being alive, it felt timely to share some thoughts an…

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Kristal Parke 1:04:47

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290 | Kristal Parke Today’s guest is filmmaker and fellow podcaster, and fellow Canadian, Kristal Parke! Kristal is the subject of the documentary, Because She’s Adopted. Today Kristal shares some of her story with us including her non-paternal realization, her road to sobriety, her visits back to the Opaskwayak Cree Nation in Manitoba, and meeting…

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Love, Happiness & Fulfilment With Ken DeStefano 57:42

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Who doesn't want a loving, happy and fulfilling life? Do I hear the HOW question? Listen in as Ken shares his learnings for catalyst ideas to help you along your journey. https://www.linkedin.com/in/kennethdestefano/ https://www.facebook.com/ken.destefano.1 https://www.amazon.com/Will-See-You-Again-Hearts/dp/B0C63YSMWH Guests and the host are not (…

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Ep. 70 Adoptees are the heroes of their own stories (Bonus episode) 1:12:21

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I was a guest on the podcast Adoption: The Long View, hosted by Lori Holden. In this episode I am interviewed by Lori who asks the vital question "How can adoptees be the hero of their own stories?" Because that is what I believe we should be. Lori is one of the co-writers for the book, "Adoption Unfiltered: Revelations by Adoptees, Birth parents, …

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Bruce Porth Part 2 42:08

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289 | Bruce Porth Part 2 Today is part two of a two-part episode that we began last week, with our friend Bruce Porth. Today we talk a little more about reunion and what it looks like when someone is being dishonest with you, and also about using breathwork and psychedelics as healing modalities. Have you ever met one of those people that when they…

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Lightening The Load With Craig Hyman 55:01

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Do you wish you were carrying less emotional baggage? Listen in as Craig shares the things that have helped and are helping lighten his load from meeting Nancy Verrier and Ram Dass and much, much more. Find out more about Craig at: https://www.facebook.com/insideoutadoption Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists a…

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Bruce Porth Part 1 39:15

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288 | Bruce Porth Part 1 We are so fortunate to hear from Bruce Porth today; he is one of those people that only speaks when he’s got something thoughtful and insightful to share, and today’s conversation is no exception. Bruce shares about his childhood, some difficult relationship circumstances, his path to uncovering the impact adoption and fami…

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Our Inherent Health Liam O Mahony 1:10:12

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What if there's an inherent health within us that drives us? A Self that's untouched by trauma? How would knowing that make a difference to how we feel about ourselves? Listen in as Liam dives into his experience to reveal a finding overflowing with hope. Liam O Mahony is an adoptee, an accredited Psychotherapist and Addiction Counsellor with over …

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Viscerally Whole With Elizabeth Barbour 1:06:27

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Have you felt separate? Alone? Elizabeth felt so separate that she thought she was an alien. So how did she get to that visceral feeling of wholeness? A deep dive into healing. Because that's where the gems are. Note from Elizabeth – I want to apologize for the incorrect usage of the phrase trauma bonding near the very end of the episode. I was loo…

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Healing All Our Parts With Kathy Mackechney 50:28

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Trauma sits frozen in time within the part of us that experienced the trauma. For those relinquished at birth it's newborn who's lost their mother. Parts work (also known as Internal Family Systems IFS) heals those parts. Our Self is untouched by trauma. Our Self heals our parts. It does that by accepting, loving and giving them the recognition tha…

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Reclaiming Our Wholeness Yael Dubin 54:56

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Does healing seem like a journey to you? A long, arduous trip. What if wholeness were closer? Something we can see and feel sooner? Listen in as Yael and dive deep into revealing and reclaiming our wholeness. Here's a bit about Yael: "My personal experience as a bisexual Jewish woman, a practitioner of Mussar, an adoptee, a divorcee, a “bonus mom” …

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Ande Stanley 59:30

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287 | Ande Stanley On today’s show we’re welcoming Ande Stanley, creator and host of the podcast, The Adoption Files. Ande is a late discovery adoptee, only finding out accidentally when they were in their thirties. We talk about how that happened, and the reactions of adoptive family members to Ande finally being in on the secret everyone knew but…

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Healing Evolution With Guest Host Jude Hung 57:34

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How's your healing evolving? Are we ever whole? Listen in as guest host Jude flips the script on me. Her questions on healing were great! They're well worth you asking yourself. Do my answers bring you an insight or two? There's only one way for you to find out... I was adopted at 5 weeks old and told so young I don’t ever remember not knowing. I d…

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Growth & Change With Corie Skolnik 1:17:30

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We only have to heal if we've been sick or damaged. But what if this perspective is off? Listen in as therapist and teacher Corie shares a fresh perspective on growth and change. Find out more about Corie and her book at: https://www.facebook.com/corieskolnick https://corieskolnick.com/orfan/ Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed …

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From Anger To Peace With Quinn Wolverton 1:04:32

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Our anger can be explosive, scaring ourselves as well as others. It's often a central part of our trauma as well as coming out of the fog. So how do we find peace? Where do we find peace? Listen in as Quinn shares his insights on finding peace. https://novacatfilms.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/quinn-wolverton-4285662b2/ https://www.instagram.co…

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Superpowered With Stephanie Flores-Koulish 59:52

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Changing the narrative requires changing the narrators. What narrative would empower you? What if being adopted has given you superpowers? How would that perspective power you? Listen in as Stephanie shares her thoughts about becoming superpowered and other healing insights. More about Stephanie at: https://www.loyola.edu/school-education/academics…

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The Gift Of Trauma With Tim Perdion 1:00:57

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How do you see your trauma? Does it scare you? Has the lead to you pushing it away? Suppressing it? Would a new relationship with trauma improve your life? Listen in as Tim shares key learnings on his journey to seeing trauma as a gift. Tim Perdion, born Thomas Griffin Demchak on March 1, 1969, was adopted shortly after birth. Despite growing up in…

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Turning Pain Into Purpose With Mallory Joest 53:28

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What have you done with your trauma? Turning the tough stuff you've been through into work to empower others is one of the most healing things we can do. Listen in as Mallory shares learnings from her life including what she discovered about herself adopting her daughter. We touch on empathy, ending self-judgement and more...powerful and insightful…

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What if? A SHORT episode with Simon 6:29

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Gabor Maté says that the feeling we are not good enough is actually a belief that we are not good enough. And that's important given so many of us feel less than. Do beliefs seem more bustable than trauma seems healable? Listen in as I explore belief busting, hope and more in this short episode. Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licens…

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Grace Newton, MSW 50:01

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286 | Grace Newton, MSW Today’s guest is Grace Newton, MSW, a Chinese adoptee, author of the prolific blog, Red Thread Broken, and one of the co-authors of the Adoptee Consciousness Model. We discuss the reasons for the rise and fall of international adoption from China, and how the critical adoption scholarship of Chinese adoptees is on the rise, …

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Lucky Bastard With Anthony Akerman 1:02:15

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What if time ISN'T the greatest healer? What is? Anthony lost a wife through divorce, his adoptive mother who died and his birth mother for the second time. All in one year. How did he cope? What did he learn? Listen in as he shares some of his greatest healings. And we go deep on the healing power of realisations. About his book Lucky Bastard When…

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Growth and Transformation for Adoptees Webinar Audio 1:01:03

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The need to heal the “Primal Wound” assumes we are wounded. It is important to remember that it's based on the perspective of adoptive mother Nancy Verrier, NOT an adoptee. It can leave us feeling: *stuck with the belief we cannot heal. *unsure of what to do next for the best. *pathologized for an event we had no choice in. *More and more adoptees …

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I took that documentary more as truth of my story than what it really was Haley 1:12:32

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Upon seeking more adoptees to speak with, Haley responded and was so kind to share about her last three years. Since we last spoke, Haley visited China, finished masters, and participated in a pageant where adoption was her focus. It was really nice to sit down and speak. If you would like to share your story please email adoptedbabiesfromchina@gma…

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Awe, Joy & More With Lena Skahill 1:07:41

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Would you like more joy and awe in your life? Who wouldn't? Listen in as Lena shares how nature brings out awe from within for moments that blow our minds (in a good way). And this is all backed up by the science of awe. Here are links to the science of awe https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jan/05/awe-by-dacher-keltner-review-the-transformativ…

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[Healing Series] The Seven Insights into Adoptee Attachment with Pam Cordano, MFT 56:57

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285 | [Healing Series] The Seven Insights into Adoptee Attachment with Pam Cordano, MFT Today’s episode is a special episode in our Healing Series, where I interview therapists who are also adoptees themselves, so they know from personal experience what it feels like to be an adoptee. We’re joined by Pam Cordano, MFT, talking all about the seven ch…

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The Role of Legal Advocacy in Family Reunification w/ Keshia Adeniyi 46:02

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Send us a text Keshia The child welfare system is waging war on Black families, and Keshia Adeniyi-Dorsey is on the front lines. In this episode, she shares her journey from foster child to family defender, exposing the racist roots of CPS and the urgent need for change. Keisha breaks down her tactics for protecting families during CPS investigatio…

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Trusting The Healing Process With Flik Dolby 43:51

5M ago43:51

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Flik believes she chose to be adopted. What???? Perhaps one of the most challenging things I've heard in over 500 episodes. Listen in and find out why she believes this. Ooodles of insight into grace, acceptance, peace, the mind body connection and more. We go deep. Where the great stuff is buried. Find out more about Flik: https://www.therebalance…

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Peace With Elle Klassen 55:30

5M ago55:30

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Does the term healing resonate with you? It doesn't for Canadian adoptee Elle. For her it's all about peace and feeling better. And being at peace with not knowing. Listen in as she shares how growing up with evangelical adoptive parents impacted her. And what's helped - and continues - to help her to peace. Here's Elle's bio from the Adoption The …

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