Beth hears the story of Stan DeWitt, an adult adoptee who has recently been reunited with his birth family. Stan looks back on his adolescence and talks about how adoption has affected his life. This is a happy story full of love, self-awareness, acceptance, and coincidences that are almost too wild to believe.
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Stan DeWitt’s website: https://www.standewitt.com/
Stan’s blog: https://acustatic.blogspot.com/2021/10/schrodingers-son.html?fbclid=IwAR3yPn0T1lXoZioTaBrWMQ_IlRuFdLeZ3GIB51hDRxyNP8UbGZ4GnM7OL0w
Schrödinger's cat explanation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schr%C3%B6dinger%27s_cat
Stan’s rock opera: https://www.amazon.com/Silver-Bullet-Opera-Sound-Ministry/dp/B06XTC52TX
Long Beach Youth Chorus: https://www.longbeachyouthchorus.org/
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Safe Home is created by Joseph Nakao and his moms Beth Syverson and Jan Mabie
Music written and performed by Joseph Nakao
Cover art by Joseph Nakao, photo by Beth Syverson, with design help from Nina Smith
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RESOURCES:
Heather Ross - Life Coaching for Parents of Addicted Teens: https://heatherrosscoaching.com/
Miguel Rosell - Guided Core Integration: https://miguelrosell.com/
Find a Tele-Therapist: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/online-counseling
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TIME STAMPS:
2:12 Introducing Stan DeWitt, adult adoptee
2:38 Stan’s adoption story
4:45 Teen and young adult years
8:01 Stan’s adoptive parents pass away, start of birth family search
10:35 Finding Stan’s birthmother
13:20 DNA tests
18:54 Finding Stan’s birthfather
21:27 The things that helped make reunion possible for Stan
24:12 The need for grounding
27:00 Stan’s advice for adopted people
27:26 Learning to use boundaries
28:28 Intergenerational trauma
31:08 Stan is childless - a connection?
34:00 Schrödinger's son
36:30 How to connect with Stan and his work
