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Unearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 51 - Jeanette Yoffe, M.A, M.F.TJeanette has been an adoption therapist and foster care therapist in Los Angeles for over 20 years. She has worked also as a keynote speaker, training developer, associate therapist supervisor, foster care social worker, and is the clinical director of Yoffe Therapy Inc. She has trained social workers and therapists in trauma-informed practice for the Los Angeles County Child and Family Services and the Los Angeles Department of Mental Health. She also holds training for parents, social workers, and therapists on topics related to adoption and foster care challenges, parenting, the impact of pre-adoption trauma, grief/loss, open adoption, open f...2024-09-2941 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 50 - Rich Uhrlaub (Part Two)There really isn't much Rich Uhrlaub can't or won't do for the adoption community. He is truly dedicated to the adoptee community - politically, socially, musically, poetically, and spiritually. You can find Rich: Here (For the Records): https://www.ftrmusical.com Here (Adoption Search Resource Collection): https://www.asrconline.org/board-bios2024-09-2321 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 50 - Rich Uhrlaub (Part One)There really isn't much Rich Uhrlaub can't or won't do for the adoption community. He is truly dedicated to the adoptee community - politically, socially, musically, poetically, and spiritually. You can find Rich: Here (For the Records): https://www.ftrmusical.com Here (Adoption Search Resource Collection): https://www.asrconline.org/board-bios 2024-09-2321 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 49 - Joy Conway on Owning Your Adoption StoryJoin us as Joy Conway shares her adoption story. Joy emphasized the importance of being confident in your journey, the importance of setting boundaries, and the healing that can come from creative processes. You can find Joy on YouTube Follow us on Instagram @unearthingadoption E-mail us! unearthingadoption@gmail.com 2024-08-1434 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 48 - Nadya Ierna, Adoption Story and Senior ProjectNadya Ierna hopped on the podcast to talk to us today about her adoption story and her senior project and presentation. 2024-07-3127 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 47 - Lauren and Glenna RecapLauren and Glenna discuss our last two episodes, and, what is to come! Find us on IG @unearthingadoption E-mail us! unearthingadoption@gmail.com2024-07-1716 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 46 - Ferera Swan "Ferera Swan is a recording artist, songwriter, composer, pianist, violinist, and GRAMMY voting member of The Recording Academy. Today, the Austin, Texas-based cinematic-pop artist is boldly emerging from a transformative time of reclamation. Classically trained with the Suzuki Method, Ferera began piano lessons at age 3, violin at age 6, and began writing pieces for piano by age 10. By age 16, she composed her first cinematic score titled “Serenity”, which was premiered by four high school orchestras and piano after winning a district festival composition contest her senior year. Working out of her home studio in Austin, Texas to date...2024-06-1931 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 45 - Internal Family Systems, LCSW Kathy Mackechney"Long before I became a therapist, I was adopted. My parents had two biological sons and were unable to have a third child and wanted a girl, so they adopted me. Even before then, though, I was relinquished. I make the distinction between relinquishment and adoption, because those are two separate events, and I believe the root of many “adoption issues" lies with relinquishment and the experience of having been separated from one’s original parents, especially one’s first mom/birthmom. I was relinquished at birth, placed in foster care and then placed with my adoptive family when I was...2024-06-0531 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 44 - Adoption Unfiltered Book DiscussionAdoption Unfiltered is presented by adoptee Sara Easterly, birth parent Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard, and adoptive parent Lori Holden. Collectively, we bring 75 years of lived experience relating to adoption, and we span the Millennial, Gen X, and Baby Boomer generations. We understand the history, challenges, and trends experienced by people living in adoption and the broader adoption constellation, and we are recognized throughout the adoption community as thought leaders, influencers, and bridge-builders. Sara Easterly is an award-winning author of books and essays. Her memoir, Searching for Mom, won a gold medal in the Illumination Book Awards, among severa...2024-04-0444 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 43 - Eileen SkahillLena (Eileen) Skahill is an adjunct professor of Sociology at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. She has been teaching courses in Adoption and Family Studies and Environmental Sociology which are available to students in the School of Social Work, Women’s and Ethnic Studies and The Humanities departments.  Lena is also adoptee (1966) and engaged in reunion with both of her first families. She has volunteered in varying capacities with adoption non-profits over the last decade and dedicated her academic career toward the pursuit of teaching and sharing the unique lived experiences of all members of the adoption constellation. ...2024-03-1851 minAdoption: The Long ViewAdoption: The Long View502: Allowing the Full Range of Adoptee EmotionsInfo on ep502 of Adoption: The Long View podcast with guests Lauren Fishbein (therapist) and Glenna Boggs (music educator), both, adoptees.2024-03-0137 minAdoption: The Long View PodcastAdoption: The Long View Podcast502: Allowing the Full Range of Adoptee EmotionsMy guests Lauren Fishbein (adoptee and play therapist) and Glenna Boggs (adoptee and music educator) share their lived experience about giving space for the full range of adoptee emotions.2024-03-0137 minAdoption: The Long View PodcastAdoption: The Long View Podcast502: Allowing the Full Range of Adoptee EmotionsMy guests Lauren Fishbein (adoptee and play therapist) and Glenna Boggs (adoptee and music educator) share their lived experience about giving space for the full range of adoptee emotions.2024-03-0137 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEp. 42 - Fitting InFollow us on Instagram @unearthingadoption E-mail us: unearthingadoption@gmail.com2024-02-0826 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEp. 41 - Paul Kimball, Author of "We Are All Human Beings.""Paul Kimball, a biracial adoptee, explores his own abandonment issues as he searches, and eventually reunites with his birth parents. After a seemingly joyous reunion, his birth mother, a Caucasian professional cellist, rejects him. This causes him to seek out his Armenian birth father, who along with his extended family, accepts him as one of their own.  Paul's birthparents met at the Hollywood Methodist Church in 1961. Vahe had immigrated from Iraq to California, while Wendy gave cello concerts throughout the United States. After Wendy became pregnant, they decided to have an abortion in Mexico, and upon arrival, c...2024-01-251h 02Unearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 40 - First Episode of the New Year!Happy 2024! On this episode of Unearthing Adoption, Lauren and Glenna discuss New Year's Resolutions and trends amongst adoptees. We are so thrilled to have you all join us in 2024. Lots of exciting things happening this year so stay tuned! Interested in being on the show? Know someone who is? E-mail us! UnearthingAdoption@gmail.com Find us on Instagram @unearthingadoption2024-01-1128 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 39 - Let's Reflect...Thank you all for such an amazing year. We can't wait for the next one! Letitia Smith from White Light Exposure: https://www.whitelightexposure.com/ Our NEW e-mail: unearthingadoption@gmail.com Instagram @unearthingadoption2024-01-0423 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 38 - When You See a Lonely GooseFollow us on Instagram! @unearthingadoption Adoption Unfiltered: https://adoptionunfiltered.com/ 2024-01-0429 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 37 - Rebranding!Welcome to UNEARTHING ADOPTION: Normalizing Positive Perspectives. Since launching our podcast in March of 2021, we have recognized a shift in our mindset and philosophy as adoptees and adoptee educators. This episode explains our reasoning and thoughts behind our rebrand. 2023-10-1917 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 36 - Part III, Lauren Fishbein's Trip to ChileInstagram @tough.love.podcast Email tough.love.stories@gmail.com2023-10-0136 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 35 - Part II, Lauren Fishbein's Trip to ChileContact us: tough.love.stories@gmail.com Follow us on IG @tough.love.podcast 2023-07-0932 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 34 - Part I, Lauren Fishbein's Trip to Chile"Hi there, my name is Lauren Fishbein and I am the founder of LiLuna Coaching. I am a graduate of Naropa University and earned my master’s degree in Mindfulness Based Transpersonal Counseling. I believe in the deep transformation that comes from peeling back all the layers and finding the origin of your imprinted traumas. These traumas affect you in each moment of life, whether you are conscious of it or not! For the first 24 years of my life I lived on auto-pilot, completely disconnected from my mind, body and spirit. I had no conscious awareness that I...2023-06-2230 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 33 - Exploring Identity with Alisha Kwon HammettJoin us for a conversation on identity with the inspiring Alisha Kwon Hammett. Alisha reminds us how crucial it is to remain diligent in our self-love and self-worth journey, and highlights the importance of compassion in relation to adoption.2023-06-1540 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 32 - "Love Means Leaving," Laura X. WilliamsLaura X. Williams is a Licensed Addiction Counselor and Relational Psychotherapist in the Denver area. 2023-05-1329 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 31 - Beth Syverson, "Unraveling Adoption."Beth Syverson is an adoptive mom, wife, musician, and as of 2021 a podcaster, activist, and public speaker. Since 2019, her son Joey has struggled with addiction to substances plus serious mental health issues. For the first year of that roller coaster ride, she and Joey were both derailed. Beth tried to “fix” Joey, and her Supermom cape was tied on tight. But when nothing worked to “fix” him, she sought help for herself, which improved her own life and also her relationship to her wife Jan and to Joey. She and Joey created Safe Home Podcast in Augus...2023-03-1730 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 30 - Sophie Schauermann, MSW, LCSWhttps://www.rootedrhythm.com   "In my therapy practice, I specialize in helping children, young women, and parents shift limiting patterns so that they can step into the truth of who they are. My approach combines the art of attuned listening with the science of understanding nervous system patterns to help you develop a deeper relationship with yourself and others so you can show up in your life with more confidence and ease!   I have 10 years of experience in working with children and families. My previous experience includes in-home, school based, and outpatient individual and family th...2023-02-0627 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 29 - Pam Sweetser, Executive Director of Heritage Camps for Adoptive Families"Pam and her husband Dan are the adoptive parents of two children, a daughter who was born in Korea in 1986 and a son who was born in India in 1989. Her children catapulted Pam into life and career interests she never imagined. Pam’s position as Executive Director has evolved over the past 20 years as she was a volunteer Executive Director for the first 7 years, then the only part-​time paid staff person, then a full-​time paid position, and finally to overseeing with the Board of Directors the addition of two more part-​time paid staff. Pam and Heritage Camps fo...2023-02-0630 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 28 - Yoselin Corrales, Director of Operations and Programming for Heritage Camps for Adoptive FamiliesYoselin is an adult adoptee from Honduras, and first attended Latin American Heritage Camp as a camper back in the 90s. Over the course of 17 years, she has served as a Counselor, Coordinator, Presenter, and Director at LAHC, and has also assisted with coordinating Adult Adoptee Meet-Up Events. Yoselin comes to HCAF after studying Psychology in her undergrad, and working predominantly in workforce development, services for those experiencing homeless, and residential and community mental health for the last nine years. Despite the change in industry, Yoselin is passionate about advocacy, and educating communities on expanding cultural empathy and awareness, in...2022-12-2934 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 27 - Gina Huemann, Author of "Love Never Quits.""Gina Heumann is a true Renaissance woman: wife, mother, architect, designer, instructor, author, speaker, and adoption advocate. She and her husband, Aaron, adopted Landrey in 2001 from Guatemala and then went back for Maddox three years later. Gina’s love of learning and dedication as a mother inspired her research of different treatments and therapies that eventually led to this inspirational success story about conquering Reactive Attachment Disorder. ​Gina is an accomplished speaker who covers the subjects of adoption, reactive attachment disorder, children's mental health, PTSD, infertility, and parenting. She is available for keynote speaking, workshops, or to atte...2022-09-1933 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 26 - Adoptees in Relationships, Couples Edition!Join us for an in-depth conversation between two couples as they discuss adoption and relationships.  Contact us: tough.love.stories@gmail.com Find us on Instagram @tough.love.podcast2022-09-1937 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 25 - Cosima Octavia Adoption ExperienceTrigger Warning: Suicide, Self-Harm, Abuse, Drug Use This is a very difficult but important episode with Cosima Octavia who shares their adoption experience with us. Please don't hesitate to reach out to us or someone you know for support.2022-07-3033 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 24 - Beth Carter: Adoption Story, Neurobiology of Attachment, Nature vs. Nurture, & RelationshipsDr. Kristin Neff: https://self-compassion.org   Interested in being on the show? Know someone who might be interested? Email us: tough.love.stories@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram! @tough.love.podcast 2022-07-0738 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 23 - Dr. Elizabeth Suter (University of Denver)Elizabeth A. Suter (Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) is a Professor in the Department of Communication Studies and Affiliated Faculty in the Gender and Women's Studies Program at the University of Denver. She identifies as a feminist, social-justice-oriented interpersonal and family communication scholar. She views the family as a politicized institution animated by the broader discursive, material, and political environment. Primary contexts of study include transracial, international adoption and lesbian co-motherhood. Recently she developed the Critical Interpersonal and Family Communication (CIFC) heuristic, calling for the centering of power, praxis, and reflexivity in contemporary studies of relationships and...2022-06-2139 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 22 - Jordan Martin-Collins; Adoption Story, Attachment Theory, and Therapy!Jordan Martin-Collins joins us today to share her adoption story, and also her wealth of knowledge surrounding attachment theory. Jordan is the current Marketing and Media Lead @adoptee.council. For more information about the Adoptee Leadership Council, visit their Instagram @adoptee.council Thank you so much for coming on, Jordan! Find us on Instagram @tough.love.podcast Contact us: tough.love.stories@gmail.com2022-06-0534 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 21 - Alisha Stickney on "Midnight in the Orange Grove" and her Adoption Experience"Midnight in the Orange Grove": https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12842806/     Interested in being on the show? Know someone who might be? Send us an email: tough.love.stories@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram! @tough.love.stories2022-05-3023 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 20 - "Adoption Myth-Busters" Ashley Mills InterviewTrigger Warning: Death Contact Ashley for a FREE 30min consultation when you mention the TL Podcast: holdingthehope09@gmail.com Interested in being on the show? Know someone who might be? Email us: tough.love.stories@gmail.com Find us on Instagram! @tough.love.podcast2022-05-1633 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 20 - Adoption Myth-busters: Interview with Ashley MillsTrigger Warning: Death, WeaponsContact Ashley: holdingthehope09@gmail.comInterested in being on the show? Know someone who might be? Send us an email: tough.love.stories@gmail.comFollow us on Instagram! @tough.love.podcast2022-05-1233 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 19 - "A Weird Kind of Lonely." Interview with Carlos Cady-ReheisInterested in being on the show? Know someone who might be? Send us an email: tough.love.stories@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram! @tough.love.podcast2022-05-1127 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 18 - "Just be YOU!" Interview with Julie WolfrumJoin us for a vulnerable conversation with Julie Wolfrum. Julie spoke to us about relationships, dance, the importance of community, and the power of developing self-love.  Email us: tough.love.stories@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram! @ tough.love.podcast2022-04-0834 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 17 - A Discussion About Self-CareAtomic Habits: https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits   Grit, The Power of Passion and Perseverance: https://angeladuckworth.com/grit-book/   Follow us on Instagram @tough.love.podcast Email us: tough.love.stories@gmail.com2022-03-0917 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 16 - The Power of Individual Expression: Katelyn Treviño, Founder and CEO of Uni Co.https://www.unicocollection.shop   "Being adopted from South Korea to a Hispanic dad, white mom, and brother who was biologically theirs, I always felt like an outsider. Growing up, I felt like I didn't 'fit in' anywhere and I had a hard time finding and understanding my place in the world. But once I realized that being unique is powerful, I embraced my story and grew to love being different. Eventually I was able to see that regardless of what skin color a person has, everyone has a unique story, and that is actually what makes us a...2022-03-0228 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 15 - "Do you go by Something Else?" Narmada Morris on Name ChoiceNarmada Morris joins the Tough Love Team for a discussion on adoptee name journeys and the importance of choice.  Interested in being on the show? Send us an email: tough.love.stories@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram! @tough.love.podcast2022-02-1026 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 14 - Coping StrategiesWelcome back to the Tough Love Podcast. In today's episode, we discuss different types of coping strategies (both healthy and unhealthy), and brainstorm ways to develop healthy coping strategies.  Book Recommendation: The Body Keeps Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, by Bessel von der Kolk  Interested in being on the show? Know someone who might be? Have an episode topic idea? Send us an email: tough.love.stories@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram! @tough.love.podcast 2022-01-1419 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 13 - Holidays and TraumaHolidays can be a mix of emotions, stress, and anxiety. Many different factors come into play with adoptees and the holiday season, join us today while we discuss the difficulty that comes with being adopted and the holiday season. For our listeners, please feel free to reach out if you need someone to talk to during these times. Our team here at the Tough Love Podcast wants to recognize the current state of the world right now, and is extending a listening ear to anyone who might need it.  Interested in being on the show? K...2022-01-0515 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 12 - Work it: Being Adopted and Workplace EnvironmentsDifficult conversations can arise anywhere, even at work. Join us while we discuss how different workplace environments can affect us either positively or negatively as adoptees. We are looking for topics and potential interviewees! Please, please, please, if you have any ideas or know of anyone who would like to be on the show, send us an email at tough.love.stories@gmail.com or reach out on our Instagram @tough.love.podcast. Thank you!2021-12-1619 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 11 - Saying Goodbye; Reflections on AbandonmentTrigger Warning: Death  Why are goodbyes so hard for adopted people?  Join us this week as we discuss how abandonment, and our wounds surrounding abandonment, come up in our lives.  Interested in being on the show? Send us an email: tough.love.stories@gmail.com  Follow us on Instagram! @tough.love.podcast2021-11-1729 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 10 - Tough TransitionsWelcome back! We all had very busy and challenging summers, and we wanted to update you all during this episode. We apologize for the hiatus, but we're back to interviews, conversations, and connections. Thank you all so much! Interested in being on the show? Know someone who might be? Email us: tough.love.stories@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram! @tough.love.podcast2021-10-2215 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 9 - Living with the Unknown, Lauren Fishbein Interviews Laura May"My name is Laura May. I was adopted when I was an infant and have had an incredible life with my family. I met Lauren in high school and we became fast friends. Her family also took me in as one of their own, as I was a boarding student at our school and Lauren was a day student. You could say I was adopted twice, once by my family and once by Lauren's. I am a proud adoptee. I am excited to share my story of having my own biological daughters and them being the first biological family...2021-07-1329 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 8 - Disordered Eating: Interview with Narmada MorrisTrigger Warning: Disordered Eating Welcome back, Tough Love Family! For this episode, Lauren and Deontae spoke to Narmada Morris, an international/transracial adoptee, about disordered eating and how it plays a part in many adoptees' stories.  More about Narmada... "My name is Narmada Morris. I was adopted when I was 2 from India and grew up in Colorado with my mom. I Began attending Heritage Camps for Adoptive Families when I was 5 and it was amazing growing up around adoptees, I began volunteering for HCAF as an adult and am proud to be a b...2021-06-2235 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 7 - Truth is Louder: The Adoption Suicide Crisis, Interview with Moses FarrowTrigger Warning: Suicide Adoptees are 4X more likely to attempt suicide than non-adoptees. An ACE (Adverse Childhood Experience) score of 4 or more puts you more at risk of attempting suicide by 1220%. The number of attempted suicides in 2019 was 1.8 million.  -- Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255 Talkspace: https://www.talkspace.com QPR Institute Training: https://qprinstitute.com/individual-training   Adverse Childhood Experiences: https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/index.html   Dr. Nadine Hood, TedTalk on Adverse Childhood Experiences: https://www.ted.com/talks/nadine_burke_harris_how...2021-06-0444 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 6 - In or Out of the Adoption Fog, Interview with Natalie BoggsWelcome back, Tough Love Community! I interviewed my identical twin sister, Natalie, who I was adopted with from Russia in 1999. We spoke about our differences and similarities regarding life, processing, healing, and of course adoption. Being identical twin sister and coming from closed adoptions has impacted us both in many different ways, and we hope that this episode sheds some light on the importance of individual personal development.  Interested in being on the show? Know someone who might be? Send us an email: tough.love.stories@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram! @tough.love.podcast2021-05-2020 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 5 - Katie Barry on AbandonmentWelcome back, Tough Love Community! In this episode, we welcome our first guest to the podcast.  Katie Barry (she/her) is a domestic adoptee born, raised, and living in Denver, Colorado. She's an Estate Planning and Probate paralegal. She's passionate about adventure, self-exploration, writing, children, all things adoption-related, and her 15 year old cat, Carl.  Katie shared her experiences and thoughts surrounding abandonment, and we talked about the importance of finding community.  Interested on being in the show? Know someone who might be? Send us an email: tough.love.stories@gmail.com Fin...2021-05-0830 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 4 - Biological RelationshipsWelcome back, Tough Love Community! In this episode, Lauren and Deontae share their experiences regarding their relationships with their biological families.  Interested in being on the show? Know someone who might be? Send us an email: tough.love.stories@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram! @tough.love.podcast2021-04-2224 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 3 - Lauren Fishbein on Implicit MemoryWelcome back to Tough Love! Our very own Lauren Fishbein talked to us about implicit memory and the range of impacts it has on adoptees.  Raise the Future: https://www.raisethefuture.org/   Interested in being on the show? Know someone who might be interested? Send us an email: tough.love.stories@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram! @tough.love.podcast  2021-04-1828 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 2 - SchoolWelcome back, Tough Love Community! In today's episode, we cover our feelings and experiences with all things school-related, from grades, friends, teachers, and tests.  Find us on Instagram! @tough.love.podcast Interested in being on the podcast? Know someone who might be? Send us an email - tough.love.stories@gmail.com  2021-03-2831 minUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesUnearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive PerspectivesEpisode 1 - Introduction to Tough Love and Meet the Hosts!Hello everyone, we are so excited to share the first episode of the Tough Love Podcast with you! In this episode, we explain how we met, how we conceptualized the podcast, and share our journeys with adoption so far.   Find us on Instagram! Share your story! @tough.love.podcast  Interested in being on the podcast? Know someone who might be interested? Send us an email - tough.love.stories@gmail.com 2021-03-1515 min