Shows
Adoption: The Making of Me. An Oral History of Adoptee StoriesStacie: For This Adoptee, the Longing Tugged at her HeartStacie is a Canadian born and an adoptee to same race and religion parents in 1991-1992. She is part of a mixed family of adopted and “home-made” siblings, all boys, and is the second oldest. She grew up mostly outdoors in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah. Traveling to Canada every summer fostered loving bonds with both of her grandmas and many cousins. Living further away from them, though, meant she had to create her group of “family” as she grew up. She’s maintained supportive friendships spanning over 25 years that have involved a lot of skiing, hiking, traveling, education, football g...
2024-03-1959 min
Adoption: The Making of Me. An Oral History of Adoptee StoriesKen: The Unknown Led to AnswersKen DeStefano is a domestic adoptee born in the late 1960's and raised in a caring and loving home. As an adoptee, he has had a largely happy life, but always wondered about the unknown. That curiosity led to a search for his birth mother and a reunification with her. His debut novel, "I Will See You Again...Hearts Will Sing," tells the story of two people whose past, present, and future lives are inexplicably linked.Update: We are not able to attend Chicago Foglift - to attend: Foglift Early Bird Link: C...
2024-03-1249 min
Adoption: The Making of Me. An Oral History of Adoptee StoriesVictoria: A Change in the Law Led to Search and ReunionVictoria Rich never expected to search for her biological family. Always curious about her origins, she did a photography project at the infant home where she was born but did not pursue any personal searching. Then she read The Girls Who Went Away and was struck that so many of the women interviewed said they thought about and worried about their babies all the time. She had grown up hearing the message that you should never look because it would be too painful to open up the old wounds for the birth mother. After about a decade of debating...
2024-03-051h 06
Confessions of a Freebird - Midlife, Divorce, Heal, and Date Differently with Somatic Experiencing, Empty Nest, Well-Being, HappinessWhat Is Being Adopted Like? The Struggles of Identity, Family and Acceptance with Sarah Reinhardt and Louise BrowneDid you know that between 1945 and 1973, four (4) million US mothers put their children up for adoption?As an adoptee and in honor of National Adoption Month, I wanted to bring light to the false narrative around adoption. Adoption is more than just a legal process; it's a life-altering journey that can deeply, influence our sense of identity, the way we perceive belonging, and how we connect or don't connect with others.These are issues I've struggled with and so have my two guests today, Sarah and Louise. Adoption is complex and there are ripple effects...
2023-11-0245 min