Once Upon A Time...In Adopteeland

Mar 04 2025 221 ep. 48 mins 15

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Through an audio drama, episodes of thought-provoking conversations and bonus recordings, the listening audience can learn some of the issues that the adoption community face from the perspective of the adoptee.

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221. Bonus: "A Tribute to Ricky; an Adoptee Ally"

Mar 04 2025 11 mins

This episode is dedicated and in tribute to Ricky Lamont Boone. August 7, 1962-January 2, 2025.Music by Corey Quinn

220. Dr. David McCarty-Caplan: "Adoption Consciousness and Education Through Research"

Mar 04 2025 56 mins

Dr. David McCarty-Caplan (PhD) is a researcher, educator, writer, and consultant whose professional experience focuses on issues of identity development, support of underserved populations, racial equity, and pursuit of social justice. David was born in Bogota, Colombia but adopted and raised in a white Jewish family in the United States. This lived experience has profoundly shaped

219. D. Yvonne Rivers: "F.O.G. and I.C.E."

Feb 25 2025 48 mins

D. Yvonne Rivers is a returning guest. She is the host of the Birth Moms Real Talk Podcast.Since 1988, D. Yvonne Rivers Aka Phoebe has been a champion of a cause, from business success, domestic violence, re-entry, and adoption community. One facet of this global business expert is an esteemed speaker, facilitator, and trainer across the globe on four continents.Another facet of th

218. Black History Month: "Powerful Words From Adoptees"

Feb 18 2025 133 mins

Reflecting on words from eleven prior adoptee guests for Black History Month"In order of appearance:Dr. Syb Brown, Isaac Etter, Maya Holmes, Sandria Washington, Dr. Jack Rocco, Kenneth Bonomo, Joi R. Fisher-Griffin, David Bynum, Dr. Patrice Martin, Iris Bryant and Dr. KE Katherin Garland.Thank you for your generous gift of sharing a part of your story on the show.Each adoptee has b

217. Dewi Sungai Marquis-Houston: "My Name Is Not Amy"

Feb 11 2025 47 mins

Dewi Sungai Marquis-Houston is a mixed-race Native Bornean (Ngaju Dayak, Banjarese, Sundanese, English) mother, wife, and filmmaker who was born in Indonesia, adopted as an infant by white American parents, renamed “Amy" (a name she has since rescinded to reclaim her birth name), and raised in the U.S. in white suburbia. Dewi's experiences as a transracial adoptee led her to a fi

216. Diego Vitelli: "Adoptee Identity, the Search for Answers and Sitting in True Authenticity."

Feb 04 2025 61 mins

Diego Vitelli is a dedicated adoptee-focused therapist, relationship expert, and advocate for racial diversity and LGBTQ+ inclusion. An international adoptee from Colombia, Diego was adopted at approximately five years old by an Irish-Italian family outside of Boston. His lived experience as an adoptee fuels his deep passion for amplifying adoptee voices and fostering spaces where

215. Paul Kimball: "We are all Human Beings; An Adoptee Ponders"

Jan 28 2025 77 mins

Paul Kimball is an active musician in Stockton California. He conducts Musicals, The Zion Chamber Orchestra and Pops Choir and recently retired after 36 years as a music teacher with the Lincoln Unified School District. He is French Horn player. As a baby, Paul lived in Foster Care after being relinquished by his first mother, a concert cellist, at 5 days old. He was adopted on his

214. Jennifer Hiltebeitel: "Trust Falling"

Jan 21 2025 54 mins

Jennifer Hiltebeitel (HILL-ta-bite-el) is a returning guest.Jennifer is an adopted person on a lifelong healing journey. She was adopted through the county foster care system in Pennsylvania in the early 70s and just obtained her original birth certificate in 2023. She met her biological mother at 17 and father at 21 before the internet existed and has ongoing relationshi

213. Astrid Castro: "Three Decades of Serving the Adoption Constellation"

Jan 14 2025 66 mins

Astrid Castro is a returning guest.Astrid is the founder and CEO of Adoption Mosaic, an adoptee-led, BIPOC woman-owned business that creates for and connects our adoption constellation community through adoptee-centered events, education courses, and consultations. For over three decades, Astrid has served the adoption constellation through a variety of innovative programing design

212. Sharon Butler-Obazee: "Growing Intentional Families Together (GIFT)"

Jan 07 2025 51 mins

Sharon Butler-Obazee, an adoptee, attended Cal State Hayward. She worked in human services and tenured with the insurance industry as a medical sales rep. After retirement, she became certified under the International Coaching Federation after attending Professional Christian Coaching before starting her coaching practice. Her handle on social media was @adoptionclarity,