When They Were Young: Amplifying Voices of Adoptees

Mar 01 2025 81 ep. 43 mins 15
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 What happens when the adoptee is centered as the hero in their own story? These are whole-hearted conversations with adoptees and adoption experts who are at the forefront of alchemizing adoption trauma into positive impact for you and the rest of the world. Each episode is designed to make you feel empowered, informed and fortified with a variety of methods, healing modalities and expert advice.
This is for the adoptee, parents, and the adoption-curious. 

  Society & Culture  Kids & Family  Education
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Ep. 80 Sara Easterly: Co-Author of Adoption Unfiltered & founder of Adoptee Voices

Mar 01 2025 36 mins  
Today we have an adoptee who was a guest on episode 50 where we discussed the dangers of calling adoption a blessing. Sara Easterly is an adoptee, essayist, and author of books that include Adoption Unfiltered: Revelations from Adoptees, Birth Parents, Adoptive Parents, and Allies, and award-winning spiritual memoir, Searching for Mom. She is the founder of Adoptee Voices, which su

Ep. 79 Rae "Adoptee Reclaimed" & 5 Tips For a Better Life

Feb 22 2025 42 mins  
Hi again! The idea of adoptees reclaiming themselves have perplexed certain people for awhile now. If you aren’t adopted or haven’t had an in-depth conversation with someone who is adopted you might wonder “What do they need to reclaim?” Today’s guest is Rae from Adoptee Reclaimed. Rae is trauma-informed and versed in child development, brain-body integration, and addicti

Ep. 78 Eunnuri Lee: The power of content creating & Operation Olive Branch

Jan 11 2025 55 mins  
Happy New Year! This conversation is a great inspiration for this next chapter. Eunnuri Lee is a Korean-American activist, visual artist, and adoptee who I stumbled across on Tik Tok. I was instantly intrigued by her multidimensional content, her whimsical makeup and Megan thee Stallion commentary. And the fact that she is an adoptee as well was sprinkles on the top. This conversat

Ep. 77 Shania Ives : The Dunbar Project & Family Preservation

Dec 21 2024 56 mins  
Hey there, love! Today we have Shania Ives as a guest! Shania is an adult adoptee from the UK, the Founding Director of The Dunbar Project, and a trainee integrative psychotherapist. Her mission is to create spaces for empowerment and growth within marginalized communities. Shania is the very first adoptee I’ve met whose adoptive parents strove to preserve Shania’s connection w

Ep. 76 Becca Flatt: An Expert on Estrangement & What is Forced Empathy

Dec 07 2024 80 mins  
Today I chat with Becca Flatt, who is a therapist and advocate specializing in adoption-related trauma, grief, and estrangement. A queer, Black, interracial biracial adoptee, she provides therapy exclusively for adoptees and consultations for both adoptees and adoptive parents. Becca facilitates an estrangement support group for adoptees with Adoption Mosaic and teaches an estrange

Ep. 75 SOLO 3 Things to help close out the year!

Nov 30 2024 19 mins  
Hey, loves! Today I give you three actionables (including a book) that will shift the way you react to people and the situations around you. As well as a tip to release expectations. The holiday season can be disappointing with unmet expectations, I think I know something that will help :) BOOK: Addicted to Drama by Dr. Scott Lyons Support the show CONNECT WITH HOST: @youngadoptee

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

Nov 23 2024 77 mins  
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 adoptees from that region of the world.

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

Nov 16 2024 68 mins  
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 ourselvesAnd 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, Afrofuturism and endofuturism that has

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

Nov 09 2024 29 mins  
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 WITH HOST: @youngadoptee @lantoines

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

Nov 02 2024 82 mins  
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. We discuss: -How national crisis cr