Adoptees On

By Haley RadkeSociety & Culture Personal Journals

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February 10, 2017 16 [Healing Series] Why Me?
Pamela Cordano, MFT addresses the question that many adoptees struggle with, "Why Me?". Pam shares that it's a natural, yet painful question for us to struggle with. We talk about how we can work on healing this feeling of shame and unworthiness.

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19 min
February 03, 2017 15 [S2 E1] Kelley - A Social Media Search
An interview with Kelley Baumgartner an adoptee who found her birthmother via a public social media poster search. You've likely seen her facebook post where she held up a poster with personal details in an attempt to be able to connect with her biological family. She shares about the effects this has had on her reunion, and about her relationship with her adoptive parents.

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55 min
December 16, 2016 14 [Healing Series] Surviving the Holidays
A bonus episode featuring Lesli A. Johnson, MFT where we speak about surviving the holidays as an adoptee. Lesli coaches us through some situations where we may feel triggered, and shares some practical steps we can take to practice mindfulness and self care.

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15 min
November 18, 2016 13 [S1 E13] Finale
Carrie Cahill Mulligan and Haley Radke chat about some themes they've seen throughout the season one interviews, a peek behind-the-scenes and plans for season two. Haley Radke shares an in-depth view of her first reunion story with her birth mother (which ends in secondary rejection) which starts around the 28 minute mark if you'd like to skip the chit-chat.

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1 hr 20 min
November 04, 2016 12 [S1 E12] Davis
An interview with Davis Peticolas who shares his story about coming out of the adoption fog when he was fifty years old. Davis outlines some of his deeply personal struggles that can be traced back to adoption trauma as the root cause.

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44 min
October 21, 2016 11 [S1 E11] Pamela
We talk with Pamela Karanova of Adoptee in Recovery, a fellow adoptee who'll be sharing her story with us. We talk about her search, a brief reunion, her struggle with alcohol addiction and recovery, and some surprising connections she's made with extended bio family members through DNA testing. We also discuss some issues about Christianity and adoption.

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1 hr 3 min
October 07, 2016 10 [S1 E10] Landric
An interview with Landric, an adoptee who was recently found by his natural mother. We discuss his relinquishment, feelings about reunion, becoming an oldest brother to four siblings, and a big lesson he's learned from his time in counselling.

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1 hr 6 min
September 23, 2016 9 [S1 E9] Liz Story
An interview with Liz Story who shares her journey of reunion with her birth mother, her gift of a kidney (!) to her maternal aunt, and her hesitation to connect with her birth father and how Twitter led Liz to explore an entirely new definition of what it means to be adopted.

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37 min
September 09, 2016 8 [S1 E8] Diane
An interview with Diane Wheaton, a fellow adoptee who is in reunion with her biological mother. We talk about letting go of the idealized picture of reunion and some hard truths about the seemingly permanent place of unsettledness and ambivalence Diane has come to.

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37 min
August 26, 2016 7 [S1 E7] Mary Anna King
An interview with Mary Anna King who shares her fascinating in-family adoption story. She describes her experiences of being adopted as an older child, and also her separation from (and subsequent reunions with) her other biological siblings. We also discuss common adoptee feelings of guilt and indebtedness.

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48 min

About Adoptees On

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The podcast where adoptees discuss the adoption experience. This is not the usual adoption talk. You will find real, raw, and deep feelings addressed in these interviews. No sugar-coating here! Come and laugh, cry, learn and heal with us.