D.J. Brooks is a husband, dad of 2, a terrific financial planner, and loves the Lord deeply.  In this episode D.J. shares about his own journey of becoming chosen, how he and Amy (his wife) grew their family, the struggles of infertility and the emotional pressures society puts on young boys and men.

D.J.'s Information

https://www.facebook.com/storylinefp/  - D.J.'s Business Page

https://www.instagram.com/storylinefp - D.J.'s IG Page

www.storylinefp.com

www.donovanbrooks.com 

Amy's Information

https://www.facebook.com/imperfectionsbyamy/

https://www.instagram.com/imperfectionsbyamy

https://www.etsy.com/shop/ImperfectionsbyAmy

https://www.facebook.com/groups/389531044899064/  - Amy's Norwex Page

Adoption: The Journey of “Becoming Chosen” Podcast has been a journey within itself.  This episode is the 2nd part of talking about all things therapy. Thanks so much for the all of the support. I am excited that there will be a Season 2! It will be full of interviews with other adoptees and you will get a chance to hear more about their stories.  If you want, follow @becoming.chosen on Instagram for updates and Season 2 release dates.  Also, if you enjoyed listening to this season, please leave a rate and review on Apple Podcasts!  Thanks so much!

Therapy is something that normal people need to face abnormal circumstances and trauma. Normalize needing help, normalize having breakdowns, normalize healing because we all need it. This episode is part one about therapy and how it’s played a huge part in my life and healing.  Trigger warning: Eating Disorders

There are a lot of questions that adoptees ask themselves surrounding their purpose. It’s part of our nature to want to make sense of why things are the way they are. By doing that, it can unravel the power that lives inside of you.

When you deny something within yourself you will deny the same thing in someone else.  This episode is a celebration of my time in Lexington, KY.  I could talk for hours about the people, the experiences, and the memories I have there... But I am forever grateful for the awakening that happened for myself and how I view the world.  Go Cats!

"Everything, but also nothing" podcast with Jimmy Le, Alex Roberts, and Conner Hurst, Episode 6

https://open.spotify.com/episode/59BmXo5YupFNm0jqMoO50g?si=v2ipGL3ATt2O8N0xzwJX-w

Contact me at: [email protected]

Instagram: @becoming.chosen

We all are motivated by different things... some of those are good and some are bad.  What happens when what drives our passion originates from our wounds?  How can we heal and still move forward?  This episode addresses how to hold wounds and healing at the same time while moving forward.

Links mentioned in episode:

Young Life's website:  www.younglife.org

George Floyd. Huxley Stauffer. White Supremacy.  What do these three have in common?  This weeks episode is different from the rest.  I did not feel like I could be authentically myself without addressing this.  Listed below are the links and resources I mentioned in this episode:

Donate to the Minnesota Freedom Fund: https://minnesotafreedomfund.org/

George Floyd: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52861726

Huxley Stauffer: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52839792

Petition for Stauffer's to be demonetized: https://www.change.org/p/youtube-demand-the-stauffers-remove-all-monetized-content-ft-huxley-from-their-youtube-channel?fbclid=IwAR2X0X6CJCPQAVv9UnzDqchxbWpZav4TWBdvGIcoD66fq-G6C-YqMg3pVpM

Books:

White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo

Waking up white by  Debby Irving

Disunity in Christ by Christena Cleveland

Podcast:

Code Switch: https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/

Birthdays and Gotcha Days can be conflicting for adoptees.  In this episode, I share about what helped unlock the tension that happens on those days and how important it is for everyone to face their own.

Even though you have a family, it doesn't mean you live and operate like you a part of one.  In this episode, I talk about my revelation of being an orphan and how that gave me the ability to have deeper relationships with others. 

This is one of the most popular questions asked to adoptees.  In this episode I share about how  I knew who my "real" parents are and how I responded to this question.  In light of the events that have happened with the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, I have added a link in case you have not been updated about what has happened. 

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https://www.nytimes.com/article/ahmaud-arbery-timeline.html