Black Adoptees Identities

In this episode Christelle Pellecuer is in conversation with Lanise Antoine-Shelley, an Haitian born interracial adoptee. Lanise shared her experience of coming out of the fog and the impact of adoption on her identity. They discussed grief, adopters narrative about adoption and impact of suppressing emotions for long time. Lanise also talked about her podcast “When They Were Young: Amplifying Voices of Adoptees”, her creative work and her inner work.

Instagram: @youngadoptee

This is a special episode of Black Adoptees Identities, recorded live during a discussion panel celebrating the end of Season One of the podcast and bringing together previous guests from the podcast. 

In this episode the guests are discussing "rewriting the narrative".

This is a special episode of Black Adoptees Identities, recorded live during a discussion panel celebrating the end of Season One of the podcast and bringing together previous guests from the podcast. 

In this episode the guests are discussing "reclaiming their identities".

Christelle Pellecuer is in conversation with Isaac Sundberg, a transracial adoptee from Minneapolis. They discussed Issac's adoption journey and growing up in multicultural family. Issac shared his challenges with his identity and adoption, his creative work and how he found his birth family. Isaac also shared his brother's story and the struggle of living as a black person in America.

Content warning: discussion about police violence from 22min32 to 22min40 and 26min33 to 33min00 and 35min50 to 36min50.

Christelle Pellecuer is in conversation with Morgan Harvey, a chef, a doula and same-race adoptee based in America. Morgan shared her adoption journey and how it impacted her identity. They also discussed her journey to access her adoption records, her search for her birth family and her reunion with her birth father.

Content warning: general discussion about suicide and food disorder from 34min19 to 34min22; general discussion about abortion from 1:01:20 to 1:01:22

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Christelle Pellecuer is in conversation with Anthony Lynch, a mixed non-binary adoptee and co-founder of In Between Lines, an award-winning creative community for individuals belonging to multiple ethnicities, cultures, and families. They discussed Anthony's adoption story and the challenges they faced with their adoption and their identity. Anthony shared their reunion journey, their work with In Between Lines and their creative practice.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-emanuel-lynch/

https://inbetweenlines.co.uk 

Christelle Pellecuer is in conversation with Amandine Gay, filmmaker-producer, writer-scholar, afrofeminist activist and transracial adoptee who grew up in France and now living in Canada. They discussed Amandine's adoption story and how she navigated her identity. Amandine shared about her creative work (Speak Up, Story of One's Own, Chocolate Doll)and the importance of resting and taking care of self.

https://linktr.ee/orpheonegra

Ouvrir La Voix (Speak Up)

https://mubi.com/fr/films/speak-up-make-your-way  

https://www.canalplus.com/cinema/ouvrir-la-voix/h/9106165_40099

https://vimeo.com/ondemand/ouvrirlavoix

Une Histoire à Soi (Story of One's Own)

https://www.canalplus.com/cinema/une-histoire-a-soi/h/16381826_40099

https://www.universcine.com/films/une-histoire-a-soi

Une poupée en chocolat (Chocolate Doll)

https://www.editionsladecouverte.fr/une_poupee_en_chocolat-9782348055805

https://www.editions-rm.ca/livres/une-poupee-en-chocolat/                                       

Christelle Pellecuer is in conversation with Tony Hynes, an interracial adoptee and author of "The son with Two Mums". They discussed Tony's identity formation while growing up in an interracial and same gender household, his work as a Training Specialist at the Centre for Adoption and Education and advices to families around cultural and racial awareness. They also talked about the impact of loss and grief in his life.

Christelle Pellecuer is in conversation with Lydia Berkey, a transracial adoptee, based in Michigan. They discussed the different narratives around adoption and how it impacted Lydia's identity. Lydia talked about becoming the most authentic version of herself and affirming herself as a black woman and developing a racial identity. She also talked about being an adoptee advocate and about finding love.

Christelle Pellecuer is in conversation with Jodie Nicholson, a textile and dance artist based in Wales, UK. They discussed how she built an identity as an adoptee of dual heritage and how adoption impacted her relationships, trust and connections. They also talked about Jodie's relationship with her birth parents and her textile and dance practice as an artist.

Content warning: discussion about suicide from 21:00 to 21:20

https://www.jodiannnicholson.com

@jodiannnicholson_dance_artist