Author, Shawnee Baker, shares about the tragic events that took her daughter while away at college. Baylie was a vibrant young lady who was in need of help during what was supposed to be a fun night out. She was picked up by two men who were suspected of trafficking and then left on her own to find her way back to campus. Listen to this gripping account of loss and the possibility that life after death really exists!

Follow the link to Shawnee's book!

https://a.co/d/jfqTSIh

Link to Into the Gray Zone by Adrian Owen

https://a.co/d/hBfw6e9

#reincarnation #safecollege #safecampus #lifeafterdeath #consciousness

Kirsten Mathis is a Korean Adoptee who shares her adoption story in this episode. She returned to Korea as a tourist to see her birth country and also was able to meet her birth mom. The reasons for relinquishment can be difficult and Kirsten talks about this topic and making her way through the complexities of adoption. She can be contacted through Facebook.

#KoreanAdoption # Koreanbirthmom #Adoption #Findinggrace #Koreanadoptee #Koreanstory

In this second part of J Steven Osborne's DNA discovery, he tells about finding his biological father and confronting his mother about the truth. If you are an adoptee, a donor conceived person, or someone with an NPE, please listen to the end to hear J Steven's coming to terms with his family truth and his impactful message.

#DNAsurprise #familytruths #familysecrets #family #NPE #Adoptee #Donorconceived #findingforgiveness #misattributedparentage

Growing up in a large a very well blended family, J Steven Osborne somehow felt that something was off. As a young boy he asked his mother if he was adopted, but she assured him that she had birthed him and brought him home from the hospital. Curious about his heritage, he took a DNA test and the results were shocking. Take a listen to this interesting life journey and how he and the man he called dad shared no DNA.

#Family hidden secrets #DNA # DNA Surprise #misattributed parentage #genetic mirrors

My guest Kara Rubinstein was told that she was born of a black father by her white mother. Her DNA test held a surprise and led her organize the foundation Right to Know. Take a listen to her amazing life journey!

https://righttoknow.us

https://unexpectedlyjewish.com

Cinematic Roots

#righttoknow #DNAsurprise #jewish #donorconceived #adopteerights

Trigger Warning: The topic of suicide is discussed.

Teri Dreismeier and her husband adopted an 8 month old baby boy from South Korea in 2001. In 2023 her world was shattered when her husband received a phone call relaying that Adam/Jang Soo Ho had chosen to leave this earth. As part of her healing journey Teri is joining her voice with the voice of her son, Jang Soo Ho, to elevate awareness of adoption, suicide, and the sometimes unfortunate intersection of both.

#Korean Adoptee #Suicide Awareness #Mental Health #Get Help for Depression # Transracial Adoptee # Mothers for Suicide Prevention

Raya was born in 1989 in Ivanovo, Russia and lived with a great aunt who later sold her as an adoptee to a Canadian family. Her story is a novel of unbelievable experiences involving loss and finding peace.

#Adoption #RussianAdoptee #TraumaInformedCoach

#Adoptionjourney

Barbara Hayward shares her path to finding spirituality and listening to her people. In a future podcast we will delve into how she was able to reveal her clairvoyant abilities. We ran out of time to get to the real depth of the topic!

Sarah Frette is a conference speaker about transnational adoption. At 18 months she and three of her siblings were placed in a care center for children to be adopted out to America. Growing up in rural Iowa and having the physical looks of a Korean, Sarah felt as though she was without a culture.

In this episode guest author and educator, Judy Fambrough-Billingsley discusses her adoption as a German born "brown baby" born shortly after World War II. Born to a German-Jewish mother and an African American soldier, Judy was placed in Kinderheim with her sister. Her story is one that includes a piece of history that is not well known which involved the transnational adoption of "brown babies" from their native Germany to the United States.

https://www.amazon.com/Too-Brown-Keep-Forgiveness-Healing

#WorldWarII#Adoption#BrownBabyProject#Forgiveness#Peace#Finding Joy#Biracialadoptee