This week, our producer - Jada - and Nzinga chat about Jada's recovery experience.  As a transnational adoptee with white adopters, Jada's experience as an Asian American includes separation from her family, country, and culture of origin. 
 
In this episode:
- 2020 lockdown impact on mental health
- C-PTSD
- The adoptee experience of not feeling belonging anywhere
- Rave scene
- Religious trauma
- Christian Nationalism
- Jada's magic formula

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