In this interview episode, Alia speaks with Korean Adoptee, Rachel Forbes. Together they discuss helpful resources and go in depth about Rachel's journey with connecting to her adoption and the adoptee community. They explore the emotions related to adoption and accepting the different feelings and parts of yourself. Rachel also talks about how her experience with motherhood has been as well as her experience reaching out to her birth mother.

RESOURCES:
Jessenia Palmer "I Am Adopted"
KAAN Korean American Adoptee Network
I Am Adoptee
Gide Foundation - Moses Farrow
Internal Family Systems (IFS) by Richard Schwartz (website: https://ifs-institute.com/)

Facebook Groups:
KAD Wellness Professionals
For the Love of South Korea
Surviving Adoption Group
Subtle Asian Adoptee Traits
CT Korean Adoptees
Books:
The Primal Wound by Nancy Verrier

We've added music!

Intro: Lights by Sappheiros (https://soundcloud.com/sappheirosmusic) Outro: herbal tea by Artificial.Music (https://soundcloud.com/artificial-music)

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