**WARNING!! This episode has multiple references to childhood trauma. You may choose not to listen. Please seek professional assistance if you find yourself struggling.**

It was fall of 1964, and Sharon, Christy’s biological mother, was 16 years old and pregnant. Sharon made her way to a home for unwed mothers while her husband was in prison. On July 29, 1965, Christy entered the world.

At Christy’s foster home, she was growing into a toddler and at 2, she was a “Momma’s Girl” to her foster parent. All was well with the world, but she didn’t know that her ‘world’ as she knew it would soon be shattered. Her foster parents called her “Big Girl,” and when asked, Christy didn’t even know her given name, which was Lois on her original birth certificate. Eventually, she was adopted at the age of 3 to a well-off farmer and his wife... and in that moment, everything changed.

Years later, Christy decided to take a DNA test. 6 weeks later when she received her results, something wasn’t right. Instead of answers, she had many more questions. Why didn’t she match her known niece and nephews that were the grandkids of her father Larry? Could Larry not be her father? Who is this Kimberly that she matched 25% of her DNA with? She had to know.

Christy’s website: https://myadoptedlife.us/

If you or someone you know would like to tell their adoption story on the podcast (anyone in the adoptee constellation), please send an email to [email protected], and your story will be considered for the podcast.

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Due to the LONG-LASTING EMOTIONAL FALLOUT that can be part of adoption, I highly support the GENTLE HEALING SUPPORT of SMGI: Somatic Mindful Guided Imagery. For more information on this groundbreaking and highly successful method, go to ⁠⁠https://www.somatichealingjourneys.com⁠⁠

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