The Adoption Files

Please join me and my guest Andrea Steiner Coates as we revisit the topic of adoptee/non-adoptee conversations. Curiosity is a necessary component.

Andrea is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a Search Angel, and adoptee advocate and ally.

Be advised: this episode contains references to suicide and suicidal ideation.

Mentioned or referenced in the episode:

The Girls Who Went Away

Adoptees on:

The Alliance for the study of adoption and culture

Fog Lift

Please join me as I talk with Rena Joy. Rena is a Canadian adoptee, adopted as a toddler from foster care. Rena recently published her first book, a poetry collection titled Almost Loved. On this episode, Rena shares some of her poetry as we talk about how adoption has impacted her life, and some of the ways she copes with the trauma inherent in adoption.

Rena can be found at:

Please be aware that suicide and suicidal ideation are mentioned on the episode. If you are experiencing suicidal ideation, please reach out for help and support. I am including some of the hotline information here in the notes.

Somatic Therapy

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Please join me as I talk with Lorah Gerald about the courage required to navigate life as an adopted person, and as an advocate for the rights of children and adopted people.

Lorah is a Baby Scoop Era, domestic, same race adopted person. Lorah is also known as The Adopted Chameleon, and can be found at

Read on the episode today:

https://www.facebook.com/TheAdoptedChameleon/posts/pfbid02NV7744DZ2Qy2JVMqHvGeSrmY2ZiCr9xyfnT9c7AGCN6wMBuwTpbnBNKtMdmJu4bjl

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Please join Haley and I as we speak about pursuing identity in Alberta, Canada. We also talk about finding community in the process of navigating the challenges of being adopted.

Haley Radke is a domestically adopted person from Alberta Canada. Seeking answers and connection, she began a podcast to help her feel less alone with the traumas of adoption. In the process, she has grown as an individual while also inspiring others.

Haley can be found on numerous social media platforms. Please visit her website for more information about her podcast, mentoring work, speaking engagements, Patreon and more.

mentioned in the episode:

Poutine:

Are Alberta Adoption Records About to Become More Accessible?I Would Meet You Anywhere — Susan Kiyo Ito[Birth Mother] First Mother Forum: RIP: The fire behind adoption reform, Florence FisherOpen Adoption Records | Government of Prince Edward Island- yes, you can be fined and/or imprisoned in this province if you knowingly violate a contact preference form

Mental health support: get help - Canada.ca

The opinions of the host and their guest are just that, their opinions. The host is not a lawyer, therapist or adoption professional

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Please join me for a brief episode of the podcast. This is from a blog post I wrote in September of 2021.

The opinion of the host is just that, their opinion. The host is not a lawyer, or a therapist or an adoption professional.

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As part of NAAM, here is another short blog post from the early days of The Adoption Files.

Please join me as I speak with TJ Johnson. TJ is a musician, English teacher and Baby Scoop Era adopted person. She writes on Medium as The Onyx Phoenix. She contributed to the anthology Strangers by Adoption.

The Onyx Phoenix. – Medium

This conversation is part of our effort to amplify the voices of adopted people and others impacted by adoption during the month of November.

Please be aware that this episode includes graphic descriptions of child abuse.

Mentioned in the episode:

Amazon.com: Strangers By Adoption: 10 Adoptees Share Their Stories of Rejection and Abuse: 9780578495743: Sippel, Doris Michol, Musser, Sandy, Sippel, Doris Michol, Musser, Sandy, Sippel, Doris Michol, Yarrow, Patricia Vivien: BooksHome - Saving Our SistersPound Pup LegacyMoses Farrow

The opinions of the host and their guest are just that, their opinions. The host is not a lawyer, therapist or adoption professional.

Every state and region had its own child abuse reporting laws and helplines. We are including the link to the national helpline. If you know or suspect that a child is being abused, please report.

National Child Abuse Hotline - Childhelp

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As a part of NAAM, I am sharing a reading of my very first blog post. Thank you for listening!

Please join me as I speak with Baby Scoop Era, domestic adoptee Sophi Richman Fletcher. Sophi shares with us a piece she wrote on the search for her father, what she discovered, and how her discovery has been pivotal in her own self-empowerment.

Sophi can be found on Facebook as Sophi Richman Fletcher. Sophi welcomes questions about the search process and on managing expectations in search and reunion. She can be messaged through FB Messenger.

Mentioned in the show:

No Apologies for Being Me, a blog by The Adopted Genealogist, Lynn Grubb

The opinion of the host and their guest are just that, their opinions. The host is not a lawyer, therapist or adoption professional.

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Hi! As we begin yet another National Adoption Awareness Month, the podcast will be sharing on the history and function of the event, along with the stories and perspectives of some of us who are impacted by adoption.

Mentioned in the podcast today:

this podcast!

Adoptees of Tiktok

Adoptees on IG

Adoptees on Twitter(X)

The many podcasts hosted by adopted people

There are many state based adoptee rights groups also: California Alliance for Adoptee Rights, Georgia Alliance for Adoptee Rights, Adoptee Advocates of Michigan, Virginia Alliance for Adoptee Rights, Texas Adoptee Rights Coalition, and more.

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