In this powerful episode of Mind Your Own Karma, I welcome back returning guest and fellow adoptee Jean Widner, who is here to launch her groundbreaking new book: The Adoption Paradox. If you're an adoptee, part of the adoption triad, a therapist, or simply someone who wants to better understand the complex realities of adoption—this is a must-listen conversation.

Jean’s book is already being called the most important educational book about adoption since The Primal Wound, and it’s easy to see why. Through nearly 100 deeply honest interviews—with adoptees from all walks of life, birth and adoptive parents, therapists, and allies—The Adoption Paradox reveals the emotional truths, systemic issues, and lifelong impacts that the glossy adoption narrative often leaves out.

🔥 Pre-orders are open now, and if you act fast, you can get a personally signed paperback copy shipped directly from the author ahead of the official release around May 20, 2025. Don’t wait—this book will change lives and ignite conversations.

➡️ Order the book and learn more at: https://adoptionparadox.com/

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Facebook personal author: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080741770981

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/AdoptionParadox/

Website: https://adoptionparadox.com/

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✨ If you're a healer, somatic therapist, intuitive guide or practitioner using unconventional, holistic or out-of-the-box modalities—and you feel called to share your story or be on the show—reach out! We’re always looking for guests who bring insight, heart, and deep healing to the table.

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More about Jean Widner:

Jean is a domestic adoptee born in 1965 and raised in Washington State. After having a mostly positive adoption experience growing up, she now shares her story, as it continues to evolve navigating adoption’s complexities. Jean is a marketing consultant and joint venture affiliate marketing expert and along with her husband has built and sold two e-commerce companies. She is the owner of a local news and information blog in her small town, which expanded her love of storytelling and writing. Jean is also a member of a local Rotary Club and volunteers with the Adoption Knowledge Affiliates organization. She currently lives in Southern Nevada with her husband and two dogs.

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