Thriving Adoptees - Let's Thrive

At 3, Jesse told his parents that he wanted to be a professional athlete. His parents divorced when he was 7, and he became even more focused on academics and athletics during his teenage years. After graduating from Dartmouth College with a degree in Psychology, he was living out his childhood dream as a soccer goalkeeper. In Africa, he took a prescribed medication to prevent malaria, and it built up toxic levels in his system. He was fighting for his life for a year, and it took ten years to recover. During this time, his life was transformed in the deepest ways: identity, faith, mindset, habits, career, and relationships. The greatest blessings and growth in life can emerge from the worst situations. The pain in his journey has fuelled a purpose in his heart to see more people experience an abundant life.  

Jesse and his wife faced criticism over their plan to adopt and others tried to talk them out of it.  They took no notice, adopted a son and now have 4 children. He shares what he's learned through the tough times and how his passion and resilience have kept him moving forward and creating a great life for his family.

For more about Jesse 

https://jessebradley.org/

https://twitter.com/jessejbradley?lang=en

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesse-bradley-4952488a

Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists and speak from their own opinion only. Seek qualified advice if you need help.

Liza was adopted from China by a white mom from the USA and a white dad from the UK and raised in a jewish family in the USA. Her mom is a clinical therapist who encouraged open talk about adoption. But that doesn't mean it's all been plain sailing...

She talks about navigating some tricky issues especially around understanding her identity - feeling like a banana - yellow on the outside and white on the inside. She shares what's she's learned about bringing the different parts of ourselves into harmony to be the best versions of ourselves.

If you want to hear more on these topics, Liza's podcast is for those who want to redefine what it means to be adopted, one chat at a time. If you love talking about feelings, self development, and self discovery, if you want to discuss race, culture, and identity, if you ask yourself, Who Am I? What Is My Identity? Why Haven’t I Figured This Out Yet?… Then her podcast is the right place, because adopted or not, we all ask ourselves these universal questions. So, are you ready to get real, get deep, and figure out… now what? Join Liza and find out together! 

https://linktr.ee/imadopted.podcast?fbclid=IwAR1kkmh5LhE0ZdBGZlfDxXlbnYwvdLtcEFE15vcJfWF6ssVZRgCpK23mG7o

https://www.facebook.com/imadopted.podcast

Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists and speak from their own opinion only. Seek qualified advice if you need help.

Robbie has 5 kids including 4 by adoption who came from very difficult beginnings. Her dream is for them to thrive despite this and FASD. A great episode full of her learnings on the way.

Robbie's story is incredibly emotional and humbling. Listen to her as she's shares her highs, lows and learnings. She's taken everything that's happened into her commitment to helping others.

Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) describes the permanent impacts on the brain and body of individuals prenatally exposed to alcohol during pregnancy resulting in a spectrum of physical, emotional, behavioural and neurological characteristics.

Robbie’s high energy FASD education is fuelled by her passion to help families thrive. Robbie draws on her 20 years experience raising children prenatally exposed to alcohol and CanFASD research to teach parents and caregivers. Robbie’s message is clear; “The Struggle is Real, but so is Success!”

You can check her podcast out here:

https://www.buzzsprout.com/1736766

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fasd-family-life/id1561078669

https://www.instagram.com/robbie.seale/?hl=en-gb

https://www.linkedin.com/in/robbie-seale-92954b169/?originalSubdomain=ca

Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists and speak from their own opinion only. Seek qualified advice if you need help.

I was adopted at 5 weeks old. I'm 54 now. 

I was lucky - adoption trauma didn't hit me until I was 40. 

Here's what I've learned so far.

It runs counter to pretty much everything every other person in the adoption space says. 

So I'm not asking you to believe me. 

Trust only yourself.

Make your own mind up.

If you want to find out more check out www.thrivingadoptees.com 

Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists and speak from their own opinion only. Seek qualified advice if you need help.

Scott and his same sex partner didn't consider kids until they'd been together for 4 years. He tells an incredible story of perseverance, barriers and most importantly lessons.

What comes through in spades is his passion for sharing what he's learned since 2007 - and continues to learn - as an adoptive dad to 3 sons.

This passion led him to reveal more about himself and his family's journey than he expected. He's usually the one asking the questions on his own podcast so I think he revelled in being a guest. You're going to love this...

To find out more about Scott, his podcast, blog and connect with him on social visit:

https://adoptionandfostering.podbean.com/

http://scottc-r.blogspot.com/

https://www.instagram.com/gayadoptiondad/

https://twitter.com/GayAdoptionDad

www.facebook.com/GayAdoptionDad

Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists and speak from their own opinion only. Seek qualified advice if you need help.

Suzanne was formerly the Director of Children’s Services for Barnardos, a role which she has held for the past 17 years. Suzanne led the transformation of Barnardos’ children’s services to become needs led and outcome focused with a clear organisational commitment to evaluation of their work.

She is a qualified Social Worker. Suzanne has an immense amount of experience of working with children who have experienced singular or multiple traumas and how this often intersects with chronic disadvantage. She has a particular expertise on child protection services and family support services for diverse communities.

Barnardos mission is to help transform children’s lives through our services, support parents; and challenge society where it fails our children.  Barnardos provides practical and emotional supports to children and parents in its 40 centres, in families’ own homes, through the school environment and within their communities. 

Suzanne’s vision is that Barnardos be a trauma-informed organisation working to deliver crucial services for children in Ireland.  This will involve a whole organisation approach rooted in the understanding and awareness of how exposure to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) can cause toxic stress for a child.  Toxic stress shapes the architecture of a child’s brain and influences their emotional, social, cognitive and physical development.

For more about Suzanne and Barnados Ireland visit

https://www.barnardos.ie/

https://www.facebook.com/barnardosireland/

https://twitter.com/Barnardos_IRL

https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzanne-connolly-15238025/

Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists and speak from their own opinion only. Seek qualified advice if you need help.

Marion is a mother of 5 including 3 adopted sons and Executive Director of the Tennessee Foster and Adoptive Care Association. She shares her take on remaining positive in the tough times  and relying on our wisdom to navigate the ups and downs of being an adoptive parent.

There are lots of insights to help you be the best adoptive parent you can be here so settle into hearing from a great lady with a big heart.

You can find out more about Marion, her books and the Association she leads at:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/marion-rhines-4725a434/

https://twitter.com/marrhines70?lang=en

https://www.tfaca.net/

https://www.amazon.com/s?i=digital-text&rh=p_27%3AMarion+Rhines&s=relevancerank&text=Marion+Rhines&ref=dp_byline_sr_ebooks_1

Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists and speak from their own opinion only. Seek qualified advice if you need help.

I've been scared of rejection a lot of my life. Sometimes it's held me back. Sometimes it hasn't. But understanding rejection has made my life a lot easier. In this video I share what I've learned about seeing through this to move on. There's a line between understanding trauma and moving past it.

Here's my very personal and raw take  on what I've been through and how I've come out the other side through exploring what rejection is. There's lot of stories and metaphors to guide you through. It's all about my huge insights. I hope they help you to a huge insight.

For more videos, articles, audios and insights

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Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists and speak from their own opinion only. Seek qualified advice if you need help.

She was given up at birth and spent the first two years of her life in an orphanage before being adopted by what turned out to be a totally dysfunctional couple. 

Daniela talks healing for adoptees being open to where they come from and addressing the pain of what's happened. She talks about self exploration and whether we're still rejecting ourselves because of the past.

The power of what she shares is difficult to put into words so dive in for some deep insights on healing from the inside.

For more about Daniela 

https://www.facebook.com/daniela.mannucci.1

https://www.onedaycoach.com/

Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists and speak from their own opinion only. Seek qualified advice if you need help.

Jeanine shares how  acknowledging  the origins of the adoption whilst embracing the present as it unfolds allows us to thrive. She talks about  psychology as a tool rather than  the be all and end all of thriving. It's a deep conversation as we go beyond the trauma to the truth of who we are.

For more about empowering adoptees to thrive visit:

https://www.thrivingadoptees.com

https://twitter.com/_simonbenn

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Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists and speak from their own opinion only. Seek qualified advice if you need help.