Adoptees On

Katie Jae Naftzger, LICSW discusses why adoptees can hold themselves back from becoming successful. Why do we feel like we're not worth that much, that we don't have value to bring to the table? How c...

2 Kesä 201713min

Mariette Williams tells us about her experiences as a Haitian adoptee growing up in Vancouver, Canada, and finding out that her adoption was non-consensual. We touch on some things that transracial ad...

26 Touko 201742min

Is adoption really as traumatic as some people say it is? Lesli A. Johnson, MFT teaches us about what the word trauma means and confirms that indeed a trauma occurs when an infant, a baby, a child is ...

19 Touko 201719min

An in-depth discussion with a first mother and daughter (Maret Headley and Erica Curry VanEe) that is one of the most touching and intimate views I've ever had of a reunion. They were extraordinarily ...

12 Touko 201742min

Mike McDonald, the host of The Rambler podcast, tells us about his experiences as a Korean adoptee, his work with the Also Known As Teen/Youth Mentorship Program and why he did DNA testing before he g...

5 Touko 201759min

Pamela Cordano, MFT and I discuss anger. What is it and why are so many adoptees accused of being "angry adoptees"? We discuss the reasons we have for legitimately being angry. Pamela teaches us about...

28 Huhti 201756min

Lesli A. Johnson, MFT answers the question, "How do I tell my adoptive parents I'm searching for my biological family". An adoptee's desire to search is not a rejection of their biological parents. It...

7 Huhti 201713min

Keith Sciarillo is a late discovery adoptee. His cousin accidentally told him he was adopted when Keith was 33 years old. No one would confirm this for Keith, so he went on to search and find out for ...

31 Maalis 201740min