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Adoption: The Making of Me. An Oral History of Adoptee Stories

By: Louise Browne & Sarah Reinhardt
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  • Two adult adoptees, Sarah Reinhardt and Louise Browne, delve into all things adoption - from their perspectives as adult adoptees.

    Each season Sarah and Louise recap a chapter from a book centered on adoption and then interview a guest. Sarah and Louise come out of the 'fog' in real-time through Seasons One and Two and are advocating for change in the adoption industry. They want to give voice to all adoptees. Adoptee stories are needed to reframe the narrative around adoption.

    Sarah and Louise, two former business partners who had a successful ice cream truck in Los Angeles, team up again - this time in frank and honest conversations about all things adoption from the adoptee perspective. Both were adopted shortly after birth, but they had very different experiences.

    These will be intimate conversations, but also fun - because Sarah and Louise know how to lighten things up and have a good time. They also have an uncanny ability to get to the heart of a subject with anyone who crosses their path - so conversations will take many turns.

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  • Simone: A Lifelong Search for Coherence

    Simone: A Lifelong Search for Coherence
    May 7 2024

    Simone Pajo was born in Auckland New Zealand in 1968, the baby scoop era. She was the middle child between two bio children and was adopted after the death of the middle bio daughter. She grew up knowing her adoption was the result of a baby's death and this greatly affected the way she saw the world and her place in it. It has taken decades for Simone to form a coherent worldview where her right to her identity does not depend on the needs of others.

    She has lived in the UK for over 30 years and is a law graduate and former journalist.

    To skip ahead to the interview go to timestamp: 13:53

    Relinquished: The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood, by Gretchen Sisson

    RESOURCES for Adoptees
    S12F Helping Adoptees
    Gregory Luce and Adoptees Rights Law
    Joe Soll & other adoptee resources
    Fireside Adoptees Facebook Group
    Reckoning with the Primal Wound Documentary
    Hiraeth Hope & Healing
    Moses Farrow
    National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – 1-800-273-8255 OR Dial or Text 988.
    NAMI Hotline at 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or email them at info@nami.org

    If you want to support our show, visit our Patreon Page.

    Thank you to our Patreons! Join at the $10 level and be part of our monthly Zoom adoptee community.
    Our Patrons: Laura, Barbara, Ramona, Linda, Daphne, Denise, Michelle, Emily, Linda, John, Eric, Beth, Ron, Tony, Kristi, Kristen, Jane, Kelley, Sandra, The Harpy, Kristan, Lisa, Michelle, Jesper, Julie, Rivi, Robert, Colleen, Janet, Robin, Lynn, Mikki, Sharon, Carol, Elizabeth, Diane, Ann, Darra, A.M., Kelly, Lyn, Lynn Wood, Jeff, Karla, Ellen, Gayle Whitlock, Dave, Kim, Simone, Liesl, Kelly, Sherry, and Barbara.

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Ryan: A Foundling Looks for Answers

    Ryan: A Foundling Looks for Answers
    Apr 27 2024

    Ryan Anderson is a foundling and a transnational, transracial, and late discovery adoptee (LDA). Found on the street in El Jadida, Morocco he was adopted at age 3 months and then brought to Scotland at age 6 months, in between this time he was fostered by a Moroccan family. He first found out he was adopted at age 18. Since 2020 he has been focused on personal development, to then became open to sharing his story at age 31.

    To skip ahead to the interview go to timestamp: 14:21

    Relinquished: The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood, by Gretchen Sisson

    RESOURCES for Adoptees
    S12F Helping Adoptees
    Gregory Luce and Adoptees Rights Law
    Joe Soll & other adoptee resources
    Fireside Adoptees Facebook Group
    Reckoning with the Primal Wound Documentary
    Hiraeth Hope & Healing
    Moses Farrow
    National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – 1-800-273-8255 OR Dial or Text 988.
    NAMI Hotline at 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or email them at info@nami.org

    If you want to support our show, visit our Patreon Page.

    Thank you to our Patreons! Join at the $10 level and be part of our monthly Zoom adoptee community.
    Our Patrons: Laura, Barbara, Ramona, Linda, Daphne, Denise, Michelle, Emily, Linda, John, Eric, Beth, Ron, Tony, Kristi, Kristen, Jane, Kelley, Sandra, The Harpy, Kristan, Lisa, Michelle, Jesper, Julie, Rivi, Robert, Colleen, Janet, Robin, Lynn, Mikki, Sharon, Carol, Elizabeth, Diane, Ann, Darra, A.M., Kelly, Lyn, Lynn Wood, Jeff, Karla, Ellen, Gayle Whitlock, Dave, Kim, Simone, Liesl, Kelly, Sherry, and Barbara.

    Support the Show.

    To support the show - Patreon.
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    46 mins
  • Jessica: For this Adoptee, Unsealed Records Reveal Answers Close to Home

    Jessica: For this Adoptee, Unsealed Records Reveal Answers Close to Home
    Apr 23 2024

    Jessica is a 1970 baby scoop-era adoptee, who started discovering her roots at age 50. After more than 80 years of closed records in NYS, she was able to obtain her original birth certificate in 2020. Two DNA tests and one secret after another uncovered a history of relinquishment, trauma, and family ties nearby of where she resides in upstate New York.

    At 54, Jessica is learning to live her truth on her terms and allowing herself to heal from the lifelong effects of being adopted. A retired art teacher, she is running a thriving business and enjoying her life with her amazing sons and husband, all while continuing to uncover more pieces of her genetic puzzle.

    To skip ahead to the interview go to timestamp: 12:06

    Relinquished: The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood, by Gretchen Sisson

    RESOURCES for Adoptees
    S12F Helping Adoptees
    Gregory Luce and Adoptees Rights Law
    Joe Soll & other adoptee resources
    Fireside Adoptees Facebook Group
    Reckoning with the Primal Wound Documentary
    Hiraeth Hope & Healing
    Moses Farrow
    National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – 1-800-273-8255 OR Dial or Text 988.
    NAMI Hotline at 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or email them at info@nami.org

    If you want to support our show, visit our Patreon Page.

    Thank you to our Patreons! Join at the $10 level and be part of our monthly Zoom adoptee community.
    Our Patrons: Laura, Barbara, Ramona, Linda, Daphne, Denise, Michelle, Emily, Linda, John, Eric, Beth, Ron, Tony, Kristi, Kristen, Jane, Kelley, Sandra, The Harpy, Kristan, Lisa, Michelle, Jesper, Julie, Rivi, Robert, Colleen, Janet, Robin, Lynn, Mikki, Sharon, Carol, Elizabeth, Diane, Ann, Darra, A.M., Kelly, Lyn, Lynn Wood, Jeff, Karla, Ellen, Gayle Whitlock, Dave, Kim, Simone, Liesl, Kelly, Sherry, and Barbara.

    Support the Show.

    To support the show - Patreon.
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    1 hr and 7 mins
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Thank you ❤️

This is AWESOME! As an adoptive mom of a young girl I am absolutely riveted to these ladies who are so brave to just put their adoption stories and others out there with humor and absolute honesty. Thank you for sharing. I literally want to have you two over for dinner!

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Love this podcast!

This podcast is so enjoyable to listen to on such an underserved topic. The hosts are funny and real and heartfelt. Looking forward to many more episodes on this topic that touches so many.

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  • 10-06-21

Why are you promoting adoption propaganda?

Adoption's not a win-win, and you should know that by now, instead of regurgitating adoption propaganda.Sometimes you both sound like you're still in the "fog" ... or that you're being afraid of the opinions or reactions of your adoptive members that listen to your podcast.
Yes, you can be grateful and still acknowledge issues and trauma which are related to ypur adoption. But it's definitely not a win-win for adoptees and birth mothers ...

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Too many likes...

I had to give up listening. I found the word "like" used so often that I couldn't concentrate on the story.

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