Claiming Your Voice

In this episode, Sun Mi Cho shares her story of adoption and finding strength and meaning through the art of dance. #KoreanAdoptee # BalletDanceEducation #AdoptionEducation #AdvocacythroughDance #AdopteeIdentity

Justin is a South Korean adoptee who adopted to a family in Minnesota in 1985. As soon as he was placed in his so called loving adoptive home, Justin became the victim of sexual abuse by his adoptive father. Sensitive topics are discussed in this conversation: child sex abuse and suicide. Please use your discretion if choosing to listen. Justin's book can be found on Amazon. #KoreanAdoptee # Abuse...

In this episode Delores Swigert Sullivan talks about her memoir: A Good Place to Live. As a sixteen year old girl she became pregnant and was forced to relinquish her son for adoption. Listening to her life experience sheds understanding on the situations faced by unwed mother's in the 1960's. Her book can be ordered on Amazon #Birthmother #Relinquishedforadoption #Memoir #Birthrecordsadvo...

Can we actually have dual speech happening as we speak?! In this episode Ron Sirchie explains reverse speech and how our subconscious is speaking every ten seconds. We cover a wide range of topics like the Beatles, some interesting historical events, and well known public figures. You can contact Ron through email rsirchie@msn.com #reversespeech #reversemasking #subconscious speech #truth #stop ly...

IIs your happiness dependent on the behavior of other? Have you tried making people live by your rules? Take a listen on how to use the tools of Finding Forgiveness and to Stop Policing the Universe! #Forgiveness #Release of Bitterness #Mindfulness #StopStress #ForgivenssCoaching https://janeicegarrard.com/

In this episode Dr. Adam Anthony shares his lived experience as an adoptee from the foster care system. He is now passionate about sharing his experience with other youth to help them live with purpose through self-leadership. https://empowermentbydradam.com/ #Fosteryouth # Adoption # Empowering young men of color

In this episode author Andrea Leeb tells her real life account as a victim of incest. Find her book is a national best seller and available on her website. https://www.andrealeebauthor.com/ #Vicitm of Incest #Surviving Family Incest #Surviving Trauma #Resilience #Advocacy Work

In this episode author Ken DeStefano shares about his new novel loosely based on his own adoption. As a newborn baby he was kept in the hospital away from his birth mother for a week until she signed the papers to release him for adoption. This fictitious account of a young woman living a carefree life on the Jersey Shore finds herself pregnant, alone, and banished from her home. Take a listen to...

Author Anette Nilsson is my guest in this episode to talk about finding Soul Happy. As a young adult she and her then husband founded and grew a tech company that gave them a rich lifestyle, but void of emotional happiness. Wealth, marital volatility, and family secrets created a mix that caused sickness and almost death. Through determination to heal and find joy, Anette found a return to the str...

For fun Dr. Janeice Garrard authored a children's book with the help of a few other Korean adoptees in 2022. Generated through AI this this podcast discusses the book through a serious lens making societal connections that one may not have thought of at all

JoYi is the founder of The Practice Center, focused on the mindfulness of living life to its fullest! JoYi is a Korean adoptee who was left at an orphanage at the age of 8 and adopted to a family in Minnesota during the late 1970's. She was born to a Korean mother and a Black father and we talk on the topic of identity , abandonment, and loss. Through mindfulness work JoYi has found her own wa...

Jim Graham was raised in a house on Arend Avenue in Buffalo New York, surrounded by people whom he believed were his family - minus the mother whom he saw for only a few days out of the year. Not until he was an adult did he learn that his real father was a Catholic Priest from the Order of Oblates. Jim is the author of the book - Buried Truth, available on Amazon. ISBN-13 978-1665777933 #BuriedTr...

In this episode, Wilson talks about his adoption experience and the motivation behind his best selling book; Marked By Adoption. Abandoned in China and raised in Nebraska, Wilson is an advocate for adoptees and currently attending Creighton University. #Adoption #ChineseAdoptee #FindingPurpose #SpeakYourTruth #LiveYourLife #GivingThanks #LiveYourPurpose https://www.markedbyadoption.com/

Guest Taelor Avery is a teacher in a mid sized Iowa city and is the mother to a middle schooler. As a baby, Taelor was adopted from South Korea and brought to the Midwest United States. In this episode, Taelor talks about her adoption story and the strong family ties she had with her parents.

AlmaLuz was born in Honduras and adopted to a family in the United States. Recently, she discovered she has a brother living in the South and will be reunited with her birth mother in-person! AlmaLuz has written and illustrated a children's book based on her early life in Honduras. She is an adoptee advocate as you will hear in her interview. You can purchase her book on Amazon! https://www.am...

Mike was born in Seattle and adopted to a couple in Idaho in the late sixties. Raised as an only child, he encountered loneliness and the emotional unavailability of his parents. Listen to Mike's journey of finding self and how making choices of faith helped him cultivate a life of acceptance and gratitude. #Adoption #DomesticAdoptee #Faith #ChoosingFaith #Acceptance

Lori Agler was abandoned at the age of two in South Korea alongside her four year old brother in October 1976. Adopted to a family in the United States, they were able to remain together. Listen to Lori's account of searching for her birth family and how her faith has been a firm foundation. #KoreanAdoptee #Faiththroughtrial #Birthfamily #Reunion

In this episode, I talk with Isaac Etter who is the founder of Parenting Different. As a transracial adoptee growing up in a white family, Isaac realized a need for resources to help support such children and their families. Please listen to his inspiring story! https://www.flourishingfamiliessc.org https://www.parentingdifferent.com/tra #TransracialAdoption #Adoption #AdoptiveParents #AdoptionRes...

Shae was adopted as an infant from South Korea to a family in Australia. In this episode we talk loss of birth family, identity, and hanging on to hope in dark times. The topic of suicide is mentioned in the beginning of the conversation. #Korean Adoption #BirthFamily #BirthFamilyReunion #Hope #Choosingyourpath

Guest Julie Brumley joins me for a conversation about her adoption story. She talks about her journey of self discovery and true identity. Caution to listeners: subjects of abandonment and abortion. #Adoption #Identity #Birthmother #Adoptee #AbortionSurvivor #Adoptiveparents https://www.facebook.com/groups/theresilienceprojectforadoptees/?ref=share_group_link&rdid=VTXmzAT7RIDg33Fj&share_ur...

Guest Stefani Stern is back to give an updated account of her perspective on the adoption experience that molded her character. She has been through the ups and downs of being an adoptee and the struggles of feeling not really belonging. In this episode Stefani shares how she was able to breakthrough to have a healthier mindset about her adoption journey. #Adoption #Gratitude #MeditationHealthyMin...

Emma Stevens is a journalist, author, and an adoptee. In this episode she talks about the launch of her new book and the journey to finding her authentic self. Emma a/k/a Linda also talks bout making healthy decisions to open up to creativity and joy and releasing negativity. #EmmaStevens #Adoption # Choosing to Breathe #AdoptionAuthor #Journeytobeinghuman #Truth #BirthFamily #AdoptiveFamily https...

Aimee Sue Ladin was adopted from South Korea in 1972. Her relinquishment story was fabricated and she later learned the truth behind why she was given up for adoption. She shares about being reunited with her birth family and her thoughts on adoption. #Korean Adoption #Minnesota Korean Adoptee #International Adoption #Adoption Truth #Reuniting with birth family

Author, Shawnee Baker, shares about the tragic events that took her daughter while away at college. Baylie was a vibrant young lady who was in need of help during what was supposed to be a fun night out. She was picked up by two men who were suspected of trafficking and then left on her own to find her way back to campus. Listen to this gripping account of loss and the possibility that life after...

Kirsten Mathis is a Korean Adoptee who shares her adoption story in this episode. She returned to Korea as a tourist to see her birth country and also was able to meet her birth mom. The reasons for relinquishment can be difficult and Kirsten talks about this topic and making her way through the complexities of adoption. She can be contacted through Facebook. #KoreanAdoption # Koreanbirthmom #Adop...