Yes I'm Adopted. Don't Make It Weird.

Welcome to Episode 3, the recap episode, of this current season of the YIA Podcast! This week Daveaux (Dave-O) and Brett take the opportunity to explain why we abandoned you for those long years and what led us to come back now. We also take this opportunity to talk about a concept we keep coming back to: normalizing normal, how our real lives aren't actually that interesting... and that's great!...

Welcome to Episode 2 of whichever season this is of the YIA Podcast! This week Brett and Dave-O talk about what it means to be the head of a household. Specifically, how it feels to find ourselves in the position where we are the final say, leading our families, and how it feels not to have a safety net. Growth stuff! We are always looking for more questions or topics, so please reach out to us an...

Welcome to Episode 1 of the newest season of the YIA Podcast! It's been a few years, but Brett and Dave-O are back and dive right in to the heavy topics of where we've been, the losses and grief sustained over the last few years (specifically Brett's parents), and what it means to move forward. So yeah, definitely easing back in! We are always looking for more questions or topics, so please reach...

Welcome to episode 8 of the YIA Podcast! We. Hate. Surprises. We have always had a need to know everything but even more so when it came to our schedules. If anything came up that changed what we thought was "supposed" to happen, we lost it. Today, we share lots of stories and some helpful tips for adoptees and parents on how to deal with needed changes. We are always looking for more questions or...

Welcome to episode 7 of the YIA Podcast! Today, we discuss the different masks adoptees tend to wear and why they wear them. There are 6 stuck spots laid out in the book Beneath The Mask that we discuss and the different ages we dealt with them. Also, it's almost Halloween so we found this fitting. We are always looking for more questions or topics, so please reach out to us and let us know what y...

Welcome to episode 6 of the YIA Podcast! In this episode, we discuss the life lessons we've had to learn through the years. We break down what we learned from ages 0-10, 11-20, 21-30, 31-almost 40. There's a lot to unpack but we do so through stories so bear with us as we bring you into our lives and introduce you to the lessons we've learned through our lives. We are always looking for more quest...

Welcome to episode 5 of the YIA Podcast! In this episode we have author and fellow adoptee, Elena Hall joining us to talk about her experiences with adoption and what kind of boundaries we should be seeing up for ourselves. She wrote Through Adopted Eyes, Through Adopted Hearts, and most recently, Adoption Is Both. Please make sure to show her some love by checking out her books in the links below...

Welcome to episode 4 of the YIA Podcast! Disclaimer! Our stories and experiences don't reflect all adoptees' stories and experiences.  Brett and Dave-O talk about their experiences with therapy throughout the years and the pros and cons between that and just having really good friendships. There have been positives and negatives to both and we're going to explore those a bit today. We are alw...

Welcome to episode 3 of the YIA Podcast! Brett and Daveaux (Dave-O) have a goal to make people cry... in a good way...ish. We discuss the different kinds of trauma we've dealt with as kids, teens, and adults and how we've had to learn to deal with the guilt and grief of adoption. We are always looking for more questions or topics, so please reach out to us and let us know what you'd like us to tal...

Welcome to episode 2 of the YIA Podcast! Brett and Daveaux (Dave-O) talk about all things relationships today! We are breaking down what it's like to have friend, family, romantic, and parent/child relationships and how they differ from non-adoptees. Spoiler: we're strange.  We are always looking for more questions or topics, so please reach out to us and let us know what you'd like us to tal...

Welcome to episode 1 of the YIA Podcast!  Brett and Daveaux (Dave-O) break down the issues they had as kids/teens and talk about how that translates into their adult lives. They share stories both past and present and how it affects their worldviews, families, and everyday life.  We are always looking for more questions or topics, so please reach out to us and let us know what you'd like...