Claiming Your Voice

In this episode, author Kathleen Branigan talks about her book Into the Flow: A Journey to Freedom by Trying It All. After a series of deaths in her family, Kathleen began questioning life which led her on a spiritual journey. She posits that we are magic divine beings and that we are trying to find our true selves. kathleenbranigan.com #KathleenBranigan #SpiritualExperience #LifeJourney #Identity...

Listen to this inspiring story by Kim Deardorf. Abandoned as an infant, Kim was adopted into an American family where he suffered emotional abuse. Rising above his circumstances, he became a sound engineer and worked on projects for some of the most well known companies. Kim has been a clinician for Kwai pianos, spoken to mass audiences, and has worked with top recording artists. Kim is in the pro...

Author Carolyn McConnell joins me to discuss her book, Motherhood Discounted: Care Work in America Before and After Roe. This publication covers the topic of motherhood as an overlooked form of work, history of the treatment of women, and the mistreatment of children. Please share this episode with others who are advocates for women and children.

Isaac Biver is an award winning guitarist at the age of 20. In this episode he shares his story of being a Korean adoptee and how music has shaped his life. As the author of his own story he shares his enthusiasm for life through his music. You can learn more about Isaac at https://www.facebook.com/isaacbivermusic/# #KoreanAdoptee #Guitarartist #AlvarezGuitarsAllStarArtist #InspiringStory

Sensitive topics are discussed. My guest Hung Ly sits down with me for a conversation about how Operation Baby Lift brought him to the United States where he grew up in rural Minnesota. He survived physical and s@xual abuse in his adoptive family and was the target of racism in school. His life took a drastic turn when his wife of 20 years was killed by a drunk driver. Since then he has opened a h...

Ron Sirchie joins me for a conversation about reverse speech. In this episode he shares reversals of public figures who have been featured in recent media stories. Do we really talk in reverse? You decide! #RonSirchie #ReverseSpeech # DavidOates #BackwardMasking #SubliminalMessages #HeartLanguage #Subconscious

In the episode, I'm joined by Blair Naujok the founder of Korean Image Archive. He inherited pictures of post war South Korea that were taken by his grandfather. During the time that Blair lived in South Korea, he was able to find the places in the photographs and soon after began to digitize the images. This is soon to be one of the largest archives of photos preserving the history of Korea. http...

Ron Carter has just released his album, A Place Called Peace, which has been 40 years in the making. Drawing on his personal lived experience and his journey of faith, this collection of songs brings heartfelt lyrics with a positive message. In this interview Ron talks about some of the most challenging times in his life, from the near death of his newborn daughter, to job loss, and reinventing hi...

In this episode, I'm joined by Maida Korte the author of Gutted: How An Old House Remodeled Me. Maida talks about her life as a designer living in the big city and then how she and her husband decided to retreat to rural living. #Author #MaidaKorte #PersonalTransformation #SelfAwareness https://maidakorte.com/

Kyle is a Korean adoptee who joins me for a discussion about Korean identity. Growing up in a community with a lack of Korean counterparts, Kyle, strived to fit in with his peer groups. He describes his growing up years, going to Korea, and finding his biological mother. Please listen to this interesting episode, like and share! #Korean Adoptee #HighAchievingKoreanAdoptees

Listener Discretion Advised In this episode my guest Carla talks about her adoption story. Adopted as an infant by an older couple, Carla was raised in a dysfunctional home rife with sexual abuse and mind control. She was identified as a highly intelligent child in school, but no one ever knew the private torment she and her sisters endured. #Adoption #MindControl #survivorofchildhoodabuse

Journalist and author Paige Towers joins me on this episode to discuss her book What They Stole: A Familicide Rooted in Intercountry Adoption. Ms. Towers presents a comprehensive look at the beginning of Korean adoption along with the tragic story of the Suepple family in Iowa City. #Holt Adoption #KoreanAdoptee

Jack Greenberg is a researcher and freelance writer based in Seoul, Korea. He focuses on the politics of memory and processes of social repair through memorials, rituals of mourning, and forensic exhumation and human remains identification. His current projects address labor mobilization under colonial rule, popular uprisings against oppressive systems, and state violence before and after the Kore...

Brian Shun is an unquenchably curious soul. Described as a forward-thinking strategist with a rare capacity for both creative and critical thinking, he is fascinated by the environments in which people and organizations reach their full potential and operate at their best! Brian was adopted as a baby from Korea and grew up in Minnesota. He now resides in Tennessee with his wife and two children. B...

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...