Thriving Adoptees - Let's Thrive

Looking for a roadmap to healing? Listen in as adoptee and therapist Abby sets out how the stages we go through. Very succinct and clear.  Here's a bit about Abby from her website: "I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist that specializes in Complex Trauma, Dissociative Disorders, and Attachment. (I know, it's a mouthful)! I have a passion for finding inno...

Do you long to belong? Could belonging help you heal? Listen in as transcultural adoptee Nicole shares her profound insights to help you along your healing curve. Here's a bit about Nicole from her website: "I was born to one set of parents and adopted by another set. I grew up always knowing that I was adopted, yet I knew very little about my roots. Consequently I lived in the fantasies that only...

Has psychology - the most common path in the western world -  failed to make you feel whole?  Are you looking for something more healing? A spiritual exploration can help us heal as part of a holistic approach. Listen in as Christelle brings her unique experience to support us along the path to wholeness. Here's a bit about Christelle from her website: "I was born in Madagascar, raised in South of...

Would you like to bust the belief that there's something wrong with you? It's a belief born out of us being relinquished. One that's shared by so many of us. A belief that shapes our lives. Candi shares a 5 step process to bust the belief. Empowering. Inspirational. Healing. Here's a bit about Candi and her book: A raw, often wry, memoir of mothers, mysteries, and miracles.  Surrendered at birth i...

If time was the greatest healer we'd all be done healing by now. So what IS the biggest healer? And what does healing even mean. Listen as we obsess on healing to help you along your journey to wholeness. Vin runs a Facebook group where adoptees and adopters can learn from one another in a friendly and no conflict environment. Connect with him at: https://www.facebook.com/vinadopteejarrod Listen t...

Do you feel confused? Clarity brings peace and helps us heal. Transracial adoptee Sydney shares some of the key insights that have brought her healing clarity. Listen in for your own insights. Here's a bit about Sydney from her website: At the beginning of the pandemic in April 2020, I received a Instagram DM from a girl claiming to be my half sister. As a transracial adoptee (biracial/half black,...

June believes that she was born 'out of the fog'. She cried incessantly for her first 2 years. That preverbal trauma of relinquishment is sub-conscious for so many of us. Until it isn't. We come out of the fog to see the dense back clouds of trauma. Tears fall as the clouds burst and rain pours down. So what stops our tears? What if one of those things is taking adoption less personally? Listen in...

Do you believe that you're enough? Do you  believe you are loveable? Do you believe you are loved? Relinquishment sets in motion all sorts of beliefs about ourselves. Listen in as Carrie explores debunking beliefs to get to the truth. Here'a a bit about Carrie from her website: "I was adopted from Sanshui in Guangdong Province at nine years old. From surviving as a child in China and being raised...

Are you looking to balance conflicting emotions? Or seeking peace between them? Listen is as Ujaala shares her learnings on the dichotomies of her life as an adoptee. We also explore mindset and looking forward rather than back. Connect with Ujaala here: https://www.facebook.com/ujaala.chaudhuri.1 https://www.linkedin.com/in/ujaala-chaudhuri-8784461bb/ Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned...

Are you sick of the liar in your head saying that there's something wrong with you? Are you trying to silence that inner critic? All too often this prolongs the war. Listen in as we explore finding truth. And peace. Here's a bit about Andy from his website: I’m Andy Wallis, I live in Grantham, in the UK and was adopted at just a few months old in 1973. I have struggled throughout my life with my m...

Are there parts of you that you try to push away? I've definitely rejected the part of me that's scared of rejection. Denial, numbing and overriding only brings short term relief. Listen in as adoptee and therapist Joellen shares what she's learned about embracing all of herself so we can embrace all of ourselves. Here's a bit about Joellen from her website  I am a clinical psychologist with over...

Do you wish feeling triggered wasn't so painful? Or that you were triggered less? Listen in as transracial adoptee Carlos shares how he sees triggers differently. https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlos-munez Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists and speak from their own opinion only. Seek qualified advice if you need help.

As a wise mentor once said to me, the past is a place of reference not a place of residence. Understanding birth mothers' predicaments is incredibly healing. Listen in as birth mother and therapist Delores shares her journey and profound insights along the way so you can live forward. https://www.facebook.com/p/Delores-Sullivan-Therapy-100063634445824 https://www.linkedin.com/in/delores-sullivan-4...

Would you like to feel more empowered? Listen in as transracial adoptee Julia shares her insights into empowerment and connection. She also talks about identity and being comfortable in her own skin. Julia Small  is a transracial adoptee from Hunan, China who was raised in Topsfield, Massachusetts. One of her greatest passions is fighting for equity and social justice through grassroots advocacy,...

How do the emotional rollercoaster of reunion? Dawnie is right in the throes of figuring this out. She shares what she's learning as she goes and her insights on loving herself as well as putting herself first. https://www.facebook.com/AdoptedWithTheFro https://www.instagram.com/adoptedwiththefroblog/ Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists and speak from their ow...

Are you looking for answers? Because the truth sets us free right? Roxan  wasn't told that she was adopted until her adoptive mother blurted it out in an arguments when she was 15. Listen in as she shares how she went from anger to curiosity and finally peace. Powerful and empowering. Connect with Roxan  here: https://www.facebook.com/roxansherry Watch my video about the diamond and the truth of w...

Adoption trauma often manifests in anger or a loud inner critic. Would you like more peace? Listen in as Aubrey shares her learnings and insights on how she's moving towards more peace.  Aubrey Jackson is a former news anchor turned published travel writer and professional travel planner, specializing in luxury leisure travel. As an entrepreneur and travel professional , Aubrey has served as an on...

What if what had happened to us happened for us? Adoptee and birth mother Monica shares her healing insights to help us heal and access our higher self. This has to be one of the most powerful and empowering episodes ever to air on this podcast. Monica was born in Canada, adopted by American parents, and raised in Anchorage, Alaska. It was there where she spent the first sixteen years of her life...

Would you like to handle change better? Life started with a profound change for those of us adopted as infants: a new family. Later - search and reunion can bring about huge changes in beliefs we've held for our lifetime. David and I dive into navigating change when life throws us curve balls. Here's more about David and his book BLIND IN ONE EYE A Story About Seeing the Possibilities Where was my...

Confused about identity? Looking for clarity? Listen in as I take us through the layers of identity to the essential truth. The thing that's stationary in all that comes and goes. Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists and speak from their own opinion only. Seek qualified advice if you need help.

Where are you on the trauma and healing journey? In today's episode I share the stages I've been through and what's helped me navigate them. Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists and speak from their own opinion only. Seek qualified advice if you need help.

Learning to feel rather than numb feels really important for me at the moment. Here's some things I'm exploring. I hope they help you. Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists and speak from their own opinion only. Seek qualified advice if you need help.

Is reunion confusing you? Are you caught between biological and adoptive families? Adoptee and therapist David talks about magic moments, honeymoon period and confusion in his reunion. We explore how that confusion has eased and become easier to live with over time. Here's a bit about David from his website: I am a counsellor and EMDR practitioner . I offer face-to-face therapy sessions, including...

What do you believe about yourself? How do you see yourself? Trauma messes up our beliefs and identity. Listen in as Michelle dives deep into busting beliefs and getting clear on identity. All so we can heal at a deeper level. Michelle Madrid is a powerhouse life coach and guidance mentor who is passionate about igniting the light within every adoptee and woman she coaches. She seeks soulful modal...

Are you stuck in a rut on your healing journey? Unsure of what's holding you back? Listen in as Linda and I dive deep into how changing feelings kickstarts healing. We also cover what stops us changing for the better. And it's not what most of us think. Her first interview https://thriving-adoptees.simplecast.com/episodes/freedom-with-emma-stevens Her second interview   https://thriving-adoptees.s...