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Once Upon A Time...In Adopteeland

Jennifer Dyan Ghoston

Through an audio drama and episodes of thought-provoking conversations, the listening audience can learn some of the issues faced by those affected by relinquishment and adoption. The adoptee is at the center of all conversations had with other members of the adoption constellation.

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160. Angie Gilles: "Courage and Faith over Fear"

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2024/01/30

Angie Giles is an international adoptee, orphan, sister, daughter, wife, mother, friend and craft entrepreneur. In the beginning, the only thing she knew was her biological mother's name, Isabel Gamez. Angie was given up at 6 days old to the Rosa Virginia Peletier orphanage on June 22, 1978. She was given the name Rutilia De Los Angeles Gamez at birth.Angie was born in El Salvador, Central America and at the age of three adopted by Tom and Charlene Smith. She is the youngest of eight, but grew up as

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159. Iris Peterson Bryant: "Adoptees In Arms "

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2024/01/23

Iris P. Bryant is a recent widow and mom of two young adults. She is passionate about helping women find purpose on the other side (or smack dab in the middle) of pain. She has served an online community at irispbryant.com for several years. She is also an adult adoptee and she created The Adoptees in Arms community to help adult adoptees find hope and peace in God’s word. In addition to these ministries, Iris faithfully serves as a worship leader in her local church. When she is not writing or

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158. Dr. Sara Docan-Morgan: "In Reunion:...

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2024/01/16

Dr. Sara Docan-Morgan is Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse. She earned her PhD from the University of Washington.Her research has been published in Adoption Quarterly, the Journal of Family Communication, the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, Communication Quarterly, Family Relations, and the Journal of Korean Adoption Studies, as well as in edited volumes. Her research focuses on how personal identity and family identity are formed, maintained,

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157. Ridghaus: "Truth is Vital"

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2024/01/09

Original Air Date: October 12, 2021Ridghaus relinquished a son at 19 and then later, at the age of 35, learned that he had been relinquished and adopted.Ridghaus is the co-creator of the 6WAM (Six Word Adoption Memoir). He has spent the last 20 years teaching as a professor in English, Communication, Media, and Law from his graduate degrees in English (MA), Communication (MA), and Jurisprudence (JD).He recommends for LDAs the Private Facebook Late Discovery Adoptee

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156. Jean Strauss: "It's important over time to...

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2024/01/02

Original Air Date: November 23, 2021Jean A. S. Strauss is an adoptee who located her birth family in 1988, a life-changing experience which she continues to learn from today, thirty-three years later. She is the author of five books (three about adoption searchand reunion) and over 80 films, 55 of which are focused on the need for adoptee access to records. These works are all streamed online, for free, including two features which aired on PBS (one in which YOU are a star!) Worn a lot of hats, but

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155. Julie Ryan McGue: "Belonging Matters"

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2023/12/26

This episode is lovingly dedicated to Stephen McGue (Julie Ryan McGue's husband) who made his earthly transition on 02/12/22.Julie Ryan McGueis an American writer, a domestic adoptee, and an identical twin. She explores the topics of finding out who you are, where you belong and making sense of it. She is the author of two books: Twice a Daughter: A Search for Identity, Family, and Belonging, and Belonging Matters: Conversations on Adoption, Family, and Kinship. Her third book, a prequel to Twice a

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154. Sariah Baker: "They Can't Hurt Me Anymore" and...

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2023/12/19

Sariah Baker is a Chinese American adopted by a White American Mormon family. She recently left the Mormon faith to find herself and her birth family. She believes in having your "backpack of truths".Music by Corey Quinn

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153. Bonus: "When Things Took a Turn"

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2023/12/13

Kate Murphy, LCSW is a returning guest. We discuss when making a difficult decision can ultimately serve to self-care and honor oneself.Kate is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a psychotherapy practice in Atlanta, GA.Shespecializes in working with members of the adoption constellation with a focus on adoptees. She knows that processing the loss and grief caused by relinquishment is challenging to do alone. Kate believes it's possible to understand yourself better, take charge, and live with

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152. Michelle Madrid: "Let Us Be Greater; A Gentle,...

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2023/12/12

Michelle Madridis the author ofLet Us Be Greater:A Gentle, Guided Path to Healing for Adopteesand host of theElectricity of YouPodcast.She is an international adoptee, former foster child in the UK, and an adoptee empowerment life coach who has been recognized as anAngels in Adoption®Honoreeby the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI) and inducted into the New Mexico Women’s Hall of Fame for her work in adoption. She lives in Los Angeles and you can visit her online

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151. Sandria Washington: "Black to the Beginning"

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2023/12/05

Sandria Washington asks the question: How did I go from writing my first short story in crayon to living inside the biggest plot twist of my life (and trust me, God has written me into some BIG ones these first 40 years of life)? ⁣She knew from an early age that books, words and stories would always be her saving grace. She remembered when her parents separated and the lights got turned off and her father moving out. ⁣⁣Sandria and my mother would walk to the library and she’d let her check out a

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150. Lorraine Dusky: "Hole In My Heart: Love and Loss...

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2023/11/28

This episode is lovingly dedicated to Jane.Lorraine Dusky is an award-winning journalist, editor and author who prefers to write stories that will make a difference. Her controversial memoir, BIRTHMARK, published in 1979, was the first from a mother to write about the grief of giving up a child to adoption.Lorraine soon became a lightning rod for controversies surrounding adoption. An advocate for adoptees’ rights, she fought for legislation that would unseal original birth certificates.But she is

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149. Constance Nicole Frierson: "Color of Autumn" and...

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2023/11/21

Constance Nicole Frierson grew up on the Southside of Chicago after spending the first 5 years of her life in Mobile, Alabama with her grandmother. She was born into a legacy of secrets and has fought to heal her heart and be an agent of truth, change, and art for her children, grandchildren, and community.Throughout her employment history, human services have been at the core. Some of the industries she’s worked in include higher education, financial services, corporate healthcare, and media

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148. Sara J. Streeter: "My Sister's Octopus"

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2023/11/14

Sara J. Streeter (Hea Sook Han) is a transracially adopted Korean-American, writer, and biological mother. Discover more of her work at her website sarajstreeter.com. Adopted daughter. Biological daughter. Youngest of six Korean sisters. Only half sister to three American sisters. She writes both creative nonfiction and fiction about grief, adoption, motherhood, and race, and hopes to raise awareness about the inherent complexities of adoption by sharing her writing with readers, both inside and

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147. Susan Kiyo Ito: "I Would Meet You Anywhere"

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2023/11/07

Susan Ito began reading at the age of three, and writing stories at the age six. She co-edited the literary anthologyA Ghost At Heart’s Edge: Stories & Poems of Adoption. Herwork has appeared inThe Writer,Growing Up Asian American, Choice, Hip Mama, Literary Mama, Catapult, Hyphen,The Bellevue Literary Review,and elsewhere.She is a MacDowell colony Fellow, and has also been awarded residencies at The Mesa Refuge, Hedgebrook and the Blue Mountain Center.She has performed her solo show,The Ice

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146. Lori Holden: "Part 3; Adoptive Parents...

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2023/10/31

Lori Holden, a veteran in the adoption space,writes at LavenderLuz.com and hosts the podcastAdoption: The Long View. She’s the author of The Open-Hearted Way to Open Adoption(recommended byPeoplemagazine, of all things!), which is featured on adoption agency required-reading lists across the country. She has keynoted and presented at adoption conferences around the US and Canada, and she coaches adoptive parents on embodying the BothAnd approach in their parenting of adoptees. Her new book,Adoption

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145. Sophie P. Jupillat Posey: "How Do You Want Me To...

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2023/10/24

This episode is dedicated in loving memory to Thais America Guirigay Aparicio de Sanguinetti. Thais made her earthly transition after this recording on Friday October 6, 2023.Sophie P. Jupillat Posey was born in Venezuela, adopted by French parents, residing in the United States from three to 28 years of age and now currently residing in France. Sophie’s life has been as complex and rich as her heritage. Her childhood and teenage years were full of amazing adventures such as raising raccoons,

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144. Kristin Jones, CMHC: "Tradewinds Counseling"

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2023/10/17

Kristin Jones is a mental health therapist with a private practice in Utah. Her personal experience as a domestic adoptee has given her valuable insight into the complexities of identity, self-discovery, and carrying the wounds of deep trauma. Her passion lies in facilitating change and growth, empowering individuals to overcome their obstacles and live fulfilling lives. Kristin is an avid reader who enjoys yoga, travel, paddle boarding, and biking. She finds a greater sense of belonging with the

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143. Sheala Durant: "The Weirdness of Adoption Lasts...

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2023/10/10

Sheala Durant is a writer, journalist and a working mom who was born in western Michigan in the late 1960s. She adopted into her family at a young age.Sheala launched a search for her biological parents at the age of 15 with a visit to Grand Rapids. Afterwards, at age 18 she asked Bethany (Christian) Services, her adoption agency, for non-identifying information. She learned she was abandoned in a hospital for six days and later placed in a foster home a few miles away from her biological family

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142. Michelle Madsen Hinton: "Belonging"

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2023/10/03

Michelle M. Hinton was born to a 17-year-old, at 8 weeks premature, and relinquished to social services. Her adoption court documents state that she was born out of wedlock, illegitimate, and her only name was “baby girl”. She's never seen her original birth certificate. After birth, Michelle remained in an incubator, in the NICU for 2 months. No kangaroo care, no biological recall, smell, feel; alone. She still can’t acknowledge that the baby was her. Michelle was released to her adoptive parents

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141. Susan Devan Harness: "Bitterroot: A Salish...

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2023/09/26

Susan Devan Harness is a member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and author of Mixing Cultural Identities Through Transracial Adoption, and multiple award-winning Bitterroot: A Salish Memoir of Transracial Adoption, as well as an American Indian transracial adoptee. She has been interviewed for numerous podcasts, on public radio, and appeared on the TEDxMileHigh Stage talking about the issues of transracial adoption. Ms. Harness holds MAs in Cultural Anthropology and Creative

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