x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

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.

society & culture personal journals

All Episodes

56:39

140. Dr. Patrice Martin: "The Reader's Digest Version...

Once Upon A Time...In Adopteeland ·

2023/09/19

Dr. Patrice Martin is a same race adoptee who lives in Nashville, TN with her family. In her professionshe works in grants management in the nonprofit and forprofitsectors. She has always known she was adopted. She grew up in Pittsburgh, PA with a loving family. As life would have it she has had some twists and turns to her story. At about age 27 it was revealed to her that not only was she adopted which she knew, but there would be the possibilityof never being able to find her biological family

en

46:14

139. Alieshaia Rosinsky: "Adoptee Lounges and Beyond"

Once Upon A Time...In Adopteeland ·

2023/09/12

Alieshaia is a 29 year old transracial adoptee from Upstate NY and currently lives in Memphis, Tennessee. She has recently begun her career as a school based occupational therapist. During her free time, she enjoys reading, visiting bookstores, playing video games, watching movies, sharing food and laughter with her friends and traveling with her boyfriend.Alieshaia was in foster care as an infant when a horrific accident led to her being hospitalized for months at just 2 years old. She was then

en

57:41

138. Lena Skahill: "Nurturing Through Nature: Adoptee...

Once Upon A Time...In Adopteeland ·

2023/09/05

LenaSkahillreceivedherMaster’sdegreeinSociologyin2012from the University of Colorado,ColoradoSprings. She is an adjunctprofessor of Sociology and Women’s and Ethic Studies at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. She created her departments first courses inAdoption and Family Studiesnowavailable to all students regardless of their discipline. Lenahas also givenvolunteered with adoption non-profits over the lastdecade and dedicated her academic career toward the pursuit of teaching and sharing

en

59:06

137. Corissa Saint Laurent: "The Everyday Mystic"

Once Upon A Time...In Adopteeland ·

2023/08/29

Corissa Saint Laurent is an inspirational speaker, podcast host, and soul guide on a quest to create greater meaning, higher purpose, and true joy for herself and others. She shares her experiences and expertise as a healer and teacher of deep soul knowledge through inspiring events and classes, and broadcasting and publishing. Currently, Corissa is the VP of Marketing and Business Development for a rainwater harvesting company and at the helm of her brand offering consulting, speaking, and soul

en

56:10

136. "Adoptee Writers" share their words

Once Upon A Time...In Adopteeland ·

2023/08/23

Eight adoptee writers who are guests from previous episodes share their wonderful pieces/essays to inspire and uplift the adoption constellation.Barbara Robertson from Season 1, episode 9Daryn Watson from Season 3, episode 43Cynthia from Season 1, episode 7Nancy McCaughey from Season 2, episode 22.Danielle Orr from Season 5, episode 79Carmen Hinkley from Season 1, episode 15Lorah Gerald from Season 2, episode 29Nomi Kaie from Season 2, episode 31Music by Corey Quinn

en

54:22

135. Patrick Hawes: "Pain Into Purpose"

Once Upon A Time...In Adopteeland ·

2023/08/22

Patrick Hawes was born in Asheville NC in August 1970. He was officially adopted at 6 weeks old, but from birth was separated from his birth mother. Patrick’s adoptive mother was Japanese and his adoptive father was American, so was raised in a bi-racial family, but in reverse since he is Caucasian. Sadly, his adoptive father passed away when he was 4 years old.It was no secret that Patrick was adopted once people took one look at his adoptive mother in any kind of social setting. He was bullied in

en

33:36

134. Rob Reese: "Both, And"

Once Upon A Time...In Adopteeland ·

2023/08/15

Rob Reese was born in Busan, South Korea, but was adopted to a family in Denver, Colorado. His parents were so supportive of him being in extracurricular activities, like getting his black belt in Tae Kwon Do and earning Eagle Scout. Rob attended Metropolitan State University of Denver and earned a B.A. in International Business. He has the ambition of becoming a business analyst and is currently a retail manager at a clothing company called, The Normal Brand, in Denver. He still resides in Denver

en

32:29

133. Ken R. DeStefano: "I Will See You Again; Hearts...

Once Upon A Time...In Adopteeland ·

2023/08/08

Ken R. DeStefano is a domestic adoptee that was born in the late 1960’sand raised in a caring and loving Italian home. As an adoptee, he had a largely happy life, but always wondered about the unknown. That curiosity led to a search for his own birth mother and a recent reunification with her.It also led him to seek a deeper understanding of his own journey and that of his birth mother, ultimately inspiring him to write his debut novel, "I Will See You Again...Hearts Will Sing," available

en

01:16:10

132. Brad Ewell: "Right To Know; a fundamental human...

Once Upon A Time...In Adopteeland ·

2023/08/01

Brad Ewellan LDA late discovery adoptee, a husband, father, writer, and a police officer of 26 years. He made his adoption discovery in 2019 at 48 years old. Since that time he had his writing published in severancemag.com, told his story at a Moth main stage,been interviewed in several podcasts, and has a monthly column at http://www.lavendErluz.com/Brad is in reunion with several members of his biological family and was able to help successfully advocate for his fathers release from prison. His

en

51:22

131. Dr. Joyce Maguire Pavao: "The Family of...

Once Upon A Time...In Adopteeland ·

2023/07/25

Dr. Joyce Maguire Pavao, Ed.D., LCSW, LMFT, was the Founder and CEO of Center for Family Connections, Inc. (CFFC, 1995-2012) in Cambridge and New York, Founder and Director of Riverside After Adoption Consulting and Training (AACT, 2012 to 2015), PACT (Pre/Post Adoption Consulting and Training, 1982-present), and Pavao Consulting and Coaching. Dr. Pavao has done extensive training, both nationally and internationally. She is a lecturer in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and she has consulted

en

53:17

130. Dr. Liz DeBetta: “Adult Adoptees and Writing to...

Once Upon A Time...In Adopteeland ·

2023/07/18

Dr. Liz DeBetta is an adoptee and interdisciplinary scholar-artist-activist whose work is grounded in creativity and social justice. Using storytelling and narrative techniques Liz invites others to create space for empathy and begin healing individual and collective trauma connected to race, gender, sexuality, disability, ethnicity, and other intersections of identity that are misunderstood or misrepresented in dominant culture. She is interested in performance based poetry and narrative writing

en

01:11:37

129. Danielle Gaudette: "Healing Tree: An Adoptee's...

Once Upon A Time...In Adopteeland ·

2023/07/11

Danielle Gaudette is a Body & Brain coach and author of Healing Tree: An Adoptee’s Story About Hurting, Healing and Letting the Light Shine Through. After her reunion with her birth mother twenty-four years ago, she began an energy practice to process the unraveling of her primal wound. She is now a 20-year senior trainer and seeks to share those healing principles and practices to help others find the courage to go inward and heal their

en

47:02

128. Jonathan: "It's Okay to be Okay"

Once Upon A Time...In Adopteeland ·

2023/07/04

Today’s guest is Jonathan, a 58 year old adoptee living the suburban dream in a coastal town south of Boston, MA. He was born in November of1964in Albany, NY and grew up about an hour south of Albany. He moved to Boston for college in 1982, where he met his wife during his senior year. They married inOctober 1988and have lived with a varying constellation of cats and dogs ever since. They have just one dog now, a miniature Schnauzer named Lucy. He has had a successful career in Human Services and

en

43:39

127. Beth Syverson: "Unraveling Adoption"

Once Upon A Time...In Adopteeland ·

2023/06/27

Beth Syverson is an adoptive mom of a vibrant and intuitive 19-year-old son Joey, who has been struggling to find his healing path. They created the Unraveling Adoption podcast together in 2021 in order to help other families learn from the challenges they've experienced. Beth is also the facilitator of APtitude: A Support Group for Adoptive Parents Facing Adoption’s Challenges, providing resources on the topics of addiction, adoption, mental health, and parenting. She is almost done with her

en

01:05:25

126. Dr. Jack F. Rocco: “Recycled: A Reluctant Search...

Once Upon A Time...In Adopteeland ·

2023/06/20

Jack Rocco M.D. has more than thirty years as a practicing orthopedic surgeon. His work has taken him to many countries and cultures, including to Japan, where he served in the U.S. Air Force, and to Madagascar, where, through a nonprofit organization he established, he treated children suffering primarily from clubfoot. He has served on the board at Shriners Hospital for Children in Philadelphia.Recycled,his first book, chronicles the behind-the-scenes, reluctant, and subconscious journey exploring

en

01:08:48

125. Chris Thomason: "No More Secrets and Lies"

Once Upon A Time...In Adopteeland ·

2023/06/13

Chris Thomason just graduated from the University of California Los Angeles a few years ago and is currently a case worker in social work working with migrants going through citizenship as a translator. Chris was relinquished at birth, adopted at 4 years old, relinquished again 10 months later when the adopted father died suddenly. By the time he reached 11 years old I had been moved 5 times. Never having had a father, he count 7 mothers that it took to get me to high school graduation. Chris

en

49:32

124. Rebecca Autumn Sansom: "Reckoning with The...

Once Upon A Time...In Adopteeland ·

2023/06/06

Rebecca Autumn Sansom is guided by the promise of a consciously evolving humanity. As a filmmaker, she was invited by Oregon's Congressman Blumenauer to screen her feature documentary about high-speed rail, Trainsforming America, at the Capitol in DC. She won a 2015 Midsouth regional Emmy for her work on Tout Your Town, a travel series produced by Genuine Human Productions, Nashville TN. As a native Nashvillian, Rebecca’s life has been steeped in the sounds of Music City. She is currently disrupting

en

59:18

123. Fred Nicora: "Forbidden Roots; A Memoir Of...

Once Upon A Time...In Adopteeland ·

2023/05/30

Fred Nicora has followed a path of unexplained restlessness ignited by undisclosed triggers in his efforts to find the right fit for his own identity and seek truth in his life. Careers explored on his journey include health care administration, architecture, business consulting, teaching, and his own entrepreneurial endeavors including a startup fitness-based company and now authoring his story of being thrust into the adoption triangle.Following his discovery, Fred struggled with drug and alcohol

en

47:24

122. Erin Cosentino: "Hiraeth, Hope and Healing" Part 3

Once Upon A Time...In Adopteeland ·

2023/05/23

Erin Cosentino discovered she is an NPE in 2017, while trying to find out the truth about her grandfather's biological parents.In the last five years she has become an advocate for Adoptees, Donor Conceived folks, Late Discovery Adoptees and NPEs. Erin is a high school special educator, currently pursuinga Master's in Social Work.She lives at the beautiful Jersey Shore with her husband, adult children and her pup

en

54:08

121. Annie Persico: "Hiraeth, Hope and Healing" Part 2

Once Upon A Time...In Adopteeland ·

2023/05/16

Annie Persico was born and raised in the Bronx, New York and along with serving on the board of Hiraeth Hope and Healing, she has been a legal assistant for more than 35 years, currently working for a large New York City law firm for nearly 20 years.She has been married to her wife since 2004 and they currently have a dog, a blind cat and 7 tropical birds.Annie enjoys playing video games, reading, and most of all playing amateur genealogist both for herself and

en

260 results

Similar Podcasts

Voices of Life

APG Mannheim

Promo Estereo Podcast

Promo Estereo

Talking Timelines Podcast

Talkingtimelines

גיקונומי

ראם שרמן ודורון ניר

Drømmefanger

Drømmefanger