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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 adoption. The adoptee is at the center of all conversations had with other members of the adoption constellation.

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196. Amanda Robinson: "Between Those Scars"

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2024/09/24

Amanda Robinson is a Korean adoptee. She was adopted with her twin sister and raised in Washington. Though she's wanted to be many things, currently she is a retired dental hygienist who homeschools her two kids, and is an aspiring children's lit writer in her free time. She aims to encourage kids through her future children's books.Music by Corey Quinn

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46:31

195. Grace Yung Foster: "The Incl[us]ion Initiative"

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2024/09/17

Grace Yung Foster is the Founder and CEO of The Inclusion Initiative. They are elevating the future of work for Adoptees of Color and Foster Care Alumni.Grace is both an Adoptee and a Foster Alum. She’s committed to creating more equity, inclusion, and opportunity for our communities, especially within our workplaces and careers. She is a former nonprofit executive with 15 years of experience in both the corporate and nonprofit sectors and holds an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business.Website:

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194. Kathleen Shea Kirstein: "Dear Mother and Blown...

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2024/09/10

Kathleen Shea Kirstein is a Late Discovery Adoptee and NPE (Non-Expected Parent Event), as well a mother of two sons, retired Registered Nurse, and illustrator of three children's books with author D Ann Hollon. She has published two essays in Severance magazine: "Dear Mother" and "Blown off

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50:24

193. Shannon Gibney: "The Girl I Am, Was, and Never...

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2024/09/03

Shannon Gibney is a writer, educator, and activist. The author of several books, includingThe Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be: A Speculative Memoir of Transracial Adoption,which received a Michael L. Printz Honor and a Minnesota Book Award;See No ColorandDream Country,both winners of Minnesota Book Awards; andSam and the Incredible African and American Food Fight,a children’s picture book about a cross-cultural family also published by the University of Minnesota Press. A Bush Artist and McKnight

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01:13:48

192. Ryan Jafar Artes: "The Adoptee Open Mic"

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2024/08/27

Ryan Jafar Artes (he/she/they) is an activist, memoirist, and poet. Ryan’s work calls for a re-imagination of culture via cultural renaissance from their lived experience and perspective as a transracial transnational South Asian Indian American adoptee. Ryan is the host of The Adoptee Open Mic, and hosts virtual letter writing classes to support their activism and creative work.Links: https://linktr.ee/ryanartes https://upendmovement.org/dream/ Music by Corey Quinn

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01:00:26

191. Pekitta Tynes: "Pekitta's Journey"

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2024/08/20

Original air date: 02/01/2022Pekitta Tynes is a published author of the book "Thank God I was Adopted 'Cause DNA is No Joke!" Based on her memoirs and journey to how she found her biological family through DNA testing. Her reunion can be seen on a YouTube video, "Pekitta's Journey". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFhUFNkqpPUMusic by Corey Quinn

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01:03:55

190. Marc Borne: "Was I Adopted, Yes or No?"

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2024/08/13

Original air date: July 27, 2021"Raise your hand and self validate yourself." -Marc BorneMusic by Corey Quinn

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189. Elizabeth Blake: "Connecting Threads: Five...

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2024/08/06

Elizabeth (EM) Blakehas a recently released graphic memoir calledConnecting Threads: Five Siblings Lost and Found.Sheis one of five children who were removed from their first family over time and placed in foster care, and most were adopted when young.She didn't know until decades later that she had lived with her first mother forweeks or months.Because of closed adoptions, it took decades to connect scarce information to find her siblings.Sheandher siblings have Ojibwe or A-nish-i-naabeand Northern

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188. Nancy McCaughey: "An Open Heart and Mind"

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2024/07/30

Nancy McCaughey is a returning guest.Nancy identifies herself by her most treasured life roles; wife, mother, daughter, sister, newly-retired midlife transition coach and late discovery adoptee (LDA). She is in the process of completing her memoir, Reunion. It is about her own midlife ‘identity quake’ that took place at her 20th high school reunion when her best friend from childhood revealed a 37 year old family secret: Nancy was adopted. Nancy returned home from the reunion without telling her mom

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187. Bonus: "Adoption Loss: When Grief is Suffocated"

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2024/07/23

ADOPTION LOSS: WHEN GRIEF IS SUFFOCATEDBy Kate Murphy, LCSWKate Murphy 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 more purpose and joy.Website: https://katemurphytherapy.com/

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186. Simon Benn: "Be Inspired and Empowered by Your...

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2024/07/23

Simon Benn was adopted at 5 weeks old and told so young he doesn’t ever remember not knowing.He didn't experience any conscious adoption trauma until 40 when he found out his childhood teddy bear was a gift from his birth mother.This caused an eruption of anger, feeling rejected and unloved.That kickstarted a healing journey exploring trauma, my roots and who he is. Simon spent 17 years doing this and continues to be fascinated by healing, growing and thriving. He’s interviewed over 400 people about

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01:02:38

185. Marcie Keithley: "Finding Meaning is the Fuel of...

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2024/07/16

Marcie J. Keithley,is an author, speaker, master storyteller and CoFounder of theNational Association of Adoptees and Parents (NAAP)She retired as Vice President of Retail Bank Management and Merrill Lynch after serving the financial industry for over 32 years.A first/birth mom in reunion since 2008, she co foundedIndiana Adoptee Networkand testified moultiiple times throughout the years in support of OBC access for the sister organization,H.E.A.R. Hoosier For Equal Access to Records,where she

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55:27

184. Dr. Katherin Elizabeth (K E) Garland: "In Search...

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2024/07/09

Dr. Katherin Elizabeth (K E) Garland is an award-winning creative nonfiction writer, blogger, and author based in Florida. She uses personal essays and memoir to de-marginalize women’s experiences with an intent to highlight and humanize contemporary issues, such as reproductive rights, intergenerational trauma, adoption, and mental health issues. Her work has appeared in several online magazines and anthologies, including Midnight & Indigo and Chicken Soup for the Soul. Garland’s debut memoir,

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183. Lisa Bouler: "Resiliency and Faith"

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2024/07/02

Lisa K Bouler is a returning guest.She was born and adopted in Chicago. From an early age her adoptive parents shared her adoption story and encouraged her to search for her biological family. With their support, she eventually found out she was not only a big sister to her parent’s biological child, but a big sister to her own four biological siblings. Lisa is the mother of two phenomenal young adults aged 22 and 25. She has been in education for 34 years. In her spare time, she runs marathons,

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182. Dr. Stephen Rowley: "The Lost Coin: A Memoir of...

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2024/06/25

Dr. Stephen Rowley became a psychotherapist after a rich and varied career in K-12 and higher education. He earned his B.A. at the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a major in English and Psychology. He also earned a Ph.D. in Administration and Policy Analysis from the Graduate School of Education of Stanford University and an M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Rowley holds a license as a Mental Health Counselor (LMHC, #LH61080171) in

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181. Autumn: "FOG Lifters and Smog Grifters"

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2024/06/18

Rebecca Autumn is a returning guest to the podcast.Rebecca Autumn Sansom is a documentary filmmaker, event planner, and non-profit director. Her films, including Reckoning with the Primal Wound (2023) and Trainsforming America (2012), have screened at film festivals and public and private events throughout the United States. She is the founder and director of the non-profit, the WAVYS, that hosts a music awards show annually in New York City with generous support from the NYC Mayor's Office of Media

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01:04:36

180. Mee Ok Icaro: "Holding Compassionate Space"

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2024/06/11

Mee Ok Icaro(pronounced “Mee Oak Ee-car-oh”), is a unique and powerful voice in the world of visionary medicine and personal growth. As a Writer, Book Doula, Sacred Medicine Advisor and Integration Specialist, Life Purpose Coach and Guide, Mee Ok is dedicated to helping individuals heal and find their path in life. Skilled in Gabor Maté’s Compassionate Inquiry approach, a method she has personally integrated for over a decade to transform her own life, she integrates many teachings from a variety of

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46:11

179. Shelise Keum Mee Gieseke: "Head of Operations at...

Once Upon A Time...In Adopteeland ·

2024/06/04

Shelise Keum Mee Gieseke (s/hers) is the head of operations at Adoption Mosaic. She has worked in the adoption community as an editor, educator, and administrator for over 10 years, including editing and curating the blog Land of Gazillion Adoptees and the online magazine Gazillion Voices. Shelise is also an intercountry Korean, interracial adoptee who was adopted as an infant by a white family and raised on a farm in Minnesota. She has three siblings who are biological children of her adoptive

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46:25

178. Becca Flatt: "Adoptee Beacon" and "Conscious...

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2024/05/28

Becca Flatt is a Mixed Race, Black and white, closed, domestic infant, interracial adoptee. Becca’s biological family and adoptive family mirror each other; however, Becca, being mixed race, does not share the racial identity of either set of her parents.Becca Graduated from The University of SouthernCaliforniawith her Master’s in social work and a concentration in mental health in 2014. Becca provides mental health treatment to transracial, interracial, and same-race adoptees of color in

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177. Rebecca Wellington: "Who Is A Worthy Mother?: An...

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2024/05/21

Rebecca Wellington currently teaches in the School of Education at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington. She holds a doctorate in education history from the University of Washington. Rebecca’s career in education started 26 years ago on the ocean, sailing around the world on a traditionally rigged tall ship. Through this two-year global circumnavigation Rebecca trained for a US Coast guard captain’s license and went on to work in outdoor education, which sparked her love of teaching

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