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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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273. Dani Janae: "Hound Triptych"

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2026/03/03

Dani Janae is a poet and journalist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her work has been published by Longleaf Review, SWWIM, Palette Poetry, and others. Her debut collection of poetry, Hound Triptych, will be published by Sundress Publications in the Spring of 2026. She lives in South Carolina. When she is not writing she enjoys having intimate conversations with the things that puzzle and delight her, admiring spiders, watching horror movies, and hunting for figs. https://danijanae.comMusic by Corey

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272. Abbi Johnson: "An Advocate For Family Preservation"

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2026/02/24

Abbi Johnson is a natural mother who didn't get to raise her first child. She was sent to the Liberty GodParent Maternity Home in Lynchburg, VA in 2008 and at the age of 17 was coerced into relinquishing her son.In March of 2023 she created her IG and TikTok accounts @voicelessbirthmother to begin sharing her story.In 2025, Abbi collaborated with journalist T.J. Raphael on the investigative podcast Liberty Lost, which aired in the summer of 2025 and examined the realities of maternity homes and

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271. Haley Radke: "The Power of Adoptees For Family...

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2026/02/17

Haley Radke is a Canadian domestic adoptee, the founder of Haley Radke Media, Inc., and host of Adoptees On, one of the most successful and longest-running adoption-related podcasts in the world, with over 1.5 million downloads globally. Haley's commitment to centering adoptee stories has made her a sought-after expert within the field of adoption, and within the realm of podcast storytelling more broadly. Her project-in-progress, On Adoption, is investigating adoption’s impact on adoptees and

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270. Steffe Harwood: "Truth Over Expectations"

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2026/02/10

Steffe Harwood is a same race domestic adoptee, quilter, designer, artist, (unlicensed) architect, disc golfer, and backpacker (like camping). She likes to think that she is a renaissance woman, a woman of many talents. Steffe loves to make stuff. In her free time she does a lot of volunteer work with kids teaching them design and architecture, volunteering in the forest preserve, and with Disc Golf Chicago to bring the sport to more folks in the city. Music by Corey Quinn

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269. Sara Kajder: "Walking Along Side"

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2026/02/03

Sara Kajder is a same race, domestic adoptee from a closed system who reached midlife before starting on the journey which has gifted her the opportunity to reunite with some members of her biological family. She is a writer and English professor who resides in Athens, GA.Music by Corey Quinn

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268. Tammy Murphy: "Coming Out That Fog is a Mutha"

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2026/01/27

Tammy Murphy is a returning guest.Tammy is a same race domestic Black adoptee. She has immersed herself in the adoption community and has become a content creator as a writer with a focus on adoption and healing. Tammy is a 3x volunteer for in person adoption community conferences and plans to start a coaching business next year. She recently became an adoption attuned certified coach through GIFT (Growing Intentional Families Together).Instagram: @Comingoutthatfogisamutha Music by Corey Quinn

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267. Marisol Kassis: "One Branch of Our Ancestral Vine"

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2026/01/20

Marisol Kassis is a transracial, transnational adoptee from Bogota, Colombia. She was adopted as an infant by her two parents and did not have any adoptive siblings. She grew up in a rural/suburban part of South New Jersey that was predominantly white. https://adoptee-voices.comMusic by Corey Quinn

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266. Erica Livingston: "Birdsong Doulas"

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2026/01/13

Erica Livingston is a postpartum-centric full-spectrum doula, maternal health strategist, and founder of Birdsong Doulas. As an adoptee and a parent, she works at the intersections of birth justice, storytelling, and liberation, supporting families and care workers across the thresholds of pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and beyond.Website: https://www.birdsongdoulas.comMusic by Corey Quinn

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265. Roxan Chen: "Been Around The World Physically,...

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2026/01/06

Roxan Chen, is a Late Discovery Adoptee, born in Baltimore, Maryland, raised in New York, living out her creative life in New Jersey when not discovering/tour leading in various destinations throughout the world.Music by Corey Quinn

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264. Jaciara Bayer: "A Transracial/International...

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2025/12/30

Jaciara is a transracial/international adoptee. She was adopted from Brazil in 1985 when she was 11 months old and raised in Northern California by a Jewish single parent mother, in a small and very minimally diverse town. Jaciara has obtained her Master’s degree in Social Work and her bachelor’s degree in Psychology. She currently works as a medical social worker in a hospital and has been in this field for many years. Jaciara has also worked in the field of adoption/foster care at various

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263. Julian Mack: "Search and Connection With More...

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2025/12/23

Julian Mack is a transracial adoptee in reunion/contact with his family of origin. He is a Black American music artist living in Atlanta. Julian continues to move through questions of identity and societal issues with a thoughtful, grey-lens perspective.Music by Corey Quinn

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262. Sonia Morgan: "Choosing Opportunities to Heal"

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2025/12/16

Sonia Morgan is a late discovery adoptee born in Pennsylvania. She searched for her biological family and is currently appreciating reunion/contact with them.Music by Corey Quinn

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261. Anna Bryant: "A Search For Identity"

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2025/12/09

Anna Bryant is a transracial adoptee from Iowa. She grew up in a multiracial household with White parents and international adoptee sisters from South Korea. She has beenin reunion with her family of origin for 8 years which has brought both joys and heartbreaks. She is currently working on her memoir Cultural Fraud which explores her reunion journey and her search for Black identity. She currently resides in the Black Mecca of Atlanta with her husband and loves to travel, spend time with friends,

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260. Nikole "Koko" Shaw: "The Black AdopTea and the...

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2025/12/02

Koko is a same-race Black adoptee with 15 years of experience in community behavioral health. She holds a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and is aProfessionalClinicalCounselor. A mother and a healer, Koko brings a trauma-informed, liberation-focused lens to her work with individuals and communities impacted by adoption. Her insights have made her a frequent guest on podcasts, and she has spoken at major gatherings,including the BIPOC Adoptee Conference.She is the founder and CEO

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259. Garrett Lee: "Mixed Emotions After The Search"

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2025/11/25

Garrett Lee is a same race domestic adoptee residing in Orlando, FL. He is in reunion with DNA family members and the journey continues putting the pieces together about his relinquishment/adoption story.Website: https://www.oldskoolcakes.com/Music by Corey Quinn

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258. Janeen Jackson: "Hello Sweet Baby"

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2025/11/18

Janeen Jackson is an adoptee, children's book author, and powerful advocate for adult adoptees—especially those who discover the truth about their adoption later in life. Through her blog Mixed Up Diary and her book Hello, Sweet Baby!, Janeen creates space for honest conversations about identity, race, and healing. Her mission is to provide comfort and understanding to others facing similar revelations and to help families navigate the emotional complexities of adoption with empathy and truth.In

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257. Eric Shaw: "The BAM, BADAN and Life Coaching"

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2025/11/11

Eric Shaw in Southern California is an educator (Elementary School PE and High School basketball coach), adopted at birth by same race and adopted siblings with Koko, @TheBlackAdoptea on IG.Resource: https://adoptionmosaic.com/adoptee-beaconMusic by Corey Quinn

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256. Kevin Hodge-Niblack Barnett Sr.: "Living My...

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2025/11/04

Kevin Hodge-Niblack Barnett Sr. is a retired Army veteran and a product of the foster care/adoption system.He is the author of two books: Living My Shadows: Dreams Do Come True and Shadows of Emotion: Life After the Dream,which outline his experiences as an adoptee and person who lived in foster care.Website: https://www.livingmyshadows.org/Resources: https://www.adoptionknowledge.org/registration-2025.htmlMusic by Corey Quinn

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255. Jasmin: "Once An Orphan"

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2025/10/28

Jasmin, a New York adoptee, host of the Once an Orphan podcast kept the story of her adoption to herself until she was in her 30’s. Today, she’ll talk about why the silence for so long and what finally brought about the change.https://www.youtube.com/@OnceanOrphanhttps://www.blackadopteesmeetup.org/Recommended Resource: https://events.adoptionmosaic.com/launch-landMusic by Corey Quinn

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254. Katie: "Further Along the Healing Journey"

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2025/10/21

Katie is an adoptee who has always known she was adopted.Abuse and neglect by adoptive parents growing up led her to feeling unloved or unwanted by them.As a younger person, Katie felt so broken and joined Al-Anon and (ACA) Adult Children of Alcoholics for healing. She still felt like something was missing in her recovery.A friend gave Katie the book, The Primal Wound by Nancy Verrier, and she then sought outpodcasts about adoptees which all proved to be great resources.Katie never had the desire to

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