Once Upon A Time...In Adopteeland

By Jennifer Dyan Ghoston

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Episodes: 228

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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.

Episode Date
228. Veronica: "Adoption Cost Adoptees So Much"
Apr 22, 2025
227. Kimberly L. Carter: "Rise, Thrive, and Flourish"
Apr 15, 2025
226. Laura Batt: "Bridging the Gap Between the Adoption Trauma Chasm"
Apr 08, 2025
225. Mirella Stoyanova: "Healing Toward Authenticity"
Apr 01, 2025
224. Maureen McCauley: "Lions Roaring Far From Home"
Mar 25, 2025
223. Brooke Haynes: "Consurgo"
Mar 18, 2025
222. Stephanie C. Watterson: "Septopus"
Mar 11, 2025
221. Bonus: "A Tribute to Ricky; an Adoptee Ally"
Mar 04, 2025
220. Dr. David McCarty-Caplan: "Adoption Consciousness and Education Through Research"
Mar 04, 2025
219. D. Yvonne Rivers: "F.O.G. and I.C.E."
Feb 25, 2025
218. Black History Month: "Powerful Words From Adoptees"
Feb 18, 2025
217. Dewi Sungai Marquis-Houston: "My Name Is Not Amy"
Feb 11, 2025
216. Diego Vitelli: "Adoptee Identity, the Search for Answers and Sitting in True Authenticity."
Feb 04, 2025
215. Paul Kimball: "We are all Human Beings; An Adoptee Ponders"
Jan 28, 2025
214. Jennifer Hiltebeitel: "Trust Falling"
Jan 21, 2025
213. Astrid Castro: "Three Decades of Serving the Adoption Constellation"
Jan 14, 2025
212. Sharon Butler-Obazee: "Growing Intentional Families Together (GIFT)"
Jan 07, 2025
211. A Review of 2024: "Happy New Year's Eve!"
Dec 31, 2024
210. Jennifer Hiltebeitel: "Where Did I Come From, Who Do I Look Like and Why Did This Happen?"
Dec 24, 2024
209. Natasha Tripplett: "THE BLUE PICKUP and JUNETEENTH IS"
Dec 17, 2024
208. Lisa MM Butler: "As The Crow Flies"
Dec 10, 2024
207. Anita Garber: "A Transracial Adoptee, Author and Poet"
Dec 03, 2024
206. Jill Mann: "A Team Member of BIPOC Adoptees"
Nov 26, 2024
205. Sandra Caesar: "Further Along an International Adoptee's Journey"
Nov 19, 2024
204. Bonus: "Adoptees Aren't Their Trauma"
Nov 12, 2024
203. Sandi Caesar: "Before Dual Citizenship as an International Adoptee"
Nov 12, 2024
202. Julie Brumley: Part 2/2; "A Trauma-Informed Adoptee Coach"
Nov 05, 2024
201. Julie Brumley: Part 1/2; "A Trauma-Informed Adoptee Coach"
Oct 29, 2024
200. Mavka: "An Imposter Among My Own People"
Oct 22, 2024
199. Kim Stevens: "One of Two"
Oct 15, 2024
198. Dana Ozak: "A Girl and Her Four Families"
Oct 08, 2024
197. Liana Soifer: "BIPOC Adoptees VOICES"
Oct 01, 2024
196. Amanda Robinson: "Between Those Scars"
Sep 24, 2024
195. Grace Yung Foster: "The Incl[us]ion Initiative"
Sep 17, 2024
194. Kathleen Shea Kirstein: "Dear Mother and Blown Off Course"
Sep 10, 2024
193. Shannon Gibney: "The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be: A Speculative Memoir of Transracial Adoption"
Sep 03, 2024
192. Ryan Jafar Artes: "The Adoptee Open Mic"
Aug 27, 2024
191. Pekitta Tynes: "Pekitta's Journey"
Aug 20, 2024
190. Marc Borne: "Was I Adopted, Yes or No?"
Aug 13, 2024
189. Elizabeth Blake: "Connecting Threads: Five Siblings Lost and Found"
Aug 06, 2024
188. Nancy McCaughey: "An Open Heart and Mind"
Jul 30, 2024
187. Bonus: "Adoption Loss: When Grief is Suffocated" by Kate Murphy, LCSW
Jul 23, 2024
186. Simon Benn: "Be Inspired and Empowered by Your Lived Experience"
Jul 23, 2024
185. Marcie J. Keithley: "Finding Meaning is the Fuel of Our Minds"
Jul 16, 2024
184. Dr. Katherin Elizabeth (K E) Garland: "In Search of a Salve: Memoir of a Sex Addict"
Jul 09, 2024
183. Lisa Bouler: "Resiliency and Faith"
Jul 02, 2024
182. Dr. Stephen Rowley: "The Lost Coin: A Memoir of Adoption and Destiny"
Jun 25, 2024
181. Autumn: "FOG Lifters and Smog Grifters"
Jun 18, 2024
180. Mee Ok Icaro: "Holding Compassionate Space"
Jun 11, 2024
179. Shelise Keum Mee Gieseke: "Head of Operations at Adoption Mosaic"
Jun 04, 2024
178. Becca Flatt: "Adoptee Beacon" and "Conscious Adoption Navigating Estrangement"
May 28, 2024
177. Rebecca Wellington: "Who Is A Worthy Mother?: An Intimate History of Adoption"
May 21, 2024
176. Louise Browne: "Adoption: The Making of Me"
May 14, 2024
175. Jennifer Poole: "Openness in Adoption as an Opportunity for Spiritual Growth"
May 07, 2024
174. Edward Di Gangi: "Mothers, Mothering and the Month of May"
Apr 30, 2024
173. Heather G. Marshall: "When The Ocean Flies"
Apr 23, 2024
172. Michael Knox: "Not Lucky, Nor Chosen"
Apr 16, 2024
171. Valerie Naiman: "Mystic Masquerade: An Adoptee's Search for Truth"
Apr 09, 2024
170. Eva Asperalis: "Adoption in Adulthood"
Apr 02, 2024
169. Leslie Pate Mackinnon, LCSW: "Do Us Justice"
Apr 02, 2024
168. Monica Hall: "Practically Still a Virgin"
Mar 26, 2024
167. Marilyn Mendenhall Waugh: "A Search Angel"
Mar 19, 2024
166. Melissa Brunetti: "Mind Your Own Karma: The Adoption Chronicles"
Mar 12, 2024
165. Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard: "Part 2; Birth Parents Unfiltered"
Mar 05, 2024
164. Tara Griffith: "Navigating Adoption"
Feb 27, 2024
163. Sara Easterly: "Part 1; Adoptees Unfiltered"
Feb 20, 2024
162. David Bynum: "A Journey of Discovery"
Feb 13, 2024
161. Barbara Robertson: "Black Anthology: Adult Adoptees Claim Their Space"
Feb 06, 2024
160. Angie Gilles: "Courage and Faith over Fear"
Jan 30, 2024
159. Iris Peterson Bryant: "Adoptees In Arms "
Jan 23, 2024
158. Dr. Sara Docan-Morgan: "In Reunion: Transnational Korean Adoptees and the Communication of Family”
Jan 16, 2024
157. Ridghaus: "Truth is Vital"
Jan 09, 2024
156. Jean Strauss: "It's important over time to realize how you're growing."
Jan 02, 2024
155. Julie Ryan McGue: "Belonging Matters"
Dec 26, 2023
154. Sariah Baker: "They Can't Hurt Me Anymore" and "Advocacy"
Dec 19, 2023
153. Bonus: "When Things Took a Turn"
Dec 12, 2023
152. Michelle Madrid: "Let Us Be Greater; A Gentle, Guided Path to Healing for Adoptees"
Dec 12, 2023
151. Sandria Washington: "Black to the Beginning"
Dec 05, 2023
150. Lorraine Dusky: "Hole In My Heart: Love and Loss in the Fault Lines of Adoption"
Nov 28, 2023
149. Constance Nicole Frierson: "Color of Autumn" and "The House on Union Street"
Nov 21, 2023
148. Sara J. Streeter: "My Sister's Octopus"
Nov 14, 2023
147. Susan Kiyo Ito: "I Would Meet You Anywhere"
Nov 07, 2023
146. Lori Holden: "Part 3; Adoptive Parents Unfiltered" and "Adoption: The Longview"
Oct 31, 2023
145. Sophie P. Jupillat Posey: "How Do You Want Me To Be Silent?"
Oct 24, 2023
144. Kristin Jones, CMHC: "Tradewinds Counseling"
Oct 17, 2023
143. Sheala Durant: "The Weirdness of Adoption Lasts Generations"
Oct 10, 2023
142. Michelle Madsen Hinton: "Belonging"
Oct 03, 2023
141. Susan Devan Harness: "Bitterroot: A Salish Memoir of Transracial Adoption"
Sep 26, 2023
140. Dr. Patrice Martin: "The Reader's Digest Version of My Story"
Sep 19, 2023
139. Alieshaia Rosinsky: "Adoptee Lounges and Beyond"
Sep 12, 2023
138. Lena Skahill: "Nurturing Through Nature: Adoptee and Foster Care Experiences and the Healing Power of Nature”
Sep 05, 2023
137. Corissa Saint Laurent: "The Everyday Mystic"
Aug 29, 2023
136. "Adoptee Writers" share their words
Aug 22, 2023
135. Patrick Hawes: "Pain Into Purpose"
Aug 22, 2023
134. Rob Reese: "Both, And"
Aug 15, 2023
133. Ken R. DeStefano: "I Will See You Again; Hearts Will Sing"
Aug 08, 2023
132. Brad Ewell: "Right To Know; a fundamental human right to know your genetic identity"
Aug 01, 2023
131. Dr. Joyce Maguire Pavao: "The Family of Adoption", "PACT" and "Pavao Consulting and Coaching"
Jul 25, 2023
130. Dr. Liz DeBetta: “Adult Adoptees and Writing to Heal: Migrating Toward Wholeness"
Jul 18, 2023
129. Danielle Gaudette: "Healing Tree: An Adoptee's Story about Hurting, Healing and Letting the Light Shine Through"
Jul 11, 2023
128. Jonathan: "It's Okay to be Okay"
Jul 04, 2023
127. Beth Syverson: "Unraveling Adoption"
Jun 27, 2023
126. Dr. Jack F. Rocco: “Recycled: A Reluctant Search for Truth, Self Through Nurture, Nature and Free Will”
Jun 20, 2023
125. Chris Thomason: "No More Secrets and Lies"
Jun 13, 2023
124. Rebecca Autumn Sansom: "Reckoning with The Primal Wound"
Jun 06, 2023
123. Fred Nicora: "Forbidden Roots; A Memoir Of Late-Discovery Adoption"
May 30, 2023
122. Erin Cosentino: "Hiraeth, Hope and Healing" Part 3
May 23, 2023
121. Annie Persico: "Hiraeth, Hope and Healing" Part 2
May 16, 2023
120. Cindy McQuay: "Hiraeth, Hope and Healing" Part 1
May 09, 2023
119. Family Reunion: The Conclusion
May 02, 2023
118. Laura L. Engel: "You'll Forget This Ever Happened"
May 02, 2023
117. Adele Rodriguez: "We have to normalize that not adoptions end well."
Apr 25, 2023
116. Heather Schultz Gittens; "Huh Healing Hub" and "Declaration to Self"
Apr 18, 2023
115. Emma Stevens: "A Fire Is Coming"
Apr 11, 2023
114. Catie Samantha Peck, LMSW: "The Year of Self Trust" and "True Story Counseling Services"
Apr 04, 2023
113. Amy Hansen: "I Gain Comfort and Confidence Listening to Other Adoptees."
Mar 28, 2023
112. Hannah Andrews: "Cue The Sun", "What She Left Me When She Left Me" and "Tethered"
Mar 21, 2023
111. Talitha A. Abell: "The Adoptee Community has helped add language and growth to understanding my adoptee identity".
Mar 14, 2023
110. Jessica Luciere: "Mentoring Adoptees and My Evolving Story"
Mar 07, 2023
109. Ed Knight: "Artist Story Talk"
Feb 28, 2023
108. Valerie Naiman: "Mystic Masquerade is a frolic through the dark subject of adoption."
Feb 21, 2023
107. Greg Gentry: "Fireside Adoptees", "Adoption Trauma Network" and "Adoptees Connect"
Feb 14, 2023
106. Brian Stanton: "Blank" and "@ghostkingdom"
Feb 07, 2023
105. Lora K. Joy: "Goodbye Hypervigilance", "Nobody Looks Like Me: An Adoptee Experience" and "Self-Attunement: An Adoptee Superpower"
Jan 31, 2023
104. Isaac Etter: "Identity Learning"
Jan 24, 2023
103. Simon Benn : "Thriving Adoptees: Healing, Inspiration & Empowerment For Adoptees"
Jan 17, 2023
102. Family Reunion Part 1
Jan 10, 2023
101. Dan Smith: "I Have A Need To Help Others"
Jan 10, 2023
100. Tina: "Healing Together"
Jan 03, 2023
99. Nomi and JR Calhoun: "Still We Rise"
Dec 27, 2022
98. Akara Skye: "Silent No More"
Dec 20, 2022
97. Sandi Smith: "What's In A Name?", "Who Are You Because You Were Adopted?" and "Lies and Losses"
Dec 13, 2022
96. Erika Hayasaki: "Somewhere Sisters; A Story of Adoption, Identity and the Meaning of Family"
Dec 06, 2022
95. Mary Ellen Gambutti: "I Must Have Wandered: An Adopted Air Force Daughter Recalls"
Nov 29, 2022
94. Anita Garber: "Hey Adoption", "If Electric Fences Had Wings" and "Make A Mud Pie"
Nov 22, 2022
93. Ryan Anderson: "Me Opening Up"
Nov 15, 2022
92. Maya Holmes: "Mirror" and "A Letter To Little Maya"
Nov 08, 2022
91. Jennifer Hiltebeitel: "The Enneagram as a tool for growth and living a holistic life"
Nov 01, 2022
90. Katie: "Connection, Disconnection and Reconnection in Reunion"
Oct 25, 2022
89. Shelby Redfield Kilgore: "Mirror Light Productions and YouTube"
Oct 18, 2022
88. Dr. Syb Brown: "The added layer of late discovery for an adoptee is another trauma".
Oct 11, 2022
87. Melissa Corkum: "The Adoption Connection" and the Enneagram as a tool for growth
Oct 04, 2022
86. Edward Di Gangi: "The Gift Best Given"
Sep 27, 2022
85. Adoptees in Conversation 2/2: Tina hosts Jennifer
Sep 20, 2022
84. Gail L. Taylor-Tubbs: "Answered Prayers"
Sep 20, 2022
83. Lynn Grubb: "Hidden Identity"
Sep 13, 2022
82. Melinda A. Warsaw: "A Legitimate Life", A Forbidden Journey of Self Discovery"
Sep 06, 2022
81. Patrick McMahon: "Becoming Patrick"
Aug 30, 2022
80. Janet Nordine, MS, LMFT, RPT-S: An Adoption Compassionate Competent Therapist
Aug 23, 2022
79. Danielle Orr: "A Writer, Painter and Animal Lover"
Aug 16, 2022
78. Lisa Ann: The "Wandering Tree" podcast and Connection with the Adoption Community
Aug 09, 2022
77. Part 2/2 with Julian Washio-Collette: "Peregrine Adoptee: Wandering Reflections on a Life in Fragments"
Aug 02, 2022
76. Part 1/2 with Julian Washio-Collette: "Peregrine Adoptee: Wandering Reflections on a Life in Fragments"
Jul 26, 2022
75. Adam Anthony: "Onward & Upward"
Jul 19, 2022
74. Sandi C.: "It's a God Thing!"
Jul 12, 2022
73. Mary Herbert: "Because Adoption"
Jul 05, 2022
72. D. Yvonne Rivers: "Birth Moms Real Talk"
Jun 28, 2022
71. Jessica: "The Legacy of an Adopted Child Resonates With Me"
Jun 21, 2022
70. Zhen E (Jenny): "Black Box: An Adoption Story Choreopoem"
Jun 14, 2022
69. Laureen Pittman: "The Lies That Bind, An Adoptee's Journey Through Rejection"
Jun 07, 2022
68. Adoptees In Conversation Part 1/2: Tina hosts Jennifer
May 31, 2022
67. Pamela Hasegawa: "The Adoption Laws Need To Get Real."
May 31, 2022
66. Julie Wetherby: "Identity Reclaimed, Echoes of an Adoptee"
May 24, 2022
65. Craig S. Hyman: "Inside Out: The Expressive Arts Adoption Healing Seminar"
May 17, 2022
64. Veronica: "Rooted In Adoption-A Collection of Adoptee Reflections"
May 10, 2022
63. Paige Strickland: "Akin To The Truth" and "After The Truth"
May 03, 2022
62. David Bynum: "From a Place of Love: My Adoption Journey"
Apr 26, 2022
61. Michele Kriegman: "Tapioca Fire" and Finding Faith"
Apr 19, 2022
60. Joi R. Fisher-Griffin: "Finding Joi, a true story of faith, family and love"
Apr 12, 2022
59. Emma Stevens: "The Gathering Place, An Adoptee's Story"
Apr 05, 2022
58. Keith Sciarillo: "Better Looks Different For Everybody."
Mar 29, 2022
57. Richard Urhlaub: "Finding Our Place: 100 Memorable Adoptees, Fostered Persons and Orphanage Alumni, and Adoption and Mothering"
Mar 22, 2022
56. Oliver Leembruggen: "Virtual Support Groups with Adoption Network Cleveland"
Mar 15, 2022
55. Kate Murphy, LCSW: "The Couch with an Adoption Competent Therapist"
Mar 08, 2022
54. Betsie Norris: "Founder and Executive Director of Adoption Network Cleveland"
Mar 01, 2022
53. Kenneth Bonomo: "My True Identity"
Feb 22, 2022
52. Jacqueline: "It Was Emotional To See Her Name"
Feb 15, 2022
51. Black History Bonus
Feb 08, 2022
50. Renecia Jennifer: "The Chosen RISING"
Feb 08, 2022
49. Pekitta Tynes: "Thank God I Was Adopted 'Cause DNA Is No Joke"
Feb 01, 2022
48. David Bohl: "Parallel Universes: The Story of Rebirth"
Jan 25, 2022
47. Julie Ryan McGue: "Twice a Daughter: A Search for Identity, Family, and Belonging"
Jan 18, 2022
46. Peter Capomolla Moore: "Adoption Rights Australia"
Jan 11, 2022
45. Tina: "Reflection" and "Help"
Jan 04, 2022
44. Michael Knox: "In Finding Fitness, I Found my Family."
Dec 28, 2021
43. Daryn Watson: "An Adoption Reunion Coach"
Dec 21, 2021
42. Niranjani: "It was like the rug had been pulled out from under me."
Dec 14, 2021
41. Mark Hagland: "Extraordinary Journey: The Lifelong Path of the Transracial Adoptee."
Dec 07, 2021
40. David Petruzziello: "Facilitating Support Groups in New Jersey"
Nov 30, 2021
39. Jean Strauss: "Birthright", "Beneath A Tall Tree" and "A Simple Piece of Paper"
Nov 23, 2021
38. Marci Purcell: "Executive Director of Adoption Knowledge Affiliates (AKA)"
Nov 16, 2021
37. Alice Stephens: "Famous Adopted People"
Nov 09, 2021
36. Sara Feigenholtz: "An Illinois State Senator Speaks"
Nov 02, 2021
35. Sara Feigenholtz: "An Illinois State Senator Speaks"
Oct 26, 2021
34. A reading of Chapter 2 from The Truth So Far...a detective's journey to reunite with her birth family
Oct 19, 2021
33. Patricia Martinez Dorner, MA, LPC: "A Pioneer in Open Adoption and Post Adoption Services"
Oct 19, 2021
32. Ridghaus: "Six Word Adoption Memoirs"
Oct 12, 2021
31. Nomi: "It was time for me to start deeply exploring some of my questions."
Oct 05, 2021
30. Sydney Parkhurst: "Filmmaking and Writing"
Sep 28, 2021
29. Lorah Gerald: "The Adopted Chameleon"
Sep 21, 2021
28. Maura Duffy; "A Simple Piece of Paper"
Sep 14, 2021
27. Astrid Castro: "The Founder of Adoption Mosaic"
Sep 07, 2021
26. Wendy Libowitz: "An NYC Birth To An Adoption In New Jersey"
Aug 31, 2021
25. Tammy Murphy: "I Felt I Would Never Matter"
Aug 24, 2021
24. Alicia Williams: "I Don't Know Who These People Are."
Aug 17, 2021
23. Lynn Grubb: "The Adoptee Survival Guide: Adoptees Share Their Wisdom and Tools"
Aug 10, 2021
22. Nancy McCaughey: "Trust Is Based In Truth"
Aug 03, 2021
21. Marc Borne: "Raise Your Hand"
Jul 27, 2021
20. Eileen Abrams: "I Was Hoping They Could Find A Way"
Jul 20, 2021
19. Marcie J. Keithley: "The Shoebox Effect"
Jul 13, 2021
18. Melisha Mitchell: "White Oak Foundation"
Jul 06, 2021
17. Ask and it is Given, Part 2
Jun 29, 2021
16. Lisa K. Bouler: "I Just Wanted Her To Know That I Had A Good Life"
Jun 29, 2021
15. Carmen Hinckley: "Every Year She Thought Of Me On My Birthday"
Jun 22, 2021
14. Debra Sparrow: "Just Trying To Piece Things Together"
Jun 15, 2021
13. Jeremiah Hines: "In Reunion, Everybody Is Coming In During The Middle Of The Movie"
Jun 08, 2021
12. Michael Aselage: "Everything Happens In Its Time"
Jun 01, 2021
11. Debra Michelle Jones: "Don't Cheat Your Body"
May 25, 2021
10. David DeMarco: "I Knew Pretty Quickly That I Needed To Be Independent"
May 18, 2021
9. Barbara Robertson: "Adoption is Complexicated"
May 11, 2021
8. Marnie Jamison: "Our Best Resources Are Each Other"
May 04, 2021
7. Cynthia: "I Couldn't Trust The People I Knew I Could Trust"
Apr 27, 2021
6. Sara Easterly: "Searching For Mom: A Memoir" and the creator of "Adoptee Voices-Writing Group"
Apr 20, 2021
5. Corey Quinn: "Music Saved My Life"
Apr 13, 2021
4. Ask and it is Given...A Breath of Fresh Air
Apr 06, 2021
3. Act Two of Meant To Be
Mar 30, 2021
2. Act One of Meant To Be
Mar 23, 2021
1. Welcome to Once Upon A Time...In Adopteeland
Mar 15, 2021