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What happens when your reunion fails? Pam Cordano, MFT returns to the Healing Series to help us focus in on ways we can find our identity without a connection to our biological family. This is part one of a two-part When Reunion Fails, part two will air on March 1, so make sure you’re subscribed! Full Show Notes Here Connect With Us Pamela Cordano, MFT: www.pamelacordanomft.com | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Email pcordano(at)comcast(dot)net for info on the Adoptee Healing Retreat or the Pilgrimage for Women Haley Radke: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Adoptees On: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Subscribe Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | iHeart Radio | Spotify | Stitcher | YouTube Support Adoptees On One Time Donation | Monthly | Secret Facebook Group Connect Monthly Newsletter | Send a Note or Record a Voicemail

Karen Pickell, author of An Adoptee Lexicon, shares candidly about how growing up she felt intensely different than her adoptive family. We talk about how challenging it is to know who you are when you don’t know where you came from. Karen also tells us the realities of what adoption reunion really looks like for her and what role nature vs nurture plays in her life. Full Show Notes Here Connect With Us Karen Pickell: Twitter | Facebook | karenpickell.com | adopteereading.com Haley speaking in Washington, DC: April 2019 americanadoptioncongress.org Haley Radke: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Adoptees On: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Subscribe Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | iHeart Radio | Spotify | Stitcher | YouTube Support Adoptees On One Time Donation | Monthly | Secret Facebook Group Connect Monthly Newsletter | Send a Note or Record a Voicemail

Support Adoptees On One Time Donation | Monthly | Secret Facebook Group We are wrapping up the Adoptees On addiction series with Sara-Jayne King, author of Killing Karoline. SJ shares her story, including some vulnerable moments discussing secondary rejection, all the different ways addiction showed up in her life, and incredibly, SJ stuns me with a story I absolutely was not expecting.

Support Adoptees On One Time Donation | Monthly | Secret Facebook Group Today we continue on in the Adoptees On Addiction series. I’m excited to introduce you to Becca who was adopted in-family, and if you’re an avid listener, you’re going to recognize some of the sisters we chat about in Becca’s story! Becca struggled with some early losses and shares about her troubled actions while in active addiction to meth. Listen to hear how her family, including her biological mother, walked alongside her to a place of recovery. Full Show Notes Here Connect With Us Becca King: Facebook Haley Radke: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Adoptees On: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Subscribe Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | iHeart Radio | Spotify | Stitcher | YouTube Connect Monthly Newsletter | Send a Note or Record a Voicemail

Support Adoptees On One Time Donation | Monthly | Secret Facebook Group Today we’re continuing on in the Adoptees On Addiction series and in this episode, I get to introduce you to my Adoptees Connect co-leader Sean. Sean shares his story of alcohol addiction, the moment of clarity that helped him realize he had a problem and somehow it includes Justin Bieber, so wait for that! Sean and I also discuss the lessons he continues to learn about the impact of adoption on his life. Full Show Notes Here Connect With Us Sean: Twitter Haley Radke: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Adoptees On: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Subscribe Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | iHeart Radio | Spotify | Stitcher | YouTube Connect Monthly Newsletter | Send a Note or Record a Voicemail

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Support Adoptees On One Time Donation | Monthly | Secret Facebook Group Sophia and I discuss her journey of sobriety, reunion, and years of experience building healthy boundaries. After a whirlwind reunion, Sophia and her first father developed a very deep connection, and one of the ways they bonded was through an understanding of addiction and recovery, and what it took for both of them to hold on to their sobriety. Sophia also gives us some wise advice about navigating the reunion relationship when a first parent is in active addiction. Full Show Notes Here Connect With Us Sophia: email adopteesrecovering (at) gmail (dot) com Haley Radke: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Adoptees On: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Subscribe Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | iHeart Radio | Spotify | Stitcher | YouTube Connect Monthly Newsletter | Send a Note or Record a Voicemail

Support Adoptees On One Time Donation | Monthly | Secret Facebook Group Today author David B. Bohl, an independent addiction consultant and licensed clinical substance abuse counsellor, is here to share his story with us. David and I discuss his experiences of alcohol addiction and sobriety, how our lives as adoptees are so much more than just our adoption experience, and what is working right now in the recovery field. Full Show Notes Here Connect With Us David B. Bohl: davidbbohl.com | Twitter | Medium | Facebook | LinkedIn Haley Radke: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Adoptees On: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Subscribe Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | iHeart Radio | Spotify | Stitcher | YouTube Support Adoptees On One Time Donation | Monthly | Secret Facebook Group Connect Monthly Newsletter | Send a Note or Record a Voicemail

Support Adoptees On One Time Donation | Monthly | Secret Facebook Group We are continuing our look at adoption and addiction. Today Stuart Watson shares his story of how he used his investigative journalist skills to find his biological parents at age 45 and his discovery that alcoholism and trauma were inextricably linked in his DNA. Full Show Notes Here Connect With Us Stuart Watson: Twitter | Facebook | Linked In | helen.movie Haley Radke: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Adoptees On: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Subscribe Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | iHeart Radio | Spotify | Stitcher | YouTube Connect Monthly Newsletter | Send a Note or Record a Voicemail

Support Adoptees On One Time Donation | Monthly | Secret Facebook Group   Today we launch the newest series of Adoptees On where we are focusing on addiction and recovery. Harris Coltrain shares his story of alcohol and drug addiction and how fatherhood was his motivation to get clean and sober. We also talk about how challenging mainstream recovery programs can be for adopted people where our experiences as adoptees with adoption trauma may be invalidated. Full Show Notes Here Connect With Us Harris Coltrain: Email harrisc70 (at) yahoo (dot) com Haley Radke: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Adoptees On: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Subscribe Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | iHeart Radio | Spotify | Stitcher | YouTube Connect Monthly Newsletter | Send a Note or Record a Voicemail

Support Adoptees On One Time Donation | Monthly | Secret Facebook Group   Today hear about the newest amazing resource for adoptees: Adoptees Connect and their peer-led support groups! The founder, Pamela Karanova, shares with us why she started Adoptees Connect, the power of meeting in-person with other adopted people, and why peer-led support groups for adoptees can become a lifeline for us. Full Show Notes Here Connect With Us Pamela Karanova: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | adopteeinrecovery.com Haley Radke: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Adoptees On: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Subscribe Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | iHeart Radio | Spotify | Stitcher | YouTube Connect Monthly Newsletter | Send a Note or Record a Voicemail

Support Adoptees On One Time Donation | Monthly | Secret Facebook Group On today’s healing episode we are learning about somatic therapy. Jennifer Griesbach, LCSW, teaches us what it is, what it looks like practically in a therapy appointment and why is it so effective for adoptees in particular. If you’ve ever felt disconnected from your body, this is the episode for you! Full Show Notes Here   Connect With Us Jennifer Griesbach, LCSW: www.jennifergriesbach.com | Facebook Haley Radke: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Adoptees On: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Subscribe Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | iHeart Radio | Spotify | Stitcher | YouTube Connect Monthly Newsletter | Send a Note or Record a Voicemail

Support Adoptees On One Time Donation | Monthly | Secret Facebook Group Today we release part two of our two-part season four finale! Listen in to an incredibly intimate conversation between Janet Weinreich-Keall and both of her fathers, Emil Weinreich, and Gordon Keall. We discuss Emil’s shock of discovering he was a father to an adult daughter, how Gordon embraced Emil with open arms, and the inspiring relationship they’ve all built together. We also ponder, 'where are all the fathers?' Find out what we’ll be covering in the next Adoptees On series, and come back to this post to tell us what your favourite recommended resources are for fathers. Full Show Notes Here Connect With Us Janet Weinreich-Keall: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | janetweinreichkeall.com Anne Heffron: Beyond Adoption: You Facebook | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram 1 and 2! | Email: anneheffron(at)gmail(dot)com | anneheffron.com Haley Radke: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Adoptees On: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Subscribe Apple Po

Support Adoptees On One Time Donation | Monthly | Secret Facebook Group Today is part one of our two-part season four finale! Listen as Janet Weinreich-Keall shares how she had to rely on the media and complete strangers to help her unravel the largest known case of serial abandonment in the world. We discuss the emotional toll 21 years of searching took on her, how painful it was to make phone calls over and over that would forever change people’s lives, and how one first name would unlock the rest of her story. This is both a heartbreaking and incredibly intimate episode with a hope-filled twist! Next week Janet will be back with two special guests and we’ll get to hear the rest of her story in part two of our finale! Full Show Notes Here Connect With Us Janet Weinreich-Keall: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | janetweinreichkeall.com Haley Radke: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Adoptees On: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Subscribe Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | iHeart Radio | Spotify | Stitcher | Yo

Support Adoptees On One Time Donation | Monthly | Secret Facebook Group Today Haley is getting very vulnerable with Linda, her biological father’s wife, who Haley now calls Mom. Linda and Haley discuss how their expectations for reunion were starkly different, how the entire family went through some very rocky times together and what ultimately brought them to a healthy relationship. Haley’s brother also shares some of his thoughts on the surprise of hearing he had an older sister and what it looks like to be an uncle to Haley’s young kids. Full Show Notes Here Connect With Us You can contact Linda through any of Haley’s links below and she’ll pass on the message. Haley Radke: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Adoptees On: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Subscribe Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | iHeart Radio | Spotify | Stitcher | YouTube Connect Monthly Newsletter | Send a Note or Record a Voicemail

Support Adoptees On One Time Donation | Monthly | Secret Facebook Group Today one of our favourite therapists, Pam Cordano is back! This time we chat with Pam and her two adult daughters, Sarah and Lauren. Pam’s daughters tell us all about what it was like for them to grow up with a mother who was adopted. We discuss how Pam chose to parent differently than her adoptive parents, what were some positive and negative things about living with an adoptee in the house, and what their family has done to build healthy relationships with each other, especially in the teen through young adult years. Full Show Notes Here Connect With Us Pamela Cordano, MFT: www.pamelacordanomft.com | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | Email pcordano(at)comcast(dot)net for info on the Adoptee Healing Retreat or the Pilgrimage for Women Haley Radke: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Adoptees On: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Subscribe Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | iHeart Radio | Spotify | Stitcher | YouTube Connect Monthly Newslet

Support Adoptees On One Time Donation | Monthly | Secret Facebook Group Nicole Chung shares with us about the complexities of growing up distinctly different from your adoptive family. In her new memoir, All You Can Ever Know, she explores her experience of pregnancy, search, and reunion which happen simultaneously. We discuss grief in adoption as Nicole recounts how she lost her adoptive father just as she was finishing up her final manuscript of All You Can Ever Know.   Full Show Notes Here Connect With Us Nicole Chung: Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads | nicolechung.net Haley Radke: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Adoptees On: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Subscribe Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | iHeart Radio | Spotify | Stitcher | YouTube Connect Monthly Newsletter | Send a Note or Record a Voicemail

Support Adoptees On One Time Donation | Monthly | Secret Facebook Group Today Janet Nordine, MS, LMFT is back to address grief. This time she is teaching us about experiencing grief as an adult adoptee. Have you lost a loved one recently? Revisiting grief as an adult adoptee is a totally different ballgame. We also discuss what can happen to us if we stuff down our feelings instead of processing them.

Support Adoptees On One Time Donation | Monthly | Secret Facebook Group Here’s an insider’s look at the challenges of adding a step-parent into your life. Many children navigate this in our society, but when you’re adopted, this adds an entirely new layer of complexity. Full Show Notes Here Connect With Us Peggy Galdamez: Instagram | Facebook Haley Radke: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Adoptees On: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Subscribe Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | iHeart Radio | Spotify | Stitcher | YouTube Connect Monthly Newsletter | Send a Note or Record a Voicemail

Support Adoptees On One Time Donation | Monthly | Secret Facebook Group Today Janet Nordine, MS, LMFT teaches us all about grief. Perhaps some of the anger you’ve been experiencing is actually masking some deep grief. We talk about disenfranchised grief and why we think it is a critical topic for adoptees to understand. Full Show Notes Here Connect With Us Janet Nordine, MS, LMFT: www.experiencecourage.com | Twitter | Instagram | Experience Courage on Facebook | Janet on Facebook Haley Radke: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Adoptees On: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Subscribe Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | iHeart Radio | Spotify | Stitcher | YouTube Connect Monthly Newsletter | Send a Note or Record a Voicemail