Thriving Adoptees - Let's Thrive
549 episodes - English - Latest episode: 13 days ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsLet's thrive.
Thriving Adoptees helps adoptees thrive.
What does thriving mean to you?
Healing? Post Traumatic Growth? Evolving?
Listen in as we explore what's helped adoptees do all that...
Email me at [email protected] if you'd like to have a chat about being a guest on the show.
There have been 93,000 downloads of the show since launch in April 2021.
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Episodes
Spiritual Growth With Alejandra Brady
June 28, 2024 09:10 - 1 hour - 63.4 MBSpiritual growth is the ultimate healer. That sums up the 500 episodes of Thriving Adoptees in six words. And spiritual in this sense doesn't mean religious. Spiritual growth is seeing more of our essence underneath our psychology. Listen in as Alejandra shares the insights that fuelled her spiritual growth to catalyse ours. Adopted at five weeks into a loving and happy Mexican-American family, Alejandra had never sought her family of origin, but when they arrived unexpectedly, they showed ...
Ending The Craving To Heal With Sara Hathaway
June 27, 2024 09:48 - 52 minutes - 48.5 MBHow's your relationship with trauma? Do you yearn to heal? Crave it? Sara definitely did. Listen in as she shares how that craving ended. An interview bursting with hope. https://www.facebook.com/sara.hathaway.1965 Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists and speak from their own opinion only. Seek qualified advice if you need help.
Finding Home With Simon Benn and Guest Host Jude Hung
June 26, 2024 08:20 - 1 hour - 64.1 MBIn this special episode the interviewer becomes the interviewee! Listen as Simon shares his thoughts and experiences on home, childhood memories and ah-ha moments that have birthed in him a passion to help other adoptees find freedom and peace beyond the "Primal Wound". https://www.facebook.com/simonjbenn https://www.facebook.com/thrivingadoptees https://www.thrivingadoptees.com/ https://www.instagram.com/simonjbenn/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonjbenn/ Guests and the host are not (...
Finding Home With Sloane Walker and Guest Co-Host Jude Hung
June 25, 2024 08:32 - 1 hour - 62.1 MBJoin us as we delve into the journey of adoptee Sloane Walker. Discover how Sloane has transformed her home into an oasis, reflecting the harmony and peace she is cultivating within herself. Gain insights into her unique Pentacle Program, designed to guide others on their path of self-discovery and create a space that truly resonates with their essence and brings joy to their lives. Sloane Walker, M.Ed., a BSE DIA, has come full circle in recent years since her reunion in 2019. After losin...
Finding Home With Krista Boss and Guest Co-Host Jude Hung
June 24, 2024 08:36 - 51 minutes - 47 MBIn this enlightening podcast episode, Krista Boss, an adoptee who endured periods of homelessness during her childhood, shares her inspiring story of resilience and triumph. Join us as we explore the concept of home as not just a physical space, but also a sanctuary for healing and finding solace. Discover the transformative power of creating a safe haven and how it can impact our lives in profound ways. Krista is the owner of CasaHózhó, a sanctuary built to aid in her own healing and the h...
Finding Home With Eben Alexander and Guest Co-Host Jude Hung
June 21, 2024 12:33 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBIn this podcast episode, Dr. Eben Alexander, adoptee and neurosurgeon, shares his profound insights and wisdom gained from a Near Death Experience (NDE). He explores how his abandonment wound ultimately became a catalyst for an extraordinary journey of self-discovery and understanding. Tune in to gain deeper insights into the transformative power of life's challenges and to hear Eben's experience of life after death. Academic neurosurgeon Dr. Eben Alexander III, whose career includes decade...
Finding Home With Greg Gentry and Guest Co-Host Jude Hung
June 19, 2024 13:13 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBThis first episode of "Finding Home" is a captivating podcast that delves into the profound experiences of Greg Gentry as he embarked on a quest to find a sense of belonging, wholeness and home. Through an intimate conversation we unravel the intricate tapestry of human connection, community and the pursuit of contentment. Join us as we explore the transformative and at times elusive journey of finding home. Greg Gentry is a domestic baby scoop era adoptee, born in California in 1969. He ha...
Willing & Curious With Trish Deutsch
May 31, 2024 07:48 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBHow open to change are you? How willing and curious to new ways to heal? Listen in as we go deep on how a method that initially felt a little weird helped Trish to feel better on the inside and enjoying better relationships on the outside. And there's the matter of being adopted back by her birth mother... Trish doesn't do social media, but is open to talking with others email me [email protected] and I will put you in touch Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licens...
The Logic & Mystery Of Healing Kit Myers
May 29, 2024 07:07 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MBThe more fellow adoptees I speak with, the more I see a broader view of healing. On one side there's the logic of getting answers to questions we've been asking ourselves forever. On the other side there's the mystery of what happens often when we are with others. Tapping into both sides help us heal. Listen in as Kit describes four of his key healing moments. They might well spark some ideas in you. Kit Myers is an assistant professor in the Department of History & Critical Race and Ethnic...
Opening Up To Heal With Becca Wellington
May 28, 2024 08:49 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBIs your trauma eating you up from the inside? That's how it felt to Becca. Writing her book and talking about it openly is helping her shift to thriving with the help of a great therapist, energy work and some fab people lining up behind to support her. Great insights on seeing our connectedness, authenticity and vulnerability. Here's a bit about Becca's previous interview: Do you wish your healing was faster? Did your world fall apart when you came out of the fog? Are you wondering what ...
I Don't Feel Traumatised Anymore With Chris Giles
May 24, 2024 08:47 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBChris yearned to meet her birth mother to heal. But meeting her didn't heal Chris. Because as she realised, healing is an inside job. So how come Chris doesn't feel traumatised anymore? Listen in with big ears. Contact Chris here https://www.facebook.com/christine.giles.758 Here are the books I mentioned: https://sydbanks.com/onlinereading/ https://www.amazon.com/Its-Not-Your-Fault-Choosing-ebook/dp/B07957XB9T Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists and...
Love With Dottie Todman
May 23, 2024 08:14 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBWhat if love is the ultimate healer? Love for ourselves? Seeing that we ARE love? Listen in as Dottie goes big and I try to keep up. An epic conversation. I think you're going to love this. Pun intended. Dot Todman is a talented Canadian-Jamaican singer/songwriter and highly regarded celebrity vocal empowerment coach. Despite facing challenges in her journey, Dot’s optimism and positive outlook shine through in all that she does. She spent her early life in foster care before being adopted...
Changing Our Narrative Stephen Rowley
May 10, 2024 09:15 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBMany of us feel that we were brought up in a false narrative. Many of us feel that the current narrative around adoption is still false. But what about OUR narrative? The narrative that sums up how we see our life? The narrative that changes. The narrative that's meant to change. Stephen shares routes to a more empowered narrative. Fascinating. Empowering. And very, very different. Different in a GOOD way. Stephen Rowley, Ph.D., is an adoptee, adoptive parent and psychotherapist practicing ...
Healing & Advocacy With Dr Joyce Maguire Pavao
May 09, 2024 15:24 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBHow does healing help us advocate? How does advocacy help us heal? Listen in as we explore how the intersection of two crucial parts of our lives. Here's the link to Joyce's previous interviews https://thriving-adoptees.simplecast.com/episodes/joyce https://thriving-adoptees.simplecast.com/episodes/theres-nothing-wrong-with-us-with-joyce-maguire-pavao Here's a link to a replay of Advancing Your Advocacy For Adoptees https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4y-8Id3NajI Dr. Pavao has done extensi...
Wounds Are Gifts With Donna Joseph
May 08, 2024 07:37 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBHow do you feel about your wounds? Do they scare you? Do you just want them gone? Do you yearn to feel whole? What if you had a different relationship with them? Saw them as gifts. The cracks that let the light in. Listen in as we go deep to new perspectives on trauma. And peace. Here's an interview with the Headless way guy https://dramyjohnson.com/2024/04/ep298-the-headless-way-with-richard-lang/ Here's a link to his website https://headless.org/ There's pain and beauty in adoption. Don...
Loved With Patti Eddington
May 07, 2024 09:21 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MBFeeling unloved hurts like hell. And most of us have felt that way. I know i've felt that my birth mother didn't love me enough to keep me. But what if we feel are adoptive parents didn't want us? Reading about some doubt her parents had in adopting her turned Patti's life upside down. Listen in as we go deep on feeling loved, wanted and enough. Patti Eddington is a newspaper and magazine journalist whose favorite job ever was interviewing the famous authors who came through town on book ...
From Fragmented To Whole With Mee Ok Icaro
May 03, 2024 10:32 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBDo you struggle with your desperate parts? Do you yearn to feel whole? Listen in as Mee Ok shares her learnings on healing body, mind and soul. A particularly dramatic episode - she was given just 5 years to live. Born in Korea, Mee Ok Icaro (pronounced “mēˈōk i’kä’rō”) was renamed “Mandy” by her white, evangelical parents who adopted and raised her in California and Arkansas. After narrowly escaping conversion therapy but unable to avoid sitting next to Sarah Huckabee Sanders in Spanish cl...
Peace With Alice Diver
May 02, 2024 08:40 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBIf we're ok with not feeling ok, we're always ok. Listen in as we dive into healing, coping, peace and more. You'll love Alice's honesty and humour. Here's a bit about Alice's last interview. Listen on as Alice shares how she found the patience and persistence on her quest to find and meet her birth mother. There are bags of insights, realisations, twists and turns. Buckle up for a rollercoaster of a ride. Listen to it here https://thriving-adoptees.simplecast.com/episodes/patience-persis...
Language To Heal With Jude Hung
April 29, 2024 09:18 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBJoin Fireside Adoptees so you can join our free taster event on 11th May 2024 and the mini course on 18th and 19th May 2024: https://www.facebook.com/groups/firesideadoptees Link to the book I mention: https://www.amazon.com/Power-Force-David-Hawkins-M-D/dp/1401945074 Here's the link to Jude's blog post about gratitude and frequency using David Hawkins' scale of consciousness. https://fhwithjude.com/gratitude-3-0/ Connect with Jude https://www.facebook.com/jude.a.hung https://www.inst...
Taking The Power Back With Diego Vitelli
April 18, 2024 09:21 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBWe didn't choose to be adopted. We had no power over what happened to us. So how do we take the power back? What can do to develop our identity on our terms? Powerful stuff from Diego. Here's a bit about Diego from his website: Hi, my name is Diego; I am an adoptee from Colombia, S.A. (5ish years old) who is a relationship and family therapist in the state of Washington. I am an adoptee-focused therapist, centering on adoptee voices and their adoptee identity development through their l...
Restored To Wholeness With Tifin Dillon
April 16, 2024 13:12 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBDo you feel wounded? Do you yearn to feel whole? Tifin started searching for her biological family at 19. Listen in to what she's learned about wholeness since then including insights from coaching and astro-coaching. https://www.tifindillon.com/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/1776536339297503 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVkdPPGv968-oUSl-NUKsCw Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists and speak from their own opinion only. Seek qualified advice i...
Processing Trauma With Tony Hynes
April 15, 2024 11:01 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBNo-one asks a bereaved person if they've healed from the trauma of their loss. So why should others ask us if we're over the trauma of the loss of our birth family. What if we explored processing trauma rather than healing it? That's Tony's take. Listen in to a different take on relinquishment. It'll get you thinking. And processing. Here's a link to Tony's previous interview on belonging. Listen in to Tony's learnings on feeling and creating that sense of belonging with insights on being...
Transformation with Sarah Hirebet
April 12, 2024 09:43 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBSome moments on healing journeys are HUGE - Transformational. They don't come any bigger than what Sarah experienced during labour. Listen in as she shares her lessons from this transformational moment and beyond. Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists and speak from their own opinion only. Seek qualified advice if you need help.
Curiosity, Glimmers & Experiments With Lilly Anspach
April 11, 2024 08:58 - 1 hour - 59.6 MBWhat's wrong with me? Perhaps our most fundamental question. One we can answer intellectually 'nothing'. Or we can see that we are perfect - in theory. But how do we get to that place in our soul, gut or bones. How do we transcend cellular shame to love ourselves unconditionally? Listen into Lilly's learnings on healing. Profound and empowering, just like we like our interviews on Thriving Adoptees. We're still a niche but boy do we go deep to share catalysts. We heal together. https://www....
Breaking Through With Sue Edmonson
April 10, 2024 09:13 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MBTrigger warning: mention of suicidal ideation. Sometimes we have to break down to break through. Our biggest insights come in our lowest moments. So what's the biggest insight? The insight with infinite levels: there's nothing wrong with us. All is, in fact, right with us. We are perfect with our imperfections. Listen in as Sue, adopted in the 1950's, shares her breakthrough healing moments. Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists and speak from their own o...
Feeling Whole Zhen Rammelsberg
April 09, 2024 13:25 - 1 hour - 62.1 MBHave the most popular ways to heal left you still feeling wounded? Perhaps it's time for a different approach. Listen in as Zhen shares what has helped her feel whole. A conversation full of healing nuggets. Here's a bit about Zhen's first interview: Are you a transracial/transnational adoptee with a complex relationship to your birth country/culture? Listen in as Zhen shares what she's learned navigating that complexity. Highly empowering. Here's a link to Zhen's first interview https:/...
Lightening Up With Jennifer Dyan Ghoston
April 05, 2024 09:13 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MBDoes trauma feel dark to you? Does that darkness take you down? I know it has that effect on me. So how do we find more lightness? Listen in as Jennifer points us to toward a lighter life. Here's a link to the interview with Jill Bolte Taylor https://thriving-adoptees.simplecast.com/episodes/with-jill-bolte-taylor Here's a bit about Jennifer's first interview: The powerful emotions we adoptees feel can sometimes threaten to overwhelm us. So how do we get past those feelings? Listen in as ...
Healing At Every Level With Theresa Knorr
April 04, 2024 08:36 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBTrauma can wreak havoc at every level. Psychologically. Emotionally. Sociologically. Biologically. Spiritually. Theresa's body knew she was an alien but she wasn't told that she was adopted until 19. Listen in as she shares a lifetime's insights into healing at every level. https://www.instagram.com/theresaknor https://www.facebook.com/theresa.knorr/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/theresa-m-knorr-carc-243543b/ https://www.tiktok.com/@taichi4recovery https://tknorr12.wixsite.com/wellnessedu...
Peace With Heather G Marshall
April 03, 2024 11:03 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBDo you yearn for more peace? Listen in as we dive into the profound place underneath our trauma. The place we feel at home and at peace. At some level, often unconscious, many of us believe that a good reunion will make us whole again. But that reunion might not even happen. And even if it does, we haven't got a clue how well it will go. So where's the hope given all the unknowns? How best should we navigate the process? Adoptee Heather shares her what she's learned from her own reunion an...
Making Friends With Shame Nicky Hammond
March 29, 2024 11:27 - 1 hour - 66 MBTrying to push away, numb or suppress tough emotions is exhausting and a short term fix if it works at all. We have to feel it to heal it. Nicky shares wisdom bombs to help us heal, including one that really landed for me - making friends with shame. It's so counter to what we normally do. Nicky Hammond is a transracial adoptee who was born in South Korea. She and her identical twin sister were adopted by white parents in Sydney Australia. She currently lives with her hubby, two primary sch...
Accepting To Heal With Stephen Sterne
March 27, 2024 11:01 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBAs a wise man once said to me, what we resists persists. So how do we accept the tough stuff we've been through? How do we get to the peace that lies at the other side? Listen in as Stephen shares hard won learnings. Powerful! https://www.instagram.com/stephen_sternejr/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sas-jr/ Here are some links to episodes with birth mothers Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists and speak from their own opinion only. Seek qualified adv...
Freed From Trauma With Jude Hung
March 25, 2024 11:44 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBHas trauma imprisoned you? Created a trauma bound identity that feels like a life sentence? Listen in as Jude shares the hard won insights that have set her free. This interview was originally a Facebook Live. The first live an in person interview we've done on Thriving Adoptees. It's one of the most powerful and freeing of all 450 plus episodes. We hope it catalyses some insights for you. https://www.facebook.com/jude.a.hung https://www.instagram.com/finding_home_with_jude https://fhwith...
Being Whole With Lorah Gerald
March 22, 2024 14:08 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBIs your brain stuck in trauma? Do the same old feelings keep coming back? Listen in as Lorah shares insights across all the levels of healing - physical, mental, emotional, spiritual and relational. Here's a link to Lorah's previous interview - God Hated Me https://thriving-adoptees.simplecast.com/episodes/god-hated-me-with-adoptee-lorah-gerald This episode is all about one of the most dramatic turnarounds we've ever heard on the podcast. Lorah used to think that God hated her. That she wa...
Finding Wholeness Within With Andrew Glen
March 21, 2024 11:04 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MBHave you sought validation from others or through your career? Pursued relationships in the hope that someone else can save you only to find out that didn't work? Listen in as Andrew shares his learnings on finding validation and wholeness within. Connect with Andrew at: https://www.facebook.com/AndrewCGlen Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists and speak from their own opinion only. Seek qualified advice if you need help.
My Life Is Mine Now AJ Bialo
March 20, 2024 14:12 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBFreedom. Elusive for some of us. Practically impossible for others. Listen in as AJ shares how she's found freedom, the healing power of writing and much more. Powerful and empowering. Listen in with big ears. Here's a link to AJ's previous interview https://thriving-adoptees.simplecast.com/episodes/aj-bialo Do you ever feel uncomfortable? AJ grew up in a very toxic environment that left her grieving the loss of what her life might have looked like if she hadn't been adopted. She was very ...
From Insufficient To Infinite With Jeff Forney
March 19, 2024 14:40 - 49 minutes - 45 MBFeeling insufficient - not enough - is rife amongst us adoptees. So how do we get past that to the relief of being enough and beyond even that. Buckle up for a wild ride to places we've not been before on this podcast. Here's a link to Jeff's previous interview - A Journey To Self on https://thriving-adoptees.simplecast.com/episodes/a-journey-to-self-with-jeff-forney With our life story missing chapter 1, it's no wonder identity can be tricky or a complete mystery for us adoptees. How can ...
Seeing Through The Fear Of Rejection With Nicolle Tremitiere
March 18, 2024 16:54 - 52 minutes - 47.7 MBHere's a link to Nicolle's first interview https://thriving-adoptees.simplecast.com/episodes/experiencing-healing-with-nicolle-tremitiere We can't talk ourselves out of our pre-verbal trauma. Our intellect can't heal pre-intellectual trauma. So what on earth do we do? Listen in as we dive into healing as an experience with adoptee and therapist Nicolle. Here's a link to the EMDR International Association https://www.emdria.org/ Find out more about Nicolle at: https://www.linkedin.com/in...
Healing Trauma Stuck In Our Bodies With Laurie James
March 14, 2024 09:14 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MBCould trauma still be stuck in your body? Perhaps you've done a lot of talk therapy and yet you're still triggered. Talk therapy has a tough time healing trauma that we can't remember or that happened before we had words. Listen in as adoptee and coach Laurie dives deep into somatic healing and how it reaches trauma other therapies can't get to. Listen to Laurie's previous interview - Healing Our Feelings here https://thriving-adoptees.simplecast.com/episodes/healing-our-feelings Sign up f...
Healing Trauma Stuck In Our Bodies
March 14, 2024 09:14 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MBCould trauma still be stuck in your body? Perhaps you've done a lot of talk therapy and yet you're still triggered. Talk therapy has a tough time healing trauma that we can't remember or that happened before we had words. Listen in as adoptee and coach Laurie dives deep into somatic healing and how it reaches trauma other therapies can't get to. Listen to Laurie's previous interview - Healing Our Feelings here https://thriving-adoptees.simplecast.com/episodes/healing-our-feelings Sign up f...
Authentically You With Jean Provance
March 12, 2024 10:55 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MBDo you want to do you? Expressing the truth of you are? Feeling the whole of your emotions? Listen in as adoptee and clinical social worker Jean shares her learnings on authenticity so you can do you. Here's a link to Jean's interview on busting beliefs https://thriving-adoptees.simplecast.com/episodes/jean-provance Here's a bit about Jean from her website: Jean Provance graduated with her Bachelor’s degree in visual arts and psychology and then moved forward completing her Master’s degr...
Challenging Beliefs With RoderickE
March 06, 2024 10:17 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBThis interview challenged me. And that's a good thing. Introspection and questioning our beliefs can lead to change for the better. A different perspective. A healing perspective. Roderick's perspective is very different. You might find it challenging like I did. Listen in and make up your own mind. Here's a link to his previous interview: Reconstructing My Identity https://thriving-adoptees.simplecast.com/episodes/reconstructing-our-identity-with-rodericke Here's more about Roderick. Ro...
Feeling Healing With Fred Nicora
March 05, 2024 12:13 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBHave you ever numbed, denied or suppressed your feelings? To fit in? Or because the feelings hurt so much they threatened to engulf you? Listen in as Fred shares his insights on feeling to heal. Here's a link to Fred's first interview https://thriving-adoptees.simplecast.com/episodes/discovering-who-i-am-with-fred-nicora Here's a bit about Fred from his website. Fred Nicora has followed a path of unexplained restlessness ignited by undisclosed triggers in his efforts to find the right fit...
Reclaiming You Rae - Adoptee Reclaimed
March 01, 2024 10:45 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBDo you feel you've lost yourself through being adopted? Listen in as adoptee and adoptee coach Rae shares her take on finding ourselves, how insights heal and overcoming emotional challenges. Enlightening and empowering. Here's a bit about Rae from her website: I'm a domestic U.S. adoptee, adopted from the foster care system when I was three years old. I spent my whole life trying to be "someone else's child" until my world crashed around me as a senior in college. I was not succeeding whi...
Lightbulb Moments Rebecca Ricardo
February 29, 2024 09:26 - 44 minutes - 40.3 MBHow clear on you on what heals you? The clearer we get, the better we heal. Listen in as adoptee, birth mother and adoption professional Rebecca shares how lightbulb moments in and after her darkest moments have brought clarity to her healing journey. Connect with Rebecca here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-ricardo-6766318/ https://www.facebook.com/rebecca.ricardo.9/ Find out more about adoptee advocacy in Michigan here: https://www.adopteeadvocatesofmichigan.com/ Guests and the ...
Peace, Finally With Eva Asprakis
February 28, 2024 09:25 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MBAre you conflicted? Caught between your biological and adoptive mothers, fathers or broader families? Seeking peace, love or something else that you can't get? Eva's story is very different to most adoptees' stories and yet many of the feelings are the same. That different story gives us a fresh perspective to reflect on our own emotional and the shared emotions give us permission to learn. ‘Eva Asprakis was raised in South London by her American mother and Cypriot stepfather, who subseque...
Holistic Healing Sarah Patstone
February 27, 2024 09:09 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBHow's your healing? If you're looking for more healing then a broader, holistic, view may help you jump the barriers on your journey. Listen in as adoptee and holistic healer for adoptees Sarah goes wide (and deep) to speed you along. Here's a bit about Sarah "I am 53 yrs old adoptee, English/Indian and a mom to two teenage boys. As a fully qualified Bowen Therapist and Reiki Master my goal is to unify the mind, body and soul for healing and recovery. I work from my own space in Silves, Po...
Less Hurt By The Hurt Ferera Swan
February 26, 2024 08:57 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBAre your feelings sometimes unbearable? No wonder we try to stuff them down! But that doesn't work does it? So what are we to do? Listen in as Ferera shares her take on healing and feeling less hurt by the hurt. Trigger warning: mention of suicide ideation. Bridging music and activism for adoptee rights, social change, and collective healing, Ferera has channeled her trauma into a creative and personal rebirth. “Some of our greatest gifts can be found in our deepest pain. Explore what hurts...
Befriending Loss With Jennifer Jue-Steuck
February 23, 2024 08:42 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBSo many of us spent so long pushing tough emotions like loss away. So much of that has been unconscious. What if we can welcome loss in like a friend? So it loses its power over us? Jen shares her learnings from the loss of two mothers. From Laguna Beach (Orange County), California, Jennifer Bao Yu "Precious Jade" Jue-Steuck is an author, screenwriter, children's novelist, adoption researcher, and adoption columnist. Adopted from Taipei (by an American family from Los Angeles), Jennifer is...
Grace With Louise Browne
February 22, 2024 10:01 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBWould you like a better relationship with yourself? Less anxiety? Less anger? Listen in as we talk about forgiving ourselves, grace and much more. I don't usually swear on the podcast but I do so for emphasis. Sorry for any offence caused. Would you like a better relationship with yourself? Less anxiety? Less anger? Listen in as we talk about forgiving ourselves, grace and much more. I don't usually swear on the podcast but I do so for emphasis. Sorry for any offence caused. Louise Browne ...
40 Years Of Healing With Paige Strickland
February 20, 2024 07:40 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBOne of the strongest themes in our conversations on healing is that it's an ongoing process. So what do learn over that process that helps us along that process? Listen in as Paige shares what she's done and continues to do to help her along the process. Paige Adams Strickland (1961- ) was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and adopted at 13 months. In 1987 she began a search for her biological family members. She has a BA from Florida State University in Spanish Education. She has 30 years experienc...