Ep. 65 Lorah Gerald: The Adoptee Chameleon

When They Were Young: Amplifying Voices of Adoptees

English - June 03, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 43.1 MB
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Today, we speak with Lorah Gerald (aka The Adoptee Chameleon). It was a delight to have a light worker with such a profound grasp of a plethora of healing modalities. Lorah is a trauma-informed Kundalini Yoga instructor, Intuitive, Tarot & Tea reader, and Reiki healer. You can find her on Instagram @theadopteechamelean sharing her gifts as a healer through movement and mindful practices.

We talk about:

The adoption summit she attended called “Untangling Our Roots”Lorah’s Medium energy workerHer Kundalini Yoga practiceThe healing powers of wearing colors to brighten your moodThe Baby Scoop era that she was born into and the complexities of same race adoption. The difference between acute trauma, chronic trauma and complex traumaHow she became “The Adoptee Chameleon”We end with how you can change your energy through breath work, where she leads us through practice.

GUEST: Lorah Gerald

My website,

https://lorahgerald.com/

My linktree,

https://linktr.ee/Lorahwg

REFERENCES:

https://untanglingourroots.org/

Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver

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CONNECT WITH HOST:
@youngadoptee
@lantoines
www.laniseantoineshelley.com

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Isaac Etter's IDENTITY (Equipping parents, Empowering Children)
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ADOPTEE CONVERSATIONS WITH PARENTS:
14 through18, and episode 28, and 29.

WATCH PANELS:
https://www.facebook.com/USFCH/videos/806431379903046

BALDWIN'S ESSAY ON "WHITENESS":
https://bannekerinstitute.fas.harvard.edu/files/bannekerinstitute/files/on_being_white.and_other_lies_baldwin_0.pdf

HISTORY “Colored”:
https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2014/03/30/295931070/the-journey-from-colored-to-minorities-to-people-of-color

NYC ARTICLE ON THE USE OF "BIPOC":
https://www.nytimes.com/article/what-is-bipoc.html

RECOURSES ON HOW TO TALK ABOUT RACE:
https://www.laniseantoineshelley.com/post/copy-of-literacy-program-for-syrian-girls-refugees