Ep. 68 Shelby Redfield Kilgore: Behind the Lens

When They Were Young: Amplifying Voices of Adoptees

English - June 25, 2023 04:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MB
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Previous Episode: Ep. 67 Melissa Guida-Richards: The rise of Adoptee Thoughts

Next Episode: Ep. 69 SOLO: The Attachment Styles

Today our guest is Shelby Redfield Kilgore who is a two time Emmy award-winning filmmaker and author of the blog, “Behind the Lens” and also co-writer of the book “Rooted in Adoption: A Collection of Adoptee Reflections”.

Today's topics:

Her filmmaking and how she found her artistic voiceHow the stories she collects have informed her own adoption journeyThe societal pressures of single mothers in Korea and The resentment that surfaced toward her culture because of what happened to her mother.The imperative of adoptive parent’s get thorough education before adoptingAnd her courage through her Breast cancer journey

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https://www.wearemirrorlight.com/

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