Who Am I Really?

By Damon L. Davis

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Adoptees telling their own stories of life in adoption, their search for their birth family, and how their reunion attempt turned out. Stories that make you laugh, cry, or simply say "wow". This podcast has two purposes: 1) To help you explore your own feelings about your adoption, accept your desire understand your own personal history, and decide for yourself whether reunification with your biological relatives is right for you. It will help you understand how others have dealt with issues related to protecting the feelings of their adopted families who may be supportive of your search, or question your motives and present challenges. 2) For non-adoptees, this podcast will help you understand some of what is in the minds of your friends, family members, or others who are adopted. Perhaps you had questions for them but you didn’t know if you should ask. The stories will make you smile or bring you to tears, but they’re all true as told by the people who lived them. In them, I hope you’ll find something that inspires you, validates your feelings about wanting to search, or motivates you to have the strength along your journey to learn “Who Am I Really?”

Episode Date
230 - The Goodness Far Outweighs the Sadness
Apr 27, 2024
229 - So Many Blessings in the Darkness
Apr 20, 2024
228 – You Should Be Grateful
Apr 13, 2024
227 – I Knew She Never Forgot Me
Apr 06, 2024
226 - The First Free Man Hug
Mar 30, 2024
077 – I’m A Wounded Healer With My Father’s Eyes
Mar 23, 2024
117 – Born In June Raised In April
Mar 16, 2024
121 – Somebody’s Always Been Watching Over Me
Mar 02, 2024
116 - ERROR 404: BIRTHDAY NOT FOUND
Feb 24, 2024
111 – This Is What I Hoped You’d Be Like
Feb 17, 2024
107- From A Place Of Love
Feb 10, 2024
098 – Trained In Trauma
Feb 03, 2024
067 – Part Of The Gift Has Been The Work I’ve Done On Myself
Jan 20, 2024
225 - Damon Davis, Adoption: The Making of Me
Jan 06, 2024
224 - Totally Worthy To Be Found
Dec 30, 2023
223 - I Try To Move Toward Empathy
Dec 23, 2023
222 - They Built A Relationship Before I Was Born
Dec 16, 2023
221 - Chile's Children of Silence
Dec 09, 2023
220 - Everybody Was Hiding The Black Piece
Dec 02, 2023
219 - I Was Really Happy They Were Together
Nov 25, 2023
218 - I Could See Myself In Everyone
Nov 18, 2023
217 - Do I Just Let It Go?
Nov 11, 2023
216 - The Long Shot
Nov 04, 2023
215 - Taking My Power Back Was Incredible
Oct 28, 2023
214 - Letting Go Of Old Resentment
Oct 14, 2023
213 - Why Lie About A Human Being?
Oct 07, 2023
212 - Forbidden Roots
Sep 30, 2023
211 - The Gift He Gave Me
Sep 23, 2023
210 - Not Begging, Just Moving On
Sep 16, 2023
105 – I Call Her Incubator
Sep 09, 2023
090 – It’s Not Your Fault, I Made It Through
Sep 02, 2023
100 – Purely Loving Intentions
Aug 26, 2023
094 – Why Would You Spend This Much Time Searching?
Aug 19, 2023
092 – Paternally Unrelated
Aug 12, 2023
073 – It Hurts That Someone Took Her From This World
Aug 05, 2023
082 – The Only Thing That Divides Us Is The Mississippi
Jul 29, 2023
088 – Being Biracial Never Occurred to Me
Jul 29, 2023
072 – Amazing Intuition, One Cousin Connection
Jul 15, 2023
060 – Its Like Ripping The Wounds Off Over And Over
Jul 08, 2023
056 – I Feel Whole… Finding Him Was The Key
Jul 01, 2023
016 – Shall we Cry? No, Let’s Just Laugh!
Jun 24, 2023
210 - I'm Not Here To Judge
Jun 17, 2023
209 - NCFA Adult Adoptee Survey
Jun 16, 2023
208 - The Heisman Dives In
Jun 10, 2023
207 - My Feet Came To The Ground
Jun 03, 2023
206 - The Phoenix
May 27, 2023
205 - Where The F_ck Is My Mother?
May 20, 2023
204 - I Don't Mean That Much To Them
May 13, 2023
203 - She Doesn't Fit Into My Life
May 06, 2023
202 - Healing Tree
Apr 29, 2023
201 - It's A Journey To Fit In And Connect
Apr 22, 2023
200 - Puzzle Pieces Coming Together To Make Me Whole
Apr 15, 2023
199 - Patty Gave Me Life Twice
Apr 08, 2023
004 – Lucky Online, Connecting When You’re Not Even Looking
Apr 01, 2023
198 - So Many Twists And Turns
Mar 25, 2023
197 - Why Such A Secret?
Mar 18, 2023
196 - A Forever Family: Fostering Change One Child At A Time
Mar 11, 2023
075 – I’m Good On My Own, I Know Who I Am
Feb 11, 2023
091 – I’m In The Middle Of Two Stories
Feb 11, 2023
084 – There’s A Certain Sense of Completeness
Feb 04, 2023
074 – I Feel Some Of It Too
Jan 28, 2023
066 – I’ve Had A Lot Thrown At Me, But I’m A Happy Human Being
Jan 14, 2023
029 – A Lifetime of Interveners Saw Me Through
Jan 07, 2023
195 - Filling The Hole From Not Knowing
Dec 24, 2022
194 - Alone In The Middle
Dec 17, 2022
193 - Telling My Truth
Dec 10, 2022
192 - Fearfully And Wonderfully Made
Dec 03, 2022
191 - On The Other Side Of The Fence
Nov 26, 2022
190 - The Gathering Place, An Adoptee Story
Nov 19, 2022
189 - Reckoning With The Primal Wound
Nov 12, 2022
188 - Junkyard Girl
Nov 05, 2022
187 - Through the Eyes Of The Most Vulnerable
Oct 29, 2022
ADOPTEE REMEMBRANCE DAY #AdopteeRemembranceDay #ARD
Oct 25, 2022
186 - No Answers, Just Goodbye
Oct 22, 2022
185 - Cosmically Related
Oct 15, 2022
184 - Merging Who I Was Supposed To Be With Who I Am
Oct 08, 2022
183 - The Journey Changes Your Soul
Oct 01, 2022
182 - Avoiding Dysfunction For My Mental Health
Sep 24, 2022
Veronica
Sep 24, 2022
181 - Living In Adoptionland
Jun 25, 2022
180 - The Wandering Tree
Jun 18, 2022
179 - Building A Personal Trust Community
Jun 11, 2022
178 - The Adoptee's Aftermath, Jenni Alpert aka Cami
Jun 04, 2022
096 - The Safe Space That's Don's Place
May 28, 2022
177 - No Option To Ignore The Hard Stuff
May 21, 2022
176 - I'm Glad I Opened Pandora's Box
May 14, 2022
175 - The Thing I Needed To Forgive Myself
May 07, 2022
174 - It Wasn't You
Apr 30, 2022
173 - The Best Thing That's Ever Happened To Him
Apr 23, 2022
172 - I Died To Who I Had Been
Apr 16, 2022
171 - Looking Like Him Might Be Too Much
Apr 09, 2022
170 - Something Good From The Misery
Apr 02, 2022
169 - The Constellation In One Woman
Mar 26, 2022
168 - A Vein Of Gratitude
Mar 26, 2022
167 - We Had Two Close Encounters
Dec 18, 2021
166 - I Never Knew Nature vs Nurture
Dec 11, 2021
165 - The Right Time To Be Found
Dec 04, 2021
164 - Adoptees Thriving
Nov 27, 2021
163 - It's All About Connections
Nov 20, 2021
162 - Looking At Him, I Could See Who I Was
Nov 13, 2021
161 - Dear Stephen Michael's Mother, Kevin Barhydt
Nov 06, 2021
160 - He Was Waiting For Me
Oct 30, 2021
159 - Voices of Indian Adoptees
Oct 23, 2021
158 - Creating Space To Find Who I Am
Oct 16, 2021
157 - My Surreal Parents
Oct 09, 2021
156 - Sibling Strangers
Oct 02, 2021
069 – I Lived As A Secret, That’s Not Healthy
Sep 11, 2021
086 – Second Time
Sep 04, 2021
2020 NAAM - Adoptee Podcaster Perspectives
Aug 28, 2021
080 – It’s Not About How You Got Here
Aug 28, 2021
041 – I’ve Finally Gotten Myself To A Sense Of Peace
Aug 21, 2021
020 – I Don’t Silence Julie Anymore
Aug 14, 2021
076 – What Would My Life Be Like In Korea?
Aug 07, 2021
053 – Seeing The Life That Could Have Been
Jul 31, 2021
065 – Two Years Too Late, Then I Was Shocked
Jul 24, 2021
017 – He Is My Brother And I Will Find Him
Jul 17, 2021
155 - Adoptee Podcaster Perspectives, 2020 National Adoption Awareness Month
Jun 26, 2021
154 - I Felt Like I Could Breath Again
Jun 19, 2021
153 - Emotional Unraveling
Jun 12, 2021
152 - Together More: Rejection and Reunion
Jun 05, 2021
151 – “Junior”
May 29, 2021
150 – So Many Things Tie Together
May 22, 2021
2020 NAAM – Male Adoptee Voices
May 15, 2021
148 - Being More Positive Is Huge In My Life
May 08, 2021
147 - Please Don't Carry That Weight Anymore
May 01, 2021
146 - You Were Who I Always Needed
Apr 24, 2021
145 - Tommy Davidson, Living In Color - What's Funny About Me
Apr 17, 2021
144 – Gullah Girl
Apr 10, 2021
143 - He Really Stepped Up
Apr 03, 2021
142 - "American Baby", Gabrielle Glaser
Mar 27, 2021
141 - That Wasn't The Real Me
Mar 20, 2021
140 - I Wanted To Be My True Self
Mar 13, 2021
139 -A Sense Of Peace And Calm
Mar 06, 2021
138 - She Never Thought She Would See Me Again
Feb 27, 2021
061 – I Know They May Not Love Me…
Feb 06, 2021
097 – You Gotta Forgive
Dec 26, 2020
Goodbye 2020
Dec 05, 2020
137 – Searching For Mom
Nov 28, 2020
136 – Your Absence Has Gone Through Me
Nov 21, 2020
135 – Something About This Tells Me We’re Family
Nov 14, 2020
134 – Destined To Be Unique
Nov 07, 2020
133 - Bet She Was Praying For You
Oct 31, 2020
132 – Nearly Dying Is One Of The Best Things That Ever Happened
Oct 24, 2020
131 – I’m More Confused Now, I’m Broken
Oct 17, 2020
130 – The Gift Best Given
Oct 10, 2020
129 – Finding Him Brought Closure
Oct 03, 2020
128 – A Peace Came Over Me
Sep 26, 2020
046 – I Am Adopted, It Is Who I Am
Sep 19, 2020
063 – I’m Really Glad You Came, But It’s Gonna Be A While
Sep 12, 2020
033 – My Sister Reunited Too, But Didn’t Know About Me
Sep 05, 2020
007 – I’m Great With My Family, They Love Me For Me
Aug 29, 2020
064 – The Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction
Aug 08, 2020
051 – The Black Sheep Rocks The Boat
Aug 01, 2020
044 – She Never Met Me, But She Saw Me
Jul 25, 2020
026 – I’ve Got A Second Mom And I Can Love Them Both
Jul 18, 2020
Damon – Thank You Missouri
Jul 04, 2020
127 – I Think I Was Afraid Of Knowing
Jun 27, 2020
126 – Welcome Home
Jun 20, 2020
125 – You Can Forgive People From Afar
Jun 13, 2020
124 – I Didn’t Do Anything To Him
Jun 06, 2020
123 – I Have Room In My Heart And My Life
May 30, 2020
122 – Deep Rooted Issues Of Shame And Guilt
May 23, 2020
120 – Sometimes You Just Have To Let People Go
May 09, 2020
119 – Refined By Fire
May 02, 2020
118 – Those Were The Magic Words
Apr 25, 2020
115 – Shadows of the Night
Apr 04, 2020
114 – My Two Moms
Mar 28, 2020
113 – I Was Loved Everyday By People I Didn’t Know
Mar 21, 2020
112 – My Whole Life Is a Success
Mar 14, 2020
110 – We’ve Wanted This Our Whole Lives
Feb 29, 2020
One Foot In Front Of The Other
Feb 08, 2020
014 – I Would Not Have Made It Without My Faith
Feb 01, 2020
008 – She Knew She Had To Do This For Me
Jan 25, 2020
055 – I’ve Found My Answers And Fulfillment Helping Other People
Jan 18, 2020
059 – I’m Heather 1
Jan 04, 2020
062 – One Month Of Bonding Helped Me With A Lifetime In Adoption
Dec 28, 2019
039 – I’m An Adult, But They’re Acting Like Children
Dec 21, 2019
027 – I Got A Picture Of My Mother’s Sadness Though Other People
Dec 14, 2019
002 – When the Law is in the Way, Try DNA
Dec 07, 2019
109 – You Can’t Change The Past
Nov 23, 2019
108 – On The Outside Is Where I’ve Always Been
Nov 16, 2019
106 – Beautiful Truth
Nov 02, 2019
104 – You’re Obviously One Of Us
Oct 19, 2019
103 – Fixing The Fates
Oct 12, 2019
102 – It’s Always Maybe
Oct 05, 2019
101 – This Is About Everybody
Sep 28, 2019
099 – We Were Both Missing Something In Our Lives
Sep 14, 2019
096 – The Safe Space That’s Don’s Place
Aug 24, 2019
095 – I Tested Her To See If She’d Give Up
Aug 17, 2019
054 – I Just Want To Sit And Be At Peace
Jul 27, 2019
018 – What I Gained Through Reunion Is Context
Jul 20, 2019
025 – I Feel So Lucky, I Got Way More Than I Bargained For
Jul 13, 2019
015 – We Wish We Could Have Grown Up Together
Jul 06, 2019
009 – What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger
Jun 29, 2019
022 – I’m Still On This Journey, Using My Experience to Help Others
Jun 22, 2019
028 – Working Out The Puzzle Pieces Helped Me Feel Whole
Jun 15, 2019
011 – From Childhood Rebellion to Thankful Reunion
Jun 01, 2019
023 – I’ve Found My Joi
May 25, 2019
093 – Who Am I Really? An Adoptee Memoir, A Preview
May 18, 2019
089 – I’m Reconciling This Feeling of Hurt
Apr 19, 2019
087 – A Journey To Find Out Where I Came From
Apr 06, 2019
085 – A Bad Truth Is Better Than A Good Lie
Mar 23, 2019
083 – An Unbelievable Emotional Roller Coaster For Me
Mar 09, 2019
081 – I’ve Got The World By The Tail
Feb 23, 2019
081 – I’ve Got The World By The Tail
Feb 23, 2019
079 – There Are Wins And Losses
Feb 09, 2019
078 – I’m In Recovery, I’m In A Good Place
Feb 02, 2019
071 – I Would Give Anything To Hear His Voice
Oct 20, 2018
070 – I Don’t Think She Can Move Forward From The Pain
Oct 12, 2018
068 – I Don’t Feel Lost, I Know Where I Come From
Sep 29, 2018
058 – I Feel Like I’ve Found My Tribe
May 26, 2018
057 -My Acceptance Is Etched In Stone
May 19, 2018
052 – Little Who?
Apr 14, 2018
050 – Dem Smell De Blood, They Know Who You Are
Mar 31, 2018
049 – It’s Just More People To Love Me
Mar 24, 2018
048 – It’s Not Always The Fairy Tale You Hoped For
Mar 17, 2018
047 – I Was In Charge Of My Destiny
Mar 10, 2018
045 – This Child Will Find Me
Feb 24, 2018
043 – When I Looked At Him, I Could See Things About Me
Feb 10, 2018
042 – This Little Voice Said, “You Gotta Do Something”
Feb 03, 2018
040 – I Mattered Throughout The Years
Jan 20, 2018
040 – I Mattered Throughout The Years
Jan 20, 2018
038 – Interview w/ One Of My Two Genealogists
Dec 02, 2017
037 – Interview w/ A Search & Reunion Social Worker
Dec 01, 2017
035 – Interview w/ A Search Angel – For Every Answer You Get, There Are More Questions
Nov 18, 2017
032 – Intervew With The Gift Of Adoption Fund
Oct 28, 2017
031 – Finding Hope
Oct 21, 2017
030 – Don’t Fall For “I Can’t Talk To You On The Phone”
Oct 14, 2017
024 – I’m Deeply Hurt, But I Hope You’re Happy
Sep 02, 2017
021- With Every Heart Break, My Heart Gets Bigger
Aug 12, 2017
019 – Adoption Was Chapter Two Of My Life, I Had To Learn About Chapter One
Jul 29, 2017
012 – I Need This For My Sanity
Jun 10, 2017
010 – How Can I Meet Her Without Telling Her Who I Am?
May 27, 2017
006 – I Forgave Her When My Son Was Born
Apr 29, 2017
005 – Part of Her Memory That She Lost Was Me
Apr 22, 2017
003 – When the Search Finds You
Apr 08, 2017
001- The End of Summer Cake
Mar 25, 2017
000: Welcome to Who Am I Really?
Mar 04, 2017