Unraveling Adoption

By Beth Syverson

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Episodes: 187

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A safe space to delve into adoption's complexities together.

Episode Date
Building Resilience: DBT Techniques for Overcoming Adoption-Related Challenges with Sharon Stein McNamara - Ep 184
Feb 17, 2025
Breathwork and Healing: A Journey Through Adoption Trauma with Kellan Bacon - Ep 183
Feb 10, 2025
Responding to the Siren Call: Navigating Birth Family Connections with Susan Kiyo Ito - Ep 182
Feb 03, 2025
The Rebellious Adoptee: Finding Healing and Community After a Traumatic Childhood with Dave Sanchez-Brown - Ep 181
Jan 27, 2025
Adoption in India: Insights from an Adoptee Therapist with Dr. Asra Ali - Ep 180
Jan 20, 2025
From Secrets to Self-Discovery: A Late Discovery Adoptee’s Story with Brad Ewell - Ep 179
Jan 13, 2025
REPLAY Behind the Scenes of Because She's Adopted: A Filmmaker's Journey with Kristal Parke - Ep 178
Jan 06, 2025
From Control to Acceptance: Parenting Through Grief with Jessica Fein - Ep 177
Dec 30, 2024
Unraveling the Layers of Childhood Trauma with Ron Jenkins - Ep 176
Dec 23, 2024
Abortion and Adoption: Insights from Sociological Research with Gretchen Sisson - Ep 175
Dec 16, 2024
Navigating Identity: A Korean Adoptee's Journey with Nathan Nowack - Ep 174
Dec 09, 2024
Adoption Songs: Exploring the Complexities of Adoption Through Music with Lori Evans Ermi and Kate Ermi
Dec 02, 2024
The Male Adoptee Experience: Understanding Anger, Vulnerability, and Community with Tim Perdion - Ep 172
Nov 25, 2024
The Plants Are Calling for the Adoption Constellation with Mee Ok Icaro - Ep 171
Nov 18, 2024
Finding Empowerment through Sex Work as a Korean Adoptee with Kayla Tange - Ep 170
Nov 05, 2024
From Ethiopia to America and Back Again: An Adoptee’s Fight for Justice with Mike Davis and Maureen McCauley - Ep 169
Oct 28, 2024
Educating the Next Generation: Adoption Messages in Children's Books with Allison Olson - Ep 168
Oct 21, 2024
Creative Paths to Healing Childhood Trauma with Jonathan Moon - Ep 167
Oct 14, 2024
The Realities of Open Adoption with a Mother-Daughter Duo with Linda and Belle Sexton - Ep 166
Oct 07, 2024
The Intersection of Politics and Adoption with Mark H. - Ep 165
Sep 30, 2024
Unpacking Adoption Trauma: Insights from an Adoptive Parent with Stacey Uhrig - Ep 164
Sep 23, 2024
Personal Trust Communities in Adoption with Mike Thorne - Ep 163
Sep 16, 2024
The Importance of Adoptee-Led Initiatives with Jessica M. Luciere - Ep 162
Sep 09, 2024
Shedding Light on Children of Priests with Brendan Watkins - Ep 161
Sep 02, 2024
Homeschooling Complexities for Adopted Children with Rae (Adoptee Reclaimed) - Ep 160
Aug 26, 2024
The Stolen Legacy of Indigenous Adoption with Pete Patton - Ep 159
Aug 19, 2024
Adoption and Suicidality with Joey Nakao, Dr. Joyce Maguire Pavao, Bruce Porth, Janell Strube, Laura L. Engel, Lorraine Dusky, Terri Dreismeier, and Melissa Brunetti - Ep 158
Aug 12, 2024
Rituals and Relationships in Adoption Reunion with Elizabeth Barbour - Ep 157
Aug 05, 2024
Understanding The Foster Care to Prison Pipeline with Desmond DeRoo and Sara DeRoo - Ep 156
Jul 29, 2024
The Impact of Colonization on an Inuit Greenlander Adoptee in Denmark with Kâlánguak Absalonsen - Ep 155
Jul 22, 2024
Finding Meaning in Adversity with Stephen Rowley - Ep 154
Jul 15, 2024
Unraveling Adoption Update: New Book Launch and Other Collaborations with Beth Syverson - Ep 153
Jul 08, 2024
Insights from Plant Medicine for the Adoption Constellation with Mee Ok Icaro and Leslie Pate Mackinnon - Ep 152
Jul 01, 2024
Pride and Resilience: A Transgender Adoptee's Path with Sanjay Pulver - Ep 151
Jun 24, 2024
A Deep Dive into Adoption History and Motherhood with Rebecca Wellington - Ep 150
Jun 17, 2024
Chasing the Buzz: A Foundling's Quest for Identity with Ryan Anderson - Ep 149
Jun 10, 2024
Behind the Scenes of Because She's Adopted: A Filmmaker's Journey with Kristal Parke - Ep 148
Jun 03, 2024
The Impact of Divorce on Adopted Children with Jane Spreckley - Ep 147
May 27, 2024
Wrestling with Social Anxiety as an Adoptee with Tammy Murphy - Ep 146
May 20, 2024
Nurturing Hope: A Recovery Update with Joey Nakao - Ep 145
May 13, 2024
Finding Her Beat: Healing and Identity Through Taiko with Jennifer Weir - Ep 144
May 06, 2024
Codependency in the Adoption Constellation with Jonathan Newbern - Ep 143
Apr 29, 2024
Sexuality in Adoption: Insights from a Transracial Adoptee and Sex Therapist with Anna Linde - Ep 142
Apr 22, 2024
Solving the Genetic Puzzle of Health Issues in Adoptees with January - Ep 141
Apr 15, 2024
Connecting with Ancestors for Healing with Helena Soholm, PhD - Ep 140
Apr 08, 2024
Embracing Complex Identity: Insights from a Non-Binary Adoptee of Color with Anthony Lynch - Ep 139
Apr 01, 2024
Self-Realization through Memoir Writing with Monica Hall - Ep 138
Mar 25, 2024
Finding Family: "The Keepers and The Throwaways" with David R. Ford and Tibby Ford - Ep 137
Mar 18, 2024
Unveiling Biracial Identity with Bethany Fraser - Ep 136
Mar 11, 2024
Coming Out: LGBTQ+ Challenges in Adoption with Joe Toolan - Ep 135
Mar 04, 2024
Food Behaviors and Adoption Trauma with Rebecca Berg - Ep 134
Feb 26, 2024
A Disappeared Adoptee Reunites with Revolutionary Roots - with Nelson de Witt - Ep 133
Feb 19, 2024
Perspectives from a Former Foster Youth and Adoptive Parent with Alicia Murray - Ep 132
Feb 12, 2024
A Twice-Adopted Person’s Path Toward Wholeness with Julian Washio-Collette - Ep 131
Feb 05, 2024
Breaking Free: Reclaiming Identity as an Intercountry Adoptee with Sariah Baker - Ep 130
Jan 27, 2024
Helping Adoptees Heal from Addiction's Grasp With David Bohl - Ep 129
Jan 22, 2024
Podcasting to Elevate Adoptee Voices with Sarah Reinhardt and Louise Browne - Ep 128
Jan 15, 2024
Joe's Healing Journey, Continued - Ep 127
Jan 08, 2024
Is It Even Possible to Do Transracial Adoption Well? with Katie Wynen - Ep 126
Jan 01, 2024
A Natural Father Fighting the Adoption Machine with Paul Fiscus - Ep 125
Dec 25, 2023
Supporting Adopted Youth with Meggin (Nam) Holtz - Ep 124
Dec 18, 2023
Open Adoption's Balancing Act with Ben Coolman - Ep 123
Dec 11, 2023
"The Mulatto Child the Strubes Adopted" with Janell Strube - Ep 122
Dec 04, 2023
REPLAY: Adoptee Remembrance Day Virtual Candlelight Vigil - Ep 121
Nov 27, 2023
Ayahuasca for Transforming Trauma and Pain with Mee Ok Icaro - Ep 120
Nov 20, 2023
Preventing Adoptee Suicide through Compassionate Community Support with Moses Farrow - Ep 119
Nov 13, 2023
Happy Enough Holidays - November 14, 2023
Nov 06, 2023
An Inside Look at Adoption as Both an Adoptee and a Birth Parent with Dr. Abby Hasberry - Ep 118
Nov 06, 2023
The Roller Coaster Ride of Reunion with Brian Stanton and Rick Wertz - Ep 117
Oct 30, 2023
Art as a Tool for Empowerment for Adoptees and Former Foster Youth with Nicole Rademacher - Ep 116
Oct 23, 2023
Belonging and Racial Identity for Late Discovery Adoptee Peter Capomolla Moore - Ep 115
Oct 16, 2023
Unlocking Adoptees' Genetic Blueprint for Optimal Mental Health with Dr. Evelyn Higgins and Joey Nakao - Ep 114
Oct 09, 2023
Healing Adoption Trauma Through Alternative Therapies with Ridghaus - Ep 113
Oct 02, 2023
Troubling Tropes in Media's Adoption Stories with Kira Omans - Ep 112
Sep 25, 2023
Uncovering Hidden Roots with Peter O'Brien - Ep 111
Sep 18, 2023
Reimagining Culture's Adoption Narratives with Gayle Swift - Ep 110
Sep 11, 2023
Challenging the Adoption System with Chester Jackson - Ep 109
Sep 04, 2023
Investigating Adoption's Fault Lines with Birth Mother Lorraine Dusky - Ep 108
Aug 28, 2023
Reevaluating Beliefs and Exposing Racism in Evangelical Christianity with Harrison Mooney - Ep 107
Aug 21, 2023
Coming Out of the Fog with Melissa Brunetti - Ep 106
Aug 14, 2023
A Transgender Birthmom's Complex Life with Jack MacCarthy - Ep 105
Aug 07, 2023
A Transgender Birthmom's Complex Life with Jack MacCarthy - Ep 105
Aug 07, 2023
Breaking the Cycle: Addressing the Needs of Foster Children with Jenell Jones - Ep 104
Jul 31, 2023
The Lifelong Impact of Adoption with Michael Grenfell - Ep 103
Jul 24, 2023
How to Be an Anti-Racist in Adoptive Families with Lanise Antoine Shelley - Ep 102
Jul 17, 2023
Unraveling Adoption's Complexities as Both an Adoptee and an Adoptive Parent with Damon Davis - Ep 101
Jul 10, 2023
Brainspotting in Adoption Therapy with Brooke Randolph - Ep 100
Jul 03, 2023
Walking into Recovery: Dallas's Adoption Journey - Ep 99
Jun 26, 2023
Magnifying Adoptee Voices with Jennifer Dyan Ghoston - Ep 98
Jun 19, 2023
Exposing the Dangers of Secrets & Lies with Greg Rostron - Ep 97
Jun 12, 2023
Acknowledging Grief and Loss in Adoption with Beth Tyson - Ep 96
Jun 05, 2023
Facing the Challenges of Asian American Boys and Men with Glenn Morey - Ep 95
May 29, 2023
Reclaiming a Stolen Childhood with Sandy White Hawk - Ep 94
May 22, 2023
Addressing LGBTQ+ Adoption Stigmas with Tony Hynes - Ep 93
May 15, 2023
Tracing Roots: Genealogy and Adoption with Julie Dixon Jackson - Ep 92
May 08, 2023
Adoption Truths: Rich Uhrlaub's Unstoppable Advocacy - Ep 91
May 01, 2023
Adoption Truths: Rich Uhrlaub's Unstoppable Advocacy - Ep 91
May 01, 2023
Ethical and Conscious Adoption with Astrid Castro - Ep 90
Apr 24, 2023
Late Discovery Adoptee (LDA) Fred Nicora - Ep 89
Apr 17, 2023
Navigating Transracial Adoption with Amanda Baum - Ep 88
Apr 10, 2023
Behind the Scenes with Unraveling Adoption - Ep 87
Apr 03, 2023
Adoption from 3 Perspectives with Kevin Burgart - Ep 86
Mar 27, 2023
Retreats for Adoptees with Cindy McQuay - Ep 85
Mar 20, 2023
Adoptee Peer Support with Greg Gentry - Ep 84
Mar 13, 2023
Exploring Healing Arts to Process Trauma with Kelsay Elizabeth Myers - Ep 83
Mar 06, 2023
We Are Not Our Trauma with Simon Benn
Feb 27, 2023
Engagement Journalism to Elevate Voices of Adoption with Amanda Kari McHugh - Ep 81
Feb 20, 2023
Music That Connects and Heals with Paul Kimball
Feb 13, 2023
Moving Beyond Adoption Using Magnetic Mind with Kat Linquist - Ep 79
Feb 06, 2023
Can a Foundling Find Himself? with Paul "Jack" Fronczak - Ep 78
Jan 30, 2023
What's the Big Deal About Birth Certificates? with Ann Weaver-Melendy - Ep 77
Jan 23, 2023
A Complicated Adoption Reunion Story with Alex Baquero - Ep 76
Jan 16, 2023
A Birth Mother's Perspective with Leslie Pate Mackinnon - Ep 75
Jan 09, 2023
Transitioning from Safe Home Podcast to Unraveling Adoption - Ep 74
Jan 02, 2023
Partnership Parenting with Lainie Liberti & Her Son Miro Siegel - Ep 73
Dec 26, 2022
Neurodiverse Family Adventures with Carolyn Balagot - Ep 72
Dec 19, 2022
Destigmatizing Mental Illness with Amanda Lipp - Ep 71
Dec 12, 2022
An Unforgettable Adoption Reunion Story with Doris Blumenthal - Ep 70
Dec 05, 2022
Connective Parenting with Bonnie Harris - Ep 69
Nov 28, 2022
Coping with OCD's Intrusive Thoughts with Katherine Osborne - Ep 68
Nov 21, 2022
Grandparents Raising Grandkids with Catherine Becker - Ep 67
Nov 14, 2022
Chronic Suicidality with Frank King - Ep 66
Nov 07, 2022
A Recovery Journey with Veronica Silva
Oct 31, 2022
More Than Sex Ed with Emmalinda MacLean - Ep 64
Oct 25, 2022
BEST OF: Cough Medicine and Other OTC Drugs - Ep 2 REPLAY
Oct 17, 2022
Open-Hearted Adoption with Lori Holden, AKA Lavender Luz - Ep 63
Oct 10, 2022
Fentanyl Harm Reduction for Families with Nicole Miller - Ep 62
Oct 03, 2022
Writing Poetry to Process Depression with Colin Parrott - Ep 61
Sep 26, 2022
A Transracial Adoption Story with Darcy Mittelstaedt - Ep 60
Sep 19, 2022
Being on the Receiving End of the CRAFT Method with Joey and Heather Ross - Ep 59
Sep 12, 2022
Framework to Improve Mental Health with Renee Knapp - Ep 58
Sep 05, 2022
Marriage Under the Influence of Alcohol with Dayna Del Val and Mazz Marry - Ep 57
Aug 29, 2022
Disordered Eating with Sue Bowles - Ep 56
Aug 22, 2022
Families in Recovery with Pam Lanhart - Ep 55
Aug 15, 2022
Mindset Shifting with Tiffany Gay - Ep 54
Aug 08, 2022
Self-Care for Moms with Yvette Harpootian - Ep 53
Aug 01, 2022
Creating Wellness with Leela Davis - Ep 52
Jul 25, 2022
Transformation and Healing with Jude Gorini - Ep 51
Jul 18, 2022
Yoga for Healing Trauma with Lorah Gerald - Ep 50
Jul 11, 2022
A Courageous Spiritual Journey with Bobbi Becker - Ep 49
Jul 04, 2022
Trauma and Resilience with Cheyanne Alsop - Ep 48
Jun 27, 2022
Anxiety Toolbox with Jeanette Matthew - Ep 47
Jun 20, 2022
Recovery Coaching with Tracy Struckman - Ep 46
Jun 13, 2022
Holding Space with Tamara Gabbard - Ep 45
Jun 06, 2022
The Tough Post-High School Transition with Taylor Cox - Ep 44
May 30, 2022
Cannabis Science and Side Effects with Jason Wilson - Ep 43
May 23, 2022
Safe Home Families Update with Jan & Beth - Ep 42
May 16, 2022
Creating Short Films to Conquer Shame with Alex Kaplan - Ep 41
May 09, 2022
Never Give Up Hope! with Erik, Beth, & Laurie - Ep 40
May 02, 2022
The Belonging Blueprint with Ross Leppala - Ep 39
Apr 25, 2022
EMDR for Healing Trauma with Emma Stevens - Ep 38
Apr 18, 2022
Non-Binary Musician Spencer LaJoye - Ep 37
Apr 11, 2022
Sound Healing with Ellen Newhouse - Ep 36
Apr 04, 2022
Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) with Kaitlyn Vosburg - Ep 35
Mar 28, 2022
Losing a Child to Addiction with Heather Ross - Ep 34
Mar 21, 2022
Tapping (EFT) with Andy Bryce - Ep 33
Mar 14, 2022
A Family's Recovery Journey with Dawn McCord - Ep 32
Mar 07, 2022
Neurodiversity and Gender Diversity with Lyric Holmans - Ep 31
Feb 26, 2022
Empowering Adoptees with Rebecca Autumn Sansom - Ep 30
Feb 19, 2022
Recovery and Authenticity with Lona (LC) Currie - Ep 29
Feb 13, 2022
Beth as guest on The Whinypaluza Podcast - Ep 28
Feb 05, 2022
Hypnotherapy with Pamela Topjian - Ep 27
Jan 29, 2022
Learning Disabilities with Jill Stowell - Ep 26
Jan 22, 2022
Somatic Experiencing (SE) with Emily Jaworski Koriath - Ep 25
Jan 15, 2022
LGBTQ+ Issues with Elena Joy Thurston - Ep 23
Jan 14, 2022
Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS) with Hugh Daschbach - Ep 22
Jan 01, 2022
Adoption Story with Brenda Bash Cooper - Ep 21
Dec 25, 2021
Bullying with Maria Lundstroem Lopez - Ep 20
Dec 18, 2021
Other Parents Like Me with Casie Fariello - Ep 19
Dec 11, 2021
Joey's New Job - Ep 18
Dec 04, 2021
Recovery with Jane Davis - Ep 17
Nov 27, 2021
Psych Hospitals & Suicidal Ideation - Ep 16
Nov 20, 2021
Healing Trauma with Sharon Loeschen, LCSW - Ep 15
Nov 13, 2021
Adoption Story with Stan DeWitt - Ep 14
Nov 06, 2021
Relapse from Joey's Perspective - Ep 13
Oct 30, 2021
Relapse from the Parents' Perspective - Ep 12
Oct 23, 2021
Depression - Ep 11
Oct 16, 2021
Parent Coaching - with Heather Ross - Ep 10
Oct 09, 2021
Stimulants - with Jan Mabie - Ep 9
Oct 02, 2021
Opiates - with Emma Roberts from National Harm Reduction Coalition - Ep 8
Sep 25, 2021
Alcohol - Ep 7
Sep 18, 2021
Relapse (Special Episode) - Ep 6
Sep 12, 2021
Psychedelics - Ep 5
Sep 08, 2021
Nicotine - with Jan Mabie - Ep 4
Sep 01, 2021
Cannabis & Vaping - Ep 3
Aug 25, 2021
Introduction - Ep 1
Aug 18, 2021
Cough Medicine and other OTC Drugs - Ep 2
Aug 18, 2021