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Adoption: The Making of Me. An Oral History of Adoptee Stories

Adoption: The Making of Me. An Oral History of Adoptee Stories

De: Louise Browne & Sarah Reinhardt
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Two adult adoptees, Sarah Reinhardt and Louise Browne, delve into all things adoption - from their perspectives as adult adoptees. Each season Sarah and Louise recap a chapter from a book centered on adoption and then interview a guest. Sarah and Louise come out of the 'fog' in real-time through Seasons One and Two and are advocating for change in the adoption industry. They want to give voice to all adoptees. Adoptee stories are needed to reframe the narrative around adoption.Sarah and Louise, two former business partners who had a successful ice cream truck in Los Angeles, team up again - this time in frank and honest conversations about all things adoption from the adoptee perspective. Both were adopted shortly after birth, but they had very different experiences. These will be intimate conversations, but also fun - because Sarah and Louise know how to lighten things up and have a good time. They also have an uncanny ability to get to the heart of a subject with anyone who crosses their path - so conversations will take many turns.© 2025 Adoption: The Making of Me. An Oral History of Adoptee Stories Biografías y Memorias Ciencias Sociales Crianza y Familias Relaciones
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  • Bob: Unsealing the Past and Embracing the Present

    Bob: Unsealing the Past and Embracing the Present
    Aug 19 2025

    Bob Wilson an adoptee born in the early 1970s at the end of the Baby Scoop Era. During his childhood and young adulthood, he thought little about the fact that he was adopted. But after reading Ann Fessler’s groundbreaking book The Girls Who Went Away (2007) about adoption in mid-twentieth century America, he began the legal process of unsealing his adoption records and attempting to find his birthmother. He located and contacted his birthmother nearly two decades ago and has had a close relationship with her since then. In 2020, GeoHumanities published his essay “Relinquished,” a narrative of his birthmother’s fraught journey to surrender him for adoption and the legacy of that decision. “Relinquished” is a story of a birthmother and adoptee, but it also illuminates the history of adoption, abortion, and unplanned pregnancies in the decades before Roe v. Wade. He is currently associate professor of geography and the environment in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, where he teaches courses in historical geography, environmental history, and the environmental humanities.

    Season 11: Adoptee Memoirs - books in order:

    Practically Still a Virgin by Monica Hall

    You Can't Get Rid of Me by Jesse Scott and Keri Ault

    Unspoken by Liz Harvie

    Sign up for our mailing list to get updates and the Eventbrite for our September 12th & 13th Washington, D.C. Event!

    This episode of the Making of Me Podcast is brought to you by the Adoptee Mentoring Society - a virtual community built by adoptees, for adoptees. They offer adoptee-centric mentorship for adopted persons 12 and up, led by trained adoptee mentors. Whether you’re navigating identity, searching for the words, or simply wondering how adoption has shaped you, they get it.

    Listeners of The Making of Me Pod get 25% off their first session with code: PRO-TMMPOD

    AMS offers free mentorship to adoptees in Washington State and Oregon, as well as scholarships for those facing financial barriers. Learn more at adopteementorship.org or email them at: info@adopteementorship.org

    Thank you to our Patreons! Join at the $10 level and be part of our monthly ADOPTEE CAFE community. The next meeting will be determined in September (we are working around our live event and travel).

    RESOURCES for Adoptees:

    • Adoptees Connect
    • Gregory Luce and Adoptee Rights Law Fireside Adoptees Facebook Group Dr. Liz Debetta: Migrating Toward Wholeness Movement Moses Farrow - Trauma therapist and advocate National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – 1-800-273-8255 OR Dial or Text 988.
    • Kristal Parke Because She Is Adopted
    • Reckoning With The Primal Wound
    Support The Show
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    1 h
  • Mee Ok: A Curious Soul Turns to Healing

    Mee Ok: A Curious Soul Turns to Healing
    Aug 12 2025
    Mee Ok Icaro (pronounced “Mee Oak Ee-car-oh”), is a unique and powerful voice in the world of visionary medicine and personal growth. As a Sacred Medicine Advisor and Integration Specialist, Life Purpose Coach and Guide, Writer and Book Doula Mee Ok is dedicated to helping individuals heal and find their path in life. She integrates many teachings from a variety of traditions, from ancient to modern. With a passion for writing and a talent for prose, Mee Ok is an award-winning stylist and poet. Her work has appeared in notable publications like the LA Times, Boston Globe Magazine, and Michael Pollan’s Trips Worth Telling anthology. She was even featured in Gabor Maté’s New York Times bestseller The Myth of Normal and the Netflix docuseries [Un]Well. With over a decade of experience working with ayahuasca and dieting seven master plants, Mee Ok is curing a near-fatal autoimmune disease, scleroderma, and is dedicated to helping others heal and recover their birthright of authenticity and truth. Mee Ok holds a BA in Philosophy from Boston University and an MFA in Creative Nonfiction, and has studied the history of sexuality and medicine at Harvard. She currently partners with Shipibo healers to offer ayahuasca retreats in Peru. With a diverse set of passions, including racial and disability equity, adoptee advocacy, social justice, film, literature, doggies, and drag, Mee Ok is a curious soul with a wealth of knowledge and experience she loves to share. HoldingCompassionate.space Mee Ok (pronounced "Mee Oak") Stay Current: Substack Newsletter Professional Offerings: HoldingCompassionate.space Personal Writing: Mee-ok.com Season 11: Adoptee Memoirs - books in order: Practically Still a Virgin by Monica Hall You Can't Get Rid of Me by Jesse Scott and Keri Ault Unspoken by Liz Harvie Sign up for our mailing list to get updates and the Eventbrite for our September 12th & 13th Washington, D.C. Event! This episode of the Making of Me Podcast is brought to you by the Adoptee Mentoring Society - a virtual community built by adoptees, for adoptees. They offer adoptee-centric mentorship for adopted persons 12 and up, led by trained adoptee mentors. Whether you’re navigating identity, searching for the words, or simply wondering how adoption has shaped you, they get it. Listeners of The Making of Me Pod get 25% off their first session with code: PRO-TMMPOD AMS offers free mentorship to adoptees in Washington State and Oregon, as well as scholarships for those facing financial barriers. Learn more at adopteementorship.org or email them at: info@adopteementorship.org Thank you to our Patreons! Join at the $10 level and be part of our monthly ADOPTEE CAFE community. The next meeting will be determined in September (we are working around our live event and travel). RESOURCES for Adoptees: Adoptees ConnectGregory Luce and Adoptee Rights Law Fireside Adoptees Facebook Group Dr. Liz Debetta: Migrating Toward Wholeness Movement Moses Farrow - Trauma therapist and advocate National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – 1-800-273-8255 OR Dial or Text 988.Kristal Parke Because She Is AdoptedReckoning With The Primal Wound Support The Show
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    1 h y 5 m
  • Simon: Reforming Adoption in Kenya

    Simon: Reforming Adoption in Kenya
    Aug 7 2025

    Simon Njoroge is an adopted person from Kenya. He has been involved in the child care reform agenda in Kenya in various capacities for more than a decade, including coordinating an adopted persons support group.

    Season 11: Adoptee Memoirs - books in order:

    Practically Still a Virgin by Monica Hall

    You Can't Get Rid of Me by Jesse Scott and Keri Ault

    Unspoken by Liz Harvie

    Sign up for our mailing list to get updates and the Eventbrite for our September 12th & 13th Washington, D.C. Event!

    Thank you to our Patreons! Join at the $10 level and be part of our monthly ADOPTEE CAFE community. The next meeting will be on Saturday, August 9th, @ 1 PM ET.

    RESOURCES for Adoptees:

    • Adoptees Connect
    • Gregory Luce and Adoptee Rights Law Fireside Adoptees Facebook Group Dr. Liz Debetta: Migrating Toward Wholeness Movement Moses Farrow - Trauma therapist and advocate National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – 1-800-273-8255 OR Dial or Text 988.
    • Kristal Parke Because She Is Adopted
    • Reckoning With The Primal Wound
    Support The Show
    Más Menos
    47 m
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This is AWESOME! As an adoptive mom of a young girl I am absolutely riveted to these ladies who are so brave to just put their adoption stories and others out there with humor and absolute honesty. Thank you for sharing. I literally want to have you two over for dinner!

Thank you ❤️

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This podcast is so enjoyable to listen to on such an underserved topic. The hosts are funny and real and heartfelt. Looking forward to many more episodes on this topic that touches so many.

Love this podcast!

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Adoption's not a win-win, and you should know that by now, instead of regurgitating adoption propaganda.Sometimes you both sound like you're still in the "fog" ... or that you're being afraid of the opinions or reactions of your adoptive members that listen to your podcast.
Yes, you can be grateful and still acknowledge issues and trauma which are related to ypur adoption. But it's definitely not a win-win for adoptees and birth mothers ...

Why are you promoting adoption propaganda?

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I had to give up listening. I found the word "like" used so often that I couldn't concentrate on the story.

Too many likes...

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