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Mind Your Own Karma - The Adoption Chronicles

By: Melissa Brunetti
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  • Welcome to Mind Your Own Karma – The Adoption Chronicles Podcast. This season, I'm asking birth mothers to tell their stories. I'm asking my listeners to challenge themselves and keep the episodes rolling, because I know I've grown and learned so much from it already. I want you to know, there's so much more to these stories than you imagine. I'm an adoptee myself, and I want us to look at all sides of the adoption journey for our education and healing. Emotional healing of the primal wound can happen through SMGI, an innovative self-guided hypnotherapy, so listen in for more information. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/melissa-ann-brunetti/support
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  • S3E17 - PART 2: MONIQUE PANGARI, ADOPTEE & TRAUMA PSYCHOTHERAPIST TALKS ABOUT ADOPTION TRAUMA TREATMENTS

    S3E17 - PART 2: MONIQUE PANGARI, ADOPTEE & TRAUMA PSYCHOTHERAPIST TALKS ABOUT ADOPTION TRAUMA TREATMENTS
    Apr 23 2024
    Monique Pangari was born in Australia in 1972 at the height of the ‘Forced Adoption Era.’ Relinquished at birth and adopted at 6 weeks of age, she grew up in a family with two older adopted siblings. As a result of this complex experience, along with the rollercoaster of FOUR ‘search and reunion’ journeys, early pregnancy and parenting, and now estrangement from multiple family members, she has now ‘come out of the closet’ (again) to talk about the detrimental impacts of relinquishment. Monique was driven to study psychology and psychotherapy to try to make sense of something no one was talking about. She has spent her 30-year career studying, integrating and teaching others about the significance of relational attachment, the impacts of pre-verbal trauma, and family dynamics where relational attachment disruption has occurred. Monique has worked with many adoptees, birth mothers and adoptive parents, both in a government-funded organization (PASQ) and in private practice. She specializes in mind-body integration for addressing complex developmental trauma. She has also trained hundreds of professionals in expressive, symbolic and somatic trauma recovery processes. Through her business, Healing Adoption Trauma, Monique offers therapy, consultation, supervision, online webinars, and training for professionals — specifically for adoptees, their families and other providers working with this population. Her work centers on healing the pain of relinquishment trauma, family separation and cultural loss, with a special focus on the experiences and impact of mother-infant separation. ‘Adoptees Connect,’ a free monthly meeting for adult adoptees, is hosted and facilitated by Monique and her partner (also adopted) on the Sunshine Coast, Qld, Australia. Monique's Website: ⁠⁠http://www.moniquepangari.com⁠⁠. For more information on Adoptees Connect, you can email Monique at adopteesconnectsc@gmail.com. Instagram: @Healing_Adoption_Trauma; @AdopteesConnect_SunshineCoast; @Monique_Pangari Facebook: Healing Adoption Trauma; Adoptees Connect – Sunshine Coast, Australia. If you or someone you know would like to tell their adoption story on the podcast (anyone in the adoptee constellation), please send an email to mindyourownkarma@gmail.com, and your story will be considered for the podcast. _________ Due to the LONG-LASTING EMOTIONAL FALLOUT that can be part of adoption, I highly support the GENTLE HEALING SUPPORT of SMGI: Somatic Mindful Guided Imagery. For more information on this groundbreaking and highly successful method, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.somatichealingjourneys.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Please seek professional help if you find yourself struggling with the realizations that you may experience during this episode. This podcast's mission is on adoption education. If you have an expertise that you think would be beneficial to anyone touched by adoption and would like to be on the podcast, get in touch with me. I love to help fellow adoptees by helping to promote your latest project or expertise. Check out the MYOK website for resources, ALL episodes of the podcast, and more about me! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mindyourownkarma.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MYOK on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/mind_your_own_karma⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MYOK on Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/mindyourownkarma⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MYOK on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@MindYourOwnKarma⁠⁠⁠⁠ #adopt #adoption #adoptee #adopteevoices #adopteesspeak #adoptionpodcast #adopteepodcast #mindyourownkarma #PrimalWound #adopted #adoptionjourney #thefog #adoptionfog #adoptiveparents #birthmother #whoami #mindyourownkarma #constellationconversation #firesideadoptees #hypnotherapy #adoptionawareness #birthfamily #biologicalfamily #adoptiontrauma #emotionaltrauma #emotionalhealing #findmyfamily #smgi #bekind #somatichealing #somaticexperiencing #listenable #listenablestory #psychotherapy #trauma #traumainformed #adoptioninformed --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/melissa-ann-brunetti/support
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    40 mins
  • S3E16 - MONIQUE PANGARI, ADOPTEE & CERTIFIED TRAUMA PSYCHOTHERAPIST DISCUSSES HER ADOPTION JOURNEY

    S3E16 - MONIQUE PANGARI, ADOPTEE & CERTIFIED TRAUMA PSYCHOTHERAPIST DISCUSSES HER ADOPTION JOURNEY
    Apr 16 2024
    Monique Pangari was born in Australia in 1972 at the height of the ‘Forced Adoption Era.’ Relinquished at birth and adopted at 6 weeks of age, she grew up in a family with two older adopted siblings. As a result of this complex experience, along with the rollercoaster of FOUR ‘search and reunion’ journeys, early pregnancy and parenting, and now estrangement from multiple family members, she has now ‘come out of the closet’ (again) to talk about the detrimental impacts of relinquishment. Monique was driven to study psychology and psychotherapy to try to make sense of something no one was talking about. She has spent her 30-year career studying, integrating and teaching others about the significance of relational attachment, the impacts of pre-verbal trauma, and family dynamics where relational attachment disruption has occurred. Monique has worked with many adoptees, birth mothers and adoptive parents, both in a government-funded organization (PASQ) and in private practice. She specializes in mind-body integration for addressing complex developmental trauma. She has also trained hundreds of professionals in expressive, symbolic and somatic trauma recovery processes. Through her business, Healing Adoption Trauma, Monique offers therapy, consultation, supervision, online webinars, and training for professionals — specifically for adoptees, their families and other providers working with this population. Her work centers on healing the pain of relinquishment trauma, family separation and cultural loss, with a special focus on the experiences and impact of mother-infant separation. ‘Adoptees Connect,’ a free monthly meeting for adult adoptees, is hosted and facilitated by Monique and her partner (also adopted) on the Sunshine Coast, Qld, Australia. Monique's Website: http://www.moniquepangari.com. For more information on Adoptees Connect, you can email Monique at adopteesconnectsc@gmail.com. Instagram: @Healing_Adoption_Trauma; @AdopteesConnect_SunshineCoast; @Monique_Pangari Facebook: Healing Adoption Trauma; Adoptees Connect – Sunshine Coast, Australia. If you or someone you know would like to tell their adoption story on the podcast (anyone in the adoptee constellation), please send an email to mindyourownkarma@gmail.com, and your story will be considered for the podcast. _________ Due to the LONG-LASTING EMOTIONAL FALLOUT that can be part of adoption, I highly support the GENTLE HEALING SUPPORT of SMGI: Somatic Mindful Guided Imagery. For more information on this groundbreaking and highly successful method, go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.somatichealingjourneys.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Please seek professional help if you find yourself struggling with the realizations that you may experience during this episode. This podcast's mission is on adoption education. If you have an expertise that you think would be beneficial to anyone touched by adoption and would like to be on the podcast, get in touch with me. I love to help fellow adoptees by helping to promote your latest project or expertise. It's time WE educate the world!! Check out the MYOK website for resources, ALL episodes of the podcast, and more about me! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mindyourownkarma.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MYOK on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/mind_your_own_karma⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MYOK on Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/mindyourownkarma⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MYOK on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@MindYourOwnKarma⁠⁠ #adopt #adoption #adoptee #adopteevoices #adopteesspeak #adoptionpodcast #adopteepodcast #mindyourownkarma #PrimalWound #adopted #adoptionjourney #thefog #adoptionfog #adoptiveparents #birthmother #whoami #mindyourownkarma #constellationconversation #firesideadoptees #hypnotherapy #adoptionawareness #birthfamily #biologicalfamily #adoptiontrauma #emotionaltrauma #emotionalhealing #findmyfamily #smgi #bekind #somatichealing #somaticexperiencing #listenable #listenablestory #psychotherapy #trauma #traumainformed #adoptioninformed --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/melissa-ann-brunetti/support
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    48 mins
  • S3E15 - ADOPTEE JENNIFER D. GHOSTON OF "ONCE UPON A TIME...IN ADOPTEELAND" PODCAST IS HERE & SHARES HER STORY!

    S3E15 - ADOPTEE JENNIFER D. GHOSTON OF "ONCE UPON A TIME...IN ADOPTEELAND" PODCAST IS HERE & SHARES HER STORY!
    Apr 9 2024

    Jennifer Dyan Ghoston is a same-race domestic adoptee in reunion with both sides of her biological family. After a 27-year career in law enforcement with the Chicago Police Department, she retired in 2014 as a police detective. In 2015, she self-published her memoir, "The Truth So Far...A Detective's Journey to Reunite With Her Birth Family."

    She credits her spiritual journey that started over forty years ago for allowing her path to unfold in unexpected and meaningful ways. In 2021, Jennifer's continued efforts to be open, honest and public about her lived experience while holding space for other members of the constellation (primarily adoptees) has led to hosting the podcast "Once Upon A Time...In Adopteeland." She currently co-facilitates the Adoptee Voices Writing Group created by Sara Easterly.

    Links: https://www.jenniferdyanghoston.com

    https://www.onceuponatimeinadopteeland.com


    If you or someone you know would like to tell their adoption story on the podcast (anyone in the adoptee constellation), please send an email to mindyourownkarma@gmail.com, and your story will be considered for the podcast.


    _________


    Due to the LONG-LASTING EMOTIONAL FALLOUT that can be part of adoption, I highly support the GENTLE HEALING SUPPORT of SMGI: Somatic Mindful Guided Imagery. For more information on this groundbreaking and highly successful method, go to

    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.somatichealingjourneys.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


    Please seek professional help if you find yourself struggling with some of the realizations that you may experience during this episode.


    This podcast's mission is on adoption education. If you have an expertise that you think would be beneficial to anyone touched by adoption and would like to be on the podcast, get in touch with me. I love to help fellow adoptees by helping to promote your latest project or expertise. It's time WE educate the world!!


    Check out the MYOK website for resources, ALL episodes of the podcast, and more about me! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mindyourownkarma.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


    MYOK on Instagram:

    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/mind_your_own_karma⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


    MYOK on Facebook:

    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/mindyourownkarma⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


    MYOK on YouTube:

    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@MindYourOwnKarma⁠⁠


    #adopt #adoption #adoptee #adopteevoices #adopteesspeak #adoptionpodcast #adopteepodcast #mindyourownkarma #PrimalWound #adopted #adoptionjourney #thefog #adoptionfog #adoptiveparents #birthmother #whoami #mindyourownkarma #constellationconversation #firesideadoptees #hypnotherapy #adoptionawareness #birthfamily #biologicalfamily #adoptiontrauma #emotionaltrauma #emotionalhealing #findmyfamily #smgi #bekind #somatichealing #somaticexperiencing #listenable #listenablestory

    --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/melissa-ann-brunetti/support
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This is a wonderful self-development podcast!

Newcomer Melissa Brunetti started a podcast in 2021, and she started things off with what she knew. After a year, it became clear to her that all of her messages to "come home to yourself" meant she had to do the same, and the second season became dedicated to adoption. Her own adoption story, unpacking all the feelings, and helping others in the adoption constellation understand all the complexities and possibilities that this unique situation can carry with it, both on the surface and in the deep undercurrents. We find out that looking in the eyes of the complacent adoptee that not all is fine, and that the behaviors of an adoptee throughout their lifetime, while they may be a mystery even to themselves, comes from the primal wound. Join Melissa in discovering and uncovering the Adoption Chronicles. Even if you're not personally affected by this topic, you will definitely have your eyes opened wide.

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