Oh my God you guys... here it finally is and I am so pleased with the results. Let's paint a scene: me, my dear friend Matt, my biological Aunt Dot, Cousin Kelly, First Cousin Once-Removed Adasynn are gathered around 2 mics, in the sun room, so

Meanwhile, in British Columbia...

Aug 16th, 2022 26m 55s

Karen Doane (nee Cannizzaro) shares with us the decades long journey from first inquiry into her adoption when she was 18, to present-day connections with her extended birth family. This wild ride takes us across time and space, before the tim

My Cup Runneth Over

May 23rd, 2022 31m 40s

JD Mott shares his experience of receiving communication from a daughter he never knew he had (Tanya Hart, episode 3, Defeating the Gremlin: A Tale of Three Dads"), their meeting in 2020, and how their relationship has developed. If you've ever

For Denial, Press 3

Mar 19th, 2022 23m 16s

Our guest, Lorinda, is someone I have known for a while. She is a superstar ER nurse living life in beautiful Southern Maine. Like many of our prior guests, Lorinda’s life story got turned upside down this past year as a result of home DNA tes

Hey, Baby Girl!

Feb 12th, 2022 28m 25s

The circle is truly unbroken in this story told by Jess Linscott. Jess is a substance use disorder therapist and former burlesque artist (I know, right?!) who originally came to talk about how she found and met her father, aunt, and siblings fo

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Podcast Update about upcoming episodes!

Feb 5th, 2022 1m 42s

A brief update about upcoming episodes and why it's been so long since we last chatted. It's not you, it's me, I swear. Hoping to put out the next extra-special episode with Jess Linscott on February 11th - stay tuned, it's bound to be a good

Defeating the Gremlin: A Tale of Three Dads

Jan 1st, 2022 30m 4s

If you're someone who's got some familial emotional baggage, you may be well-acquainted with the creature Tanya Hart talks about: the Gremlin. It's the embodiment of that feeling that you don't belong, that you aren't cared for, or that you've

The Luckiest Man

Dec 10th, 2021 25m 5s

One word Mike Wolstat used more than once to describe his emotional adoption reunion when we sat down to chat, was "lucky". He certainly is. In at least 40 states, adoptees are allowed minimal or no access to their birth and adoption records. T

Blood Strangers Pilot Episode

Nov 15th, 2021 20m 32s

Tiffany Lessard, co-creator of Blood Strangers, came by to tell me her great "Mama Mia!" story of the search for her biological father. You'll love her Do No Harm approach to her journey and search. It's an insightful reminder to any of us on

Trailer

Oct 21st, 2021 1m

NEW! Podcast about family stories. Adoption stories; those who find out later in life about their adoption or an adopted sibling they never met... Reunion stories of people meeting again, decades later... Secret families and love children... O

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