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Adoption: The Making of Me. An Oral History of Adoptee Stories
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.
Episodes
Jill: DNA Pushed This Adoptee Out of the Fog

Mike: Finding Strength in Connection
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Ann: Sleuthing and DNA Led to Answers

Melanie: A Health Scare Spurs a Search

Andrea: A Journey to Uncover the Truth

Shawn: Born Without a Race

Lisa: From Chosen to Belonging

Matt: Birth, Adoption, Reunion: The Fog Lifts

Jennifer: With Pain Came Acceptance

Adam: The Road Back to Oneself

Melissa: A Long Road for Answers

Michelle: A Mohawk Adoptee Advocates for All

Rebecca: Who Is a Worthy Mother?

Ann Fessler: The Girls Who Went Away. S8, Finale.

Julie: For this Adoptee, Belonging Comes from Within

Ann: For This Adoptee, A Long Wait for Answers

Lena: For This Adoptee, Reunion is Complicated

Stephen: For This Adoptee, Reunion Led to Surprises
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Jennifer: An Adoptee Investigator Turns to Herself

Kelly: A Late Discovery Adoptee Digs for the Truth

Liz: Migrating Toward Wholeness

Michael: Beckett's Children: A Literary Memoir - Live Episode from Kansas City 9.7.24

Lea: Late Reunion Brings Love and Connection

Patti: The Girl With Three Birthdays

Kathleen: A Reunion Full of Surprises
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