Adoption: The Making of Me. An Oral History of Adoptee Stories
by Louise Browne & Sarah Reinhardt
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Estimated from 10 chart positions in 10 markets.
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- 🇨🇦CA · Parenting#1515K to 30K
- 🇺🇸US · Parenting#1535K to 30K
- 🇦🇺AU · Parenting#1755K to 30K
- 🇰🇷KR · Parenting#7210K to 30K
- 🇸🇪SE · Parenting#1371K to 10K
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10K to 48K🎙 Daily cadence·213 episodes·Last published yesterday - Monthly Reach
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34K to 159K🇨🇦19%🇺🇸19%🇦🇺19%+7 more - Active Followers
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13K to 64K
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From 16 epsHosts
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Jackson: Between Two Worlds
Jun 23, 2026
Unknown duration
Anne-Grete: The Long Journey Home
Jun 16, 2026
Unknown duration
Samantha: Reunion, Loss, and Self-Acceptance
Jun 9, 2026
1h 03m 33s
Gabriel: Dance, Identity, and Healing
Jun 2, 2026
1h 06m 22s
Lynn: Not a Blank Slate
May 26, 2026
58m 49s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/23/26 | ![]() Jackson: Between Two Worlds | Jackson TerKeurst's life was forever changed when he was separated from his family during the Liberian civil war and spent years in an orphanage before coming to the United States and being adopted at age 15. Today, the author of The Only Way Forward Is Back shares his powerful story of resilience, identity, and belonging, inspiring others to overcome adversity and find purpose. | — | ||||||
| 6/16/26 | ![]() Anne-Grete: The Long Journey Home | Born in London and adopted from Norway in 1967, Anne-Grete spent much of her life moving around the world before settling in Norway, where she eventually began exploring the deeper impact of adoption on her identity and sense of belonging. Her journey through reunion, reconnection with biological family, and involvement with Adopterte helped her come out of the fog and become an advocate for adoption awareness and adoptee support in Norway. | — | ||||||
| 6/9/26 | ![]() Samantha: Reunion, Loss, and Self-Acceptance✨ | adoptionfamily reunion+4 | Samantha Shields | — | San Francisco | adoptionreunion+5 | — | 1h 03m 33s | |
| 6/2/26 | Gabriel: Dance, Identity, and Healing✨ | danceidentity+5 | Gabriel Gutiérrez | MoFundamentals | United StatesP’urhépecha | adopteedance+7 | — | 1h 06m 22s | |
| 5/26/26 | ![]() Lynn: Not a Blank Slate✨ | adoptionfamily secrets+4 | Lynn | — | — | adoptionadoptee+6 | — | 58m 49s | |
| 5/19/26 | ![]() Mary Lynn: From Hidden Story to Search Angel✨ | adoptionsearch for identity+3 | Mary Lynn | — | — | adoptionsearch angel+7 | — | 54m 00s | |
| 5/12/26 | ![]() Diane: The Truth Beneath the Story✨ | adoptionfamily reunion+4 | Diane Wheaton | Finding Loretta | — | adoptionBaby Scoop Era+5 | — | 57m 18s | |
| 5/5/26 | ![]() Jae: Finding Voice, Claiming Self✨ | identityadoption+4 | Jae Carelli | Boston Conservatory at BerkleeAmerican Doll+1 | KoreaNew Jersey+2 | adoptionidentity+5 | — | 1h 06m 01s | |
| 4/28/26 | ![]() Virginia: Live Podcast from Austin, Texas✨ | adoptee storiesqueer-centered practice+4 | Virginia McQueen Laney | Bozeman Identity Counseling Center | Austin, Texas | adopteeLGBTQIA2++5 | — | 55m 01s | |
| 4/21/26 | ![]() Alex: An Accident of Birth✨ | adoptionidentity+4 | Alex Blum | — | — | adoptionbiological brothers+5 | — | 55m 24s | |
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| 4/14/26 | ![]() Lisa: Adoption, Identity & Health✨ | adoptionidentity+4 | Dr. Lisa Chism | Oakland Macomb Center for Breast HealthThe Adopted Nurse | — | adoptionidentity+5 | — | 1h 02m 50s | |
| 4/7/26 | ![]() Mioara: The Long Thread Home✨ | identitybelonging+3 | Mioara | — | Roma | adoptionRoma heritage+5 | — | 47m 28s | |
| 3/31/26 | ![]() Jeff: Behind the Chameleon Mask✨ | identityadoption+4 | Jeff | — | San Francisco | adoptionidentity+5 | — | 1h 09m 25s | |
| 3/24/26 | ![]() Greta: The Road from Loneliness to Self✨ | adoptionidentity+4 | Greta | — | — | Baby Scoop Erabasketball+5 | — | 1h 03m 02s | |
| 3/17/26 | ![]() Raven: Living Beyond The Lies✨ | adoptionidentity+3 | Raven | — | North Hollywood, California | adoptionbiological mother+3 | — | 57m 19s | |
| 3/10/26 | ![]() Valorie: The Long Road to Family✨ | adoptionfamily reunion+4 | Valorie | — | New Jersey | adoptionfamily+6 | — | 1h 16m 03s | |
| 3/3/26 | ![]() Emma: The Truth Beneath "Chosen"✨ | adoptionmental health+3 | Emma | — | TennesseeWestern Massachusetts | adoptionmental health+6 | — | 58m 51s | |
| 2/24/26 | ![]() Season 11 Finale: Monica Hall, Jesse Scott & Liz Harvie✨ | identitybelonging+3 | Monica HallJesse Scott+1 | Practically Still a VirginYou Can’t Get Rid of Me+1 | — | adoptionidentity+3 | — | 1h 09m 22s | |
| 2/17/26 | ![]() Maria: The Long Road to Knowing | Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Maria was adopted at four months old and grew up feeling distinctly different from her adoptive family, always questioning her origins and searching for more than the brief explanation she was given as a child. After years of determined searching in the pre-internet era, she eventually pieced together her story — answers that eased some of her anxiety — and now dedicates time to exploring how adoption has shaped her life while living in the Bay Area near her children and grandchildren. | — | ||||||
| 2/10/26 | ![]() Jan: Hidden in Plain Sight | Jan, born in a Quaker unwed mother’s home in 1954 and adopted at birth, spent decades feeling “nudges” to search for her origins, eventually navigating the complex reality of connecting with both her adoptive and biological families in the same city — a journey she ultimately found deeply worthwhile. After retiring from a career supporting children with emotional and behavioral challenges, she channeled her lifelong journaling and research into her memoir Finding the Rest of Me, which explores her adoption story, identity, and the history of the Friends Rescue Home where her life began. | — | ||||||
| 2/3/26 | ![]() Neshia: Carrying Truth, Creating Safety | Neshia, a mixed-race Black woman from Toronto, entered the child welfare system as a child and experienced repeated systemic abandonment by the very institutions meant to protect her. Now nearly 40, she is a mother and foster parent who is healing through intentional, trauma-informed care while working to break cycles and become the safety she once needed. | — | ||||||
| 1/27/26 | ![]() Kelly: From Disappearing to Becoming | Kelly Jean Torres is an author, singer-songwriter, and trauma-informed storyteller whose work explores survival, healing, and identity. Removed from her biological parents as an infant and raised in volatile foster and adoptive homes, her journey informs her debut memoir Saving the Lost Girl, a testament to reclaiming the future by facing the past. | — | ||||||
| 1/20/26 | ![]() Jackie: A Life of Loss and Reclamation | Jackie’s life and work are rooted in creating brave, compassionate spaces for others, shaped by her own journey as a survivor of orphan trafficking through international adoption and decades-long reunification with her biological family. Now an Executive Director of a Hospice Home, Death Doula, and healer, she transforms profound loss into presence, guiding others through life’s most vulnerable transitions with deep empathy and grace. | — | ||||||
| 1/13/26 | ![]() Dean: Adopted, Reunited, Moving Forward | Born in England to a young American mother, Dean grew up adopted and aware of it from an early age, navigating identity struggles within his family. After reuniting with his birth mother later in life, he ultimately chose to step away when the relationship became unhealthy. | — | ||||||
| 1/6/26 | ![]() Mindy: From Relinquished to Rooted | Relinquished at birth and adopted as the only girl in her family, Mindy grew up with deep anxiety and a persistent sense of being an outsider, learning of her adoption at age five. Through reconnecting with both sides of her biological family, navigating profound loss, and engaging with adoption communities later in life, she has found belonging and healing through gratitude. | — | ||||||
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