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140 - I Wanted To Be My True Self
Mar 28, 2026
45m 28s
139 -A Sense Of Peace And Calm
Mar 14, 2026
38m 38s
144 – Gullah Girl
Mar 7, 2026
28m 17s
143 - He Really Stepped Up
Feb 28, 2026
42m 27s
136 – Your Absence Has Gone Through Me
Feb 21, 2026
1h 26m 49s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/28/26 |  140 - I Wanted To Be My True Self✨ | adoptionidentity+3 | Darryl | — | Australia | adoptionself-identity+3 | — | 45m 28s | |
| 3/14/26 |  139 -A Sense Of Peace And Calm✨ | adoptionfamily+3 | Wendy | — | Minnesota | adoptionfamily connection+3 | — | 38m 38s | |
| 3/7/26 |  144 – Gullah Girl✨ | adoptionfamily history+4 | Brandi | — | Myrtle Beach, South CarolinaSouth | adoptionDNA+4 | — | 28m 17s | |
| 2/28/26 | 143 - He Really Stepped Up✨ | adoptionfamily connections+3 | Susan | — | Irving, Texas | adoptionbirth mother+3 | — | 42m 27s | |
| 2/21/26 | 136 – Your Absence Has Gone Through Me✨ | adoptionnatural mothers+3 | Anne-Marie | — | Southern California | adoptionnatural mother+3 | — | 1h 26m 49s | |
| 2/14/26 | 134 – Destined To Be Unique✨ | adoptionfamily reunion+3 | Liz | — | MichiganDominican Republic | adoptionreunion+5 | — | 51m 00s | |
| 2/7/26 |  127 – I Think I Was Afraid Of Knowing✨ | adoptionfamily search+3 | Jim | — | DelawareTexas | adoptionfamily+3 | — | 46m 29s | |
| 1/31/26 |  141 - That Wasn't The Real Me✨ | adoptionidentity+3 | Gloria | Mexican | Texas | adoptionDNA test+3 | — | 56m 37s | |
| 1/24/26 | 125 – You Can Forgive People From Afar✨ | forgivenessabuse+3 | Lisa | — | New Jersey | forgivenessabuse+3 | — | 49m 59s | |
| 1/17/26 | 102 – It’s Always Maybe✨ | foster careadoption+4 | Breanna | — | — | foster careadoption+4 | — | 37m 03s | |
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| 1/10/26 |  101 – This Is About Everybody | In Debby’s home adoption was an open topic because she was fostered by her grandparents and adopted by their daughter. Unfortunately, she wasn’t welcome as an adoptee by her adopted father and she and her family faced abuse by her stepfather. In reunion Debby found out her birth parents tried to stay together and she has full blood siblings. But… | — | ||||||
| 1/3/26 | 279 - An Accident of Birth | Alex, whom I spoke with live in Los Angeles, California, said growing up, he could never quite pinpoint the out-of-place feeling he carried in his adopted life. When his children began asking about family medical history, an incredibly lucky mistake with 23andMe DNA testing kits led Alex to his full-blood brothers.Alex and his brothers agree that the timing of their reunion was fortuitous for everyone. Their mother was not forced to face the pain of the past, and his brothers were able to bond without being inhibited by anyone else’s feelings.This is Alex’s journey.Who Am I Really?Who Am I Really? WebsiteShare Your StoryDamon's storyFind the show on:InstagramFacebookAppleYouTubeSpotifyGoogleTuneInStitcherPlayer FMPodbean | — | ||||||
| 12/27/25 | 278 - Consciously Keeping Everyone Separated | Mikayla (alias), from Australia, never wanted to confront her adoption until she began thinking about starting a family of her own. Through DNA testing, she uncovered both maternal and paternal connections, each marked by different levels of openness and receptivity that evolved and, in some cases, completely flipped.Ultimately, Mikayla earned the trust of her birth mother and met her face to face during a busy post-COVID period, amid an early pregnancy and wedding bells for someone special in her life.This is MiKayla’s journey.Who Am I Really?Who Am I Really? WebsiteShare Your StoryDamon's storyFind the show on:InstagramFacebookAppleYouTubeSpotifyGoogleTuneInStitcherPlayer FMPodbean | — | ||||||
| 12/21/25 | 277 - Adopting Privilege | Dr. Abby Hasberry spoke to me from Baltimore, Maryland. Transracially adopted, Abby was brought into a family that believed in racial harmony but didn’t support her ethnic expression as a teen. She became a first mother and was misled about the choices she made when placing her son. She has endured the ups and downs of adoption reunion with her firstborn and her own biological family.Today, Dr. Abby is a therapist supporting people across the adoption constellation through her practice.This is Abby’s journey.Dear Abby CounselingAdopting PrivilegeInstagram: d.e.a.r._abbyWho Am I Really?Who Am I Really? WebsiteShare Your StoryDamon's storyFind the show on:InstagramFacebookAppleYouTubeSpotifyGoogleTuneInStitcherPlayer FMPodbean | — | ||||||
| 12/13/25 | 276 - I Just Can't Make This Sh!t Up! | Alejandra, who spoke to me from Tampa, Florida, said that growing up she towered over her Mexican parents as a blonde white woman. They loved her deeply, making her feel safe she feels loyalty towards them. But adoption reunion, found Alejandra twice. Her maternal side had searched for decades to find her. Her paternal aunt found her then introduced her to her half-Brother. Alejandra has special gifts that made her super fast, overwhelming maternal reunion, a challenging adventure. This is Alejandra's journey.I Just Can't Make This Sh!t UpWho Am I Really?Who Am I Really? Website Share Your StoryDamon's story Find the show on:InstagramFacebookAppleYouTubeSpotifyGoogleTuneIn StitcherPlayer FMPodbean | — | ||||||
| 12/6/25 | 275 - That's The Girl Barbara Got | Yvette, from Memphis, TN, shared that In her childhood no one would say the word "adopted",. After a tense moment in the neighborhood and a series of events, Yvette figured out the truth. In reunion, Yvette learned she was placed for adoption at an odd place in the birth order of her siblings, corroborating an unsettling suspicion she had about her parents' relationship. However, she has also met some wonderful birth family members, one of whom she said is the best thing that has ever happened to her. This is Yvette's journey.Who Am I Really?Who Am I Really? Website Share Your StoryDamon's story Find the show on:InstagramFacebookAppleYouTubeSpotifyGoogleTuneIn StitcherPlayer FMPodbean | — | ||||||
| 11/29/25 | 274 - If Anything More Was Supposed To Happen, It Would've Happened | Lauren, from southwest England in the UK, grew up knowing she was adopted and was loyal to her family, but applying to university and thinking through her life made her want to trace her roots. When she found her birth mother, she met a woman who started off chilly but warmed up when Lauren got to meet her parents, and Lauren learned that mother and daughter have something in common. Her birth father found her too, after Lauren sent a letter, but in the end she's not connected to either side of her birth families, choosing to let things be as they are.This is Lauren's journey.Women Of A Certain Stage, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTubeWho Am I Really?Who Am I Really? Website Share Your StoryDamon's story Find the show on:InstagramFacebookAppleYouTubeSpotifyGoogleTuneIn StitcherPlayer FMPodbean | — | ||||||
| 11/22/25 | 273 - Allowing The Grief of Each Little Separation | Nicole, from outside London in the UK, grew up in Australia. As a teenager, Nicole struggled with her adoption, so after reaching out for help, her birth mother was found, but that caused challenges with her adoptive parents. Soon after, Nicole’s birth father was found and proudly showcased, but she admits she wasn’t ready for that paternal relationship and wishes now that she had invested more in it back then.Nicole also shared her feelings about how adopted people invest in parenting our own children.This is Nicole’s journey.Who Am I Really?Who Am I Really? Website Share Your StoryDamon's story Find the show on:InstagramFacebookAppleYouTubeSpotifyGoogleTuneIn StitcherPlayer FMPodbean | — | ||||||
| 11/15/25 | 272 - Both Amazing and Bittersweet | Greg, from Minneapolis, Minnesota, said when his son was born, he thought he could stroll into the D.C. adoption system to ask for his adoption records, but he learned there were significant barriers to access. He’s one of the few people who found reunion through a registry, meeting his birth mother just in time to form a bond, then inheriting the true documentation of her past, more valuable than anything the courts could provide.Greg still holds out hope that his birth father will warm up more quickly to get to know him one day. Until then... ...this is Greg's journey.Who Am I Really?Who Am I Really? Website Share Your StoryDamon's story Find the show on:InstagramFacebookAppleYouTubeSpotifyGoogleTuneIn StitcherPlayer FMPodbean | — | ||||||
| 11/8/25 | 271 - The Blessing of Hardship is Perspective | Christy, who called me from Utah, was deeply loved by her adoptive parents, who prayed she would be delivered to them. But throughout childhood, she was unable to shake the feeling of being abandoned. In reunion, Christy heard the hard truth of her conception, self-medicated to escape her feelings, then recovered to center herself in motherhood. Christy shared the importance of telling our stories, as another adoptee and journey mate did for her. This is Christy's journey.New Book! Inside the Adoptee ExperienceWho Am I Really?Who Am I Really? Website Share Your StoryDamon's story Find the show on:InstagramFacebookAppleYouTubeSpotifyGoogleTuneIn StitcherPlayer FMPodbean | — | ||||||
| 11/1/25 | 270 - Glimmers of Light The Little Girl In Me Needs | Neshia, from outside of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, said her birth mother lived the street life and exposed her children to the full dark side of the choices she was making back then. Neshia credits one amazing foster family with showing her what a normal life as a child should be, but it was short-lived. Transplanted from the city into a rural transracial adoption, she was cast out as a teen, and trauma cycles repeated themselves. But today, Neshia is doing her best to be a mom to her own children, focusing on the glimmers of hope in her life. This is Neshia's journey.New Book! Inside the Adoptee ExperienceWho Am I Really?Who Am I Really? Website Share Your StoryDamon's story Find the show on:InstagramFacebookAppleYouTubeSpotifyGoogleTuneIn StitcherPlayer FMPodbean | — | ||||||
| 10/25/25 | 269 - It's Amazing How It All Fell Into Place | Today is a special double adoptee episode with Noreen and Adrian. They both live in Massachusetts, but they were together in New Hampshire to meet someone special in Noreen's search. Her adoptive mother was very supportive and even spoke with her first mother.For Adrian, the maternal search has had its ups and downs, including finding a grave, but their stories ended up converging when they found each other through DNA, developed an instant bond, and have since supported each other through a shared paternal search. These are the individual and convergent journeys of Noreen and Adrian.New Book! Inside the Adoptee ExperienceWho Am I Really?Who Am I Really? Website Share Your StoryDamon's story Find the show on:InstagramFacebookAppleYouTubeSpotifyGoogleTuneIn StitcherPlayer FMPodbean | — | ||||||
| 10/18/25 | 268 - I've Gained Peace With Every Piece | Lori, from Missouri, said that growing up she wondered who her birth mother was, but it wasn’t until she received her original birth certificate that the gravity of her identity truly hit home.Incredibly, documenting her search on social media led her to a very supportive search angel who already knew exactly who Lori was looking for.She tried to correspond with her birth mother, but Lori was blocked and rejected, leaving her with only hope for the future. Still, Lori said finding each piece has given her peace.This is Lori’s journey.New Book! Inside the Adoptee ExperienceWho Am I Really?Who Am I Really? Website Share Your StoryDamon's story Find the show on:InstagramFacebookAppleYouTubeSpotifyGoogleTuneIn StitcherPlayer FMPodbean | — | ||||||
| 10/11/25 | 267 -Things Worked Out The Way They Were Supposed To | Sharla, from West Texas, grew up never wanting to find her birth family. But in truth, she knows she was suppressing that feeling. After a DNA test, Sharla finally figured out she had made a paternal connection, but she didn't realize how close she had actually come to meeting her birth father.Unfortunately, Sharla has gotten mixed signals from her birth mother, and now the woman has left her with negative comments. Sharla refuses to let her negativity drag her down.This is Sharla's journey.New Book! Inside the Adoptee ExperienceWho Am I Really?Who Am I Really? Website Share Your StoryDamon's story Find the show on:InstagramFacebookAppleYouTubeSpotifyGoogleTuneIn StitcherPlayer FMPodbean | — | ||||||
| 10/4/25 | 266 - You Don't Have To Run Anymore | Elina, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was born in Russia. She spent her early years in her birth family’s care before moving into foster care. Then, as a minor, she finalized her own adoption before departing for America. Elina grew up as one of four adoptees, each experiencing the impacts of adoption at different stages of their lives.Elina has been contacted by her extended family, but she’s not interested in reconnecting with her birth mother. Instead, she’s focused on the deep healing work she wants to do for herself.This is Elina’s journey.New Book! Inside the Adoptee ExperienceWho Am I Really?Who Am I Really? Website Share Your StoryDamon's story Find the show on:InstagramFacebookAppleYouTubeSpotifyGoogleTuneIn StitcherPlayer FMPodbean | — | ||||||
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5 placements across 3 markets.
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5 placements across 3 markets.