Adoptees On

Support Adoptees On One Time Donation | Monthly | Secret Facebook Group We are wrapping up the Adoptees On addiction series with Sara-Jayne King, author of Killing Karoline. SJ shares her story, including some vulnerable moments discussing secondary rejection, all the different ways addiction showed up in her life, and incredibly, SJ stuns me with a story I absolutely was not expecting.

Support Adoptees On One Time Donation | Monthly | Secret Facebook Group Today we continue on in the Adoptees On Addiction series. I’m excited to introduce you to Becca who was adopted in-family, and if you’re an avid listener, you’re going to recognize some of the sisters we chat about in Becca’s story! Becca struggled with some early losses and shares about her troubled actions while in active addiction to meth. Listen to hear how her family, including her biological mother, walked alongside her to a place of recovery. Full Show Notes Here Connect With Us Becca King: Facebook Haley Radke: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Adoptees On: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Subscribe Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | iHeart Radio | Spotify | Stitcher | YouTube Connect Monthly Newsletter | Send a Note or Record a Voicemail

Support Adoptees On One Time Donation | Monthly | Secret Facebook Group Today we’re continuing on in the Adoptees On Addiction series and in this episode, I get to introduce you to my Adoptees Connect co-leader Sean. Sean shares his story of alcohol addiction, the moment of clarity that helped him realize he had a problem and somehow it includes Justin Bieber, so wait for that! Sean and I also discuss the lessons he continues to learn about the impact of adoption on his life. Full Show Notes Here Connect With Us Sean: Twitter Haley Radke: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Adoptees On: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Subscribe Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | iHeart Radio | Spotify | Stitcher | YouTube Connect Monthly Newsletter | Send a Note or Record a Voicemail

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Support Adoptees On One Time Donation | Monthly | Secret Facebook Group Sophia and I discuss her journey of sobriety, reunion, and years of experience building healthy boundaries. After a whirlwind reunion, Sophia and her first father developed a very deep connection, and one of the ways they bonded was through an understanding of addiction and recovery, and what it took for both of them to hold on to their sobriety. Sophia also gives us some wise advice about navigating the reunion relationship when a first parent is in active addiction. Full Show Notes Here Connect With Us Sophia: email adopteesrecovering (at) gmail (dot) com Haley Radke: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Adoptees On: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Subscribe Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | iHeart Radio | Spotify | Stitcher | YouTube Connect Monthly Newsletter | Send a Note or Record a Voicemail

Support Adoptees On One Time Donation | Monthly | Secret Facebook Group Today author David B. Bohl, an independent addiction consultant and licensed clinical substance abuse counsellor, is here to share his story with us. David and I discuss his experiences of alcohol addiction and sobriety, how our lives as adoptees are so much more than just our adoption experience, and what is working right now in the recovery field. Full Show Notes Here Connect With Us David B. Bohl: davidbbohl.com | Twitter | Medium | Facebook | LinkedIn Haley Radke: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Adoptees On: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Subscribe Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | iHeart Radio | Spotify | Stitcher | YouTube Support Adoptees On One Time Donation | Monthly | Secret Facebook Group Connect Monthly Newsletter | Send a Note or Record a Voicemail

Support Adoptees On One Time Donation | Monthly | Secret Facebook Group We are continuing our look at adoption and addiction. Today Stuart Watson shares his story of how he used his investigative journalist skills to find his biological parents at age 45 and his discovery that alcoholism and trauma were inextricably linked in his DNA. Full Show Notes Here Connect With Us Stuart Watson: Twitter | Facebook | Linked In | helen.movie Haley Radke: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Adoptees On: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Subscribe Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | iHeart Radio | Spotify | Stitcher | YouTube Connect Monthly Newsletter | Send a Note or Record a Voicemail

Support Adoptees On One Time Donation | Monthly | Secret Facebook Group   Today we launch the newest series of Adoptees On where we are focusing on addiction and recovery. Harris Coltrain shares his story of alcohol and drug addiction and how fatherhood was his motivation to get clean and sober. We also talk about how challenging mainstream recovery programs can be for adopted people where our experiences as adoptees with adoption trauma may be invalidated. Full Show Notes Here Connect With Us Harris Coltrain: Email harrisc70 (at) yahoo (dot) com Haley Radke: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Adoptees On: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Subscribe Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | iHeart Radio | Spotify | Stitcher | YouTube Connect Monthly Newsletter | Send a Note or Record a Voicemail

Support Adoptees On One Time Donation | Monthly | Secret Facebook Group   Today hear about the newest amazing resource for adoptees: Adoptees Connect and their peer-led support groups! The founder, Pamela Karanova, shares with us why she started Adoptees Connect, the power of meeting in-person with other adopted people, and why peer-led support groups for adoptees can become a lifeline for us. Full Show Notes Here Connect With Us Pamela Karanova: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | adopteeinrecovery.com Haley Radke: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Adoptees On: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Subscribe Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | iHeart Radio | Spotify | Stitcher | YouTube Connect Monthly Newsletter | Send a Note or Record a Voicemail

Support Adoptees On One Time Donation | Monthly | Secret Facebook Group On today’s healing episode we are learning about somatic therapy. Jennifer Griesbach, LCSW, teaches us what it is, what it looks like practically in a therapy appointment and why is it so effective for adoptees in particular. If you’ve ever felt disconnected from your body, this is the episode for you! Full Show Notes Here   Connect With Us Jennifer Griesbach, LCSW: www.jennifergriesbach.com | Facebook Haley Radke: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Adoptees On: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Subscribe Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | iHeart Radio | Spotify | Stitcher | YouTube Connect Monthly Newsletter | Send a Note or Record a Voicemail