This podcast creates a space for genuine conversations about adoption, where emotions are acknowledged, journeys are reconciled, and a healthy acceptance of truths is fostered. Delve into the impact of adoption on all parties involved, gaining insights from adoptees, adoptive parents, biological parents, as well as professional psychologists and social workers. Explore the realities, reconciliation processes, and ongoing dynamics of adoption.
Publisher
Lisa & John
Category
health & fitness · society & culture · society & culture
Send us Fan Mail We talk about the questions people ask when they find out we’re adopted and why certain words can land as judgment, stigma, or shame even when curiosity is genuine. We share better language, real examples from our lives, and a simple goal: give adoptees respect and control over their own story. • why people ask adoption questions and how curiosity turns messy • how TV and movies shape adoption stereotypes and stigma • why “real parents” is loaded language an...
24 Aug 2026
From Osaka To Montana: An Adoptee Searches For Home
Send us Fan Mail We sit down with author Lauren Stevens and her husband, adoptee Dana Miyoshi, to trace a journey from Osaka to rural Montana and back to Japan, and to name the identity shifts that come with kinship adoption and cultural loss. Along the way, we talk about what secrets do to families, why truth can be painful but freeing, and how listening can be a real form of love. • John shares a Mother’s Day milestone by honoring his first mom publicly • Lauren introduces kinsh...
27 Jul 2026
No, We Are Not “Damaged” We Are Adopted
Send us Fan Mail We come back with a real talk about adoption myths and how they shape the way people see adoptees and adoptive families. We trade labels like “damaged” or “lucky” for truths that leave room for gratitude, complexity, curiosity, and healing. We start by bring back our famous adoptee spotlight. Lisa talks about actor Logan Browning and how publicly sharing her adoption felt freeing, especially while navigating questions about racial identity. John brings Edgar Allan Poe i...
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5.0 / 5
3 ratings
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