Adopted at 12, Found Her Father at 50: Jessie Elliott Reveals the Truth About Adoption, Trauma & Identity THE TRUTH ABOUT ADOPTION Learn the mindset and moves that lead to real results.Visit: http://diversifiedgame.com/ Today on Diversified Game, Kellen Coleman sits down with Jessie Elliott of The Hummingbird Lion for a powerful conversation about adoption, childhood trauma, race, identity, family separation, relationships, healing, and rebuilding your life. Jessie is Korean and Black and was adopted from South Korea at age 12 into a white evangelical family in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Her story includes separation from her biological family, life in an orphanage, childhood trauma, racial identity struggles, and survival patterns that followed her into adulthood. Then, at age 50, everything changed. After using AncestryDNA, Jessie connected with a cousin who helped lead her to the Black American father she had never known. She shares the emotional story of finally speaking with him and learning that he had never intentionally abandoned her. That reunion changed how Jessie understood her childhood, relationships, identity, and the direction of her life. Jessie also challenges traditional narratives surrounding adoption. She explains why adoption should remain child-centered, why prospective adoptive parents need to examine their motivations, and why understanding trauma can provide an explanation without becoming an excuse. As both an adoptee and the mother of an adopted Black son, Jessie brings a perspective that goes beyond simply being pro-adoption or anti-adoption. She discusses transracial adoption, international adoption, foster care, attachment, race, Korean adoption history, biological family reunification, and what she believes needs to change inside the adoption system. Jessie also explains how she returned to college in her 50s. At 52, she says she barely knew how to copy and paste. Today, she is researching, writing, speaking, consulting, and creating resources around trauma, human development, and adoption. She also discusses her book The Hummingbird Lion, her Retrain Your Brain program, adoption workbooks, coaching, consulting, and speaking. If you have ever questioned where you came from, struggled with childhood experiences, considered adoption, worked with foster or adopted children, or wondered whether it is too late to reinvent yourself, this conversation is for you. CONNECT WITH JESSIE ELLIOTT Website:https://thehummingbirdlion.com/ Email:elliottjessie854@gmail.com Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thehummingbirdlion/ Book:The Hummingbird Lion CONNECT WITH DIVERSIFIED GAME Website:http://diversifiedgame.com/ YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@DiversifiedGamePodcast/?sub_confirmation=1 Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/profile?u=15553364 Facebook:https://web.facebook.com/GAMEDIVERSIFIED/ X:https://x.com/gamediversified LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/gamediversified Business inquiries:KELLEN@COLEMANPRFIRM.COM TOOLS & REFERRAL LINKS Zoom:https://us02web.zoom.us/opc/buy?coupon=6CT45KKFL1DZSHSD4K&couponSource=referral_program SEARCH TERMS Jessie Elliott adoption, The Hummingbird Lion, Korean adoptee, Black Korean adoptee, transracial adoption, adoption trauma, adoption reform, childhood trauma, attachment trauma, adoptee identity, biological family reunion, finding biological father, AncestryDNA adoption reunion, foster care adoption, starting over after 50, Diversified Game Podcast #DiversifiedGame #JessieElliott #TheHummingbirdLion #Adoption #Adoptee #KoreanAdoptee #BlackKorean #TransracialAdoption #AdoptionTrauma #ChildhoodTrauma #Identity #FosterCare #Healing #LifeAfter50 DGP&x% 👊🏿
