Digging Through Dominoes Teri Anderson

In this conversation, Teri Anderson and Julie Ryan McGue discuss their experiences with adoption and the search for birth families. They explore topics such as gratitude and fear, the challenges of closed adoptions, the impact of adoption on family dynamics, the importance of access to medical history, and the need for understanding and support from society. They also touch on the role of social media and DNA testing in connecting adoptees with their birth families. Overall, the conversation highlights the complexity and individuality of the adoption experience. Teri Anderson and Julie Ryan McGue discuss their experiences with adoption and reunion. Teri shares her journey of reconnecting with her birth family and the challenges she faced along the way. She talks about her adoptive mother's initial resistance to her search and the pressure she felt to maintain their relationship. Julie discusses her own reunion with her birth family and the immediate connection they felt due to their shared connections. They also touch on the importance of knowing one's medical history and the need for adoptees to have access to their original birth records. Both Teri and Julie emphasize the importance of support and understanding within the adoption community.
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Takeaways:Gratitude and fear cannot coexist in the brain.Closed adoptions can present challenges in accessing information and medical history.Adoption can have a significant impact on family dynamics.Access to medical history is important for adoptees and their children.Social media and DNA testing have facilitated connections between adoptees and their birth families.Society should strive to understand and support individuals involved in the adoption process. Reconnecting with birth family can be a challenging and emotional journey, but it can also bring healing and a sense of belonging.Adoptees have the right to know their medical history and have access to their original birth records.Support and understanding within the adoption community are crucial for adoptees and their families.Setting boundaries and prioritizing one's own well-being is important when navigating relationships with both birth and adoptive families.Sharing personal stories and experiences can provide comfort and validation to others in similar situations.
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Focus on the positive moments and personal growth in your life, even during challenging times.
Reflect on the highlights and accomplishments of each year to gain a more balanced perspective.
Embrace personal growth and celebrate progress in therapy or self-improvement.
Learn to handle family drama with maturity and not let it affect your self-worth.

In this conversation, Teri Anderson explores the impact of memories on healing and personal growth. She reflects on her recent visit to family members and the memories that resurfaced.
Teri discusses the power of childhood memories and the need to evaluate whether they are helping or hindering healing.
She shares her encounter with motivational speaker Tim Storey and the insights she gained from his teachings. Teri emphasizes the importance of choosing the right memories and letting go of expectations. She encourages listeners to observe the company they keep and to prioritize self-care.

Takeaways

Memories can hold us captive and prevent healing if we constantly revisit them.
It is important to evaluate whether childhood memories are helping or hindering our healing process.
Choosing the right memories and letting go of expectations can lead to personal growth and healing.
Observing the company we keep and prioritizing self-care are essential for our well-being.

Teri Anderson was discussing the evolving meanings of certain words and expressions, notably emphasizing the overuse and potentially diminishing impact of terms like ”trigger” and ”safe spaces.” Teri also introduced the concept of ”glimmers,” contrasting them with triggers as moments that bring joy, peace, or gratitude. This idea seems to be about focusing on positive moments or memories in one’s life, offering a counterbalance to negative or triggering experiences.

She shared personal stories about triggers, reliving traumatic events, and the significance of addressing triggering language thoughtfully, especially concerning those actually dealing with trauma versus those just experiencing discomfort.

Additionally, Teri encouraged self-love and kindness and mentioned plans for future discussions on handling memories and their impact.

Step over Miss M....We have the Divine Vanessa Grace!
This episode was SO much fun. Vanessa is amazing. She radiates energy, joy, knowledge, and confidence.
Vanessa Grace is helping women steep in their innate Divine Feminine.  She is a Radiance Coach and Licensed Social Worker who transformed through the fires of becoming UnCodependent and having a Spiritual Awakening.  She loves to talk about epigenetics, chakras, and why your menstrual cycle is the secret to everything.  Her expertise, kind heart and a dash of light humor help her clients heal the life experiences and trauma that created their heartache to begin with.  Vanessa joins mental health, spiritual practices, and life aspirations to help women create the lives they really want for themselves.  Her private coaching, group coaching and retreats help you truly transform from the inside.  If you want to heal your soul to become a strong self, she’s got you covered!

Kristle Delihanty shares her heartbreaking, and inspiring, story of abuse, drug addiction to full recovery and using her life to help others do the same.  

In this episode of the podcast, Digging Through Dominoes, I’m talking with Kristle Delihanty founder of PDX Saints Love in Portland, Oregon about how she fought addiction, is thriving, and used her peer status to help change the lives of others facing addiction, being homeless, and the hopelessness that accompanies these issues.  

Kristle is a powerful advocate for hope, resilience, and recovery. She’s sharing her story with us and we’re excited to share it with you. If you’re struggling, this video will give you a few tools to help you overcome the obstacles in your life and reach your goals.