Mind Your Own Karma - The Adoption Chronicles Melissa Brunetti

Check out this interview! She ticks all the boxes! Visit mindyourownkarma.com/podcast to listen to all the episodes.



Miranda Barker, MSW LICSW, is an adoptive parent, an adoptive sibling, and a therapist. She has experienced working as an expectant parent counselor, child protection investigator and now as a therapist specializing in seeing clients that are part of the adoption constellation. She is a soon-to-be graduate of the PACC fellowship (Permanency and Adoption Competency Certificate) and is the host of the Therapist Thrival Guide podcast, a resource for new growing therapists.

 

Here are some links:

Therapist Thrival Guide: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE1KQgI5Dc4Kkjvlzm1GtuA

Adoptee fog fazes: https://www.adoptionsavvy.com/_files/ugd/457277_1ec50d3d1ada47dfbfabaa119afc3faa.pdf

PACC Program: https://paccminnesota.com/

Harlow's Monkey: https://www.instagram.com/harlows_monkey/

Academic research mentioned in the interview: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/372979991_Out_of_the_Fog_and_into_Consciousness



If you or someone you know would like to tell their adoption story on the podcast (anyone in the adoptee constellation), please send an email to mindyourownkarma@gmail.com, and your story will be considered for the podcast.



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Due to the LONG-LASTING EMOTIONAL FALLOUT that can be part of adoption, I highly support the GENTLE HEALING SUPPORT of SMGI: Somatic Mindful Guided Imagery. For more information on this groundbreaking and highly successful method, go to

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.somatichealingjourneys.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠



Please seek professional help if you find yourself struggling with some of the realizations that you may experience during this episode.



This podcast's mission is on adoption education. If you have an expertise that you think would be beneficial to anyone touched by adoption and would like to be on the podcast, get in touch with me. I love to help fellow adoptees by helping to promote your latest project or expertise. It's time WE educate the world!!



Check out the MYOK website for resources, ALL episodes of the podcast, and more about me! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

https://www.mindyourownkarma.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠





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Monique Pangari was born in Australia in 1972 at the height of the ‘Forced Adoption Era.’ Relinquished at birth and adopted at 6 weeks of age, she grew up in a family with two older adopted siblings.



As a result of this complex experience, along with the rollercoaster of FOUR ‘search and reunion’ journeys,
early pregnancy and parenting, and now estrangement from multiple family members, she has now ‘come out of the closet’ (again) to talk about the detrimental impacts of relinquishment.



Monique was driven to study psychology and psychotherapy to try to make sense of something no one was talking about. She has spent her 30-year career studying, integrating and
teaching others about the significance of relational attachment, the impacts of pre-verbal trauma, and family dynamics where relational attachment disruption has occurred.



Monique has worked with many adoptees, birth mothers and adoptive parents, both in a government-funded organization (PASQ) and in private practice. She specializes in mind-body
integration for addressing complex developmental trauma. She has also trained hundreds of professionals in expressive, symbolic and somatic trauma recovery processes.



Through her business, Healing Adoption Trauma, Monique offers therapy, consultation, supervision, online webinars,
and training for professionals — specifically for adoptees, their families and other providers working with this population. Her work centers on healing the pain of relinquishment trauma, family separation and cultural loss, with a special focus on the experiences and impact of mother-infant separation.



‘Adoptees Connect,’ a free monthly meeting for adult adoptees, is hosted and facilitated by Monique and her partner (also adopted) on the Sunshine Coast, Qld, Australia.



Monique's Website:

⁠⁠http://www.moniquepangari.com⁠⁠.

For more information on Adoptees Connect, you can email Monique at adopteesconnectsc@gmail.com.



Instagram: @Healing_Adoption_Trauma;
@AdopteesConnect_SunshineCoast;

@Monique_Pangari



Facebook:
Healing Adoption Trauma; Adoptees Connect – Sunshine Coast, Australia.



If you or someone you know would like to tell their adoption story on the podcast (anyone in the adoptee constellation), please send an email to mindyourownkarma@gmail.com, and your story will be considered for the podcast.



_________



Due to the LONG-LASTING EMOTIONAL FALLOUT that can be part of adoption, I highly support the GENTLE HEALING SUPPORT of SMGI: Somatic Mindful Guided Imagery. For more information on this groundbreaking and highly successful method, go to

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.somatichealingjourneys.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠



Please seek professional help if you find yourself struggling with the realizations that you may experience during this episode.



This podcast's mission is on adoption education. If you have an expertise that you think would be beneficial to anyone touched by adoption and would like to be on the podcast, get in touch with me. I love to help fellow adoptees by helping to promote your latest project or expertise. 



Check out the MYOK website for resources, ALL episodes of the podcast, and more about me! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mindyourownkarma.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠



MYOK on Instagram:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/mind_your_own_karma⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠



MYOK on Facebook:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/mindyourownkarma⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠



MYOK on YouTube:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@MindYourOwnKarma⁠⁠⁠⁠



#adopt #adoption #adoptee #adopteevoices #adopteesspeak #adoptionpodcast #adopteepodcast #mindyourownkarma #PrimalWound #adopted #adoptionjourney #thefog #adoptionfog #adoptiveparents #birthmother #whoami #mindyourownkarma #constellationco

Monique Pangari was born in Australia in 1972 at the height of the ‘Forced Adoption Era.’ Relinquished at birth and adopted at 6 weeks of age, she grew up in a family with two older adopted siblings.



As a result of this complex experience, along with the rollercoaster of FOUR ‘search and reunion’ journeys,
early pregnancy and parenting, and now estrangement from multiple family members, she has now ‘come out of the closet’ (again) to talk about the detrimental impacts of relinquishment.



Monique was driven to study psychology and psychotherapy to try to make sense of something no one was talking about. She has spent her 30-year career studying, integrating and
teaching others about the significance of relational attachment, the impacts of pre-verbal trauma, and family dynamics where relational attachment disruption has occurred.



Monique has worked with many adoptees, birth mothers and adoptive parents, both in a government-funded organization (PASQ) and in private practice. She specializes in mind-body
integration for addressing complex developmental trauma. She has also trained hundreds of professionals in expressive, symbolic and somatic trauma recovery processes.



Through her business, Healing Adoption Trauma, Monique offers therapy, consultation, supervision, online webinars,
and training for professionals — specifically for adoptees, their families and other providers working with this population. Her work centers on healing the pain of relinquishment trauma, family separation and cultural loss, with a special focus on the experiences and impact of mother-infant separation.



‘Adoptees Connect,’ a free monthly meeting for adult adoptees, is hosted and facilitated by Monique and her partner (also adopted) on the Sunshine Coast, Qld, Australia.



Monique's Website:

http://www.moniquepangari.com.

For more information on Adoptees Connect, you can email Monique at adopteesconnectsc@gmail.com.



Instagram: @Healing_Adoption_Trauma;
@AdopteesConnect_SunshineCoast;

@Monique_Pangari



Facebook:
Healing Adoption Trauma; Adoptees Connect – Sunshine Coast, Australia.



If you or someone you know would like to tell their adoption story on the podcast (anyone in the adoptee constellation), please send an email to mindyourownkarma@gmail.com, and your story will be considered for the podcast.



_________



Due to the LONG-LASTING EMOTIONAL FALLOUT that can be part of adoption, I highly support the GENTLE HEALING SUPPORT of SMGI: Somatic Mindful Guided Imagery. For more information on this groundbreaking and highly successful method, go to

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.somatichealingjourneys.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠



Please seek professional help if you find yourself struggling with the realizations that you may experience during this episode.



This podcast's mission is on adoption education. If you have an expertise that you think would be beneficial to anyone touched by adoption and would like to be on the podcast, get in touch with me. I love to help fellow adoptees by helping to promote your latest project or expertise. It's time WE educate the world!!



Check out the MYOK website for resources, ALL episodes of the podcast, and more about me! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mindyourownkarma.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠



MYOK on Instagram:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/mind_your_own_karma⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠



MYOK on Facebook:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/mindyourownkarma⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠



MYOK on YouTube:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@MindYourOwnKarma⁠⁠



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Jennifer Dyan Ghoston is a same-race domestic adoptee in
reunion with both sides of her biological family. After a 27-year career in law enforcement with the Chicago Police Department, she retired in 2014 as a police detective. In 2015, she self-published her memoir, "The Truth So Far...A Detective's Journey to Reunite With Her Birth Family."

She credits her spiritual journey that started over forty years ago for allowing her path to unfold in unexpected and meaningful ways. In 2021, Jennifer's continued efforts to be
open, honest and public about her lived experience while holding space for other members of the constellation (primarily adoptees) has led to hosting the podcast "Once Upon A Time...In Adopteeland." She currently co-facilitates the Adoptee Voices Writing Group created by Sara Easterly.

 

Links: https://www.jenniferdyanghoston.com

https://www.onceuponatimeinadopteeland.com



If you or someone you know would like to tell their adoption story on the podcast (anyone in the adoptee constellation), please send an email to mindyourownkarma@gmail.com, and your story will be considered for the podcast.



_________



Due to the LONG-LASTING EMOTIONAL FALLOUT that can be part of adoption, I highly support the GENTLE HEALING SUPPORT of SMGI: Somatic Mindful Guided Imagery. For more information on this groundbreaking and highly successful method, go to

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.somatichealingjourneys.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠



Please seek professional help if you find yourself struggling with some of the realizations that you may experience during this episode.



This podcast's mission is on adoption education. If you have an expertise that you think would be beneficial to anyone touched by adoption and would like to be on the podcast, get in touch with me. I love to help fellow adoptees by helping to promote your latest project or expertise. It's time WE educate the world!!



Check out the MYOK website for resources, ALL episodes of the podcast, and more about me! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mindyourownkarma.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠



MYOK on Instagram:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/mind_your_own_karma⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠



MYOK on Facebook:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/mindyourownkarma⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠



MYOK on YouTube:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@MindYourOwnKarma⁠⁠



#adopt #adoption #adoptee #adopteevoices #adopteesspeak #adoptionpodcast #adopteepodcast #mindyourownkarma #PrimalWound #adopted #adoptionjourney #thefog #adoptionfog #adoptiveparents #birthmother #whoami #mindyourownkarma #constellationconversation #firesideadoptees #hypnotherapy #adoptionawareness #birthfamily #biologicalfamily #adoptiontrauma #emotionaltrauma #emotionalhealing #findmyfamily #smgi #bekind #somatichealing #somaticexperiencing #listenable #listenablestory


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I hope you'll join me for this conversation with Veronique. It's not often that I do interviews with adoptive parents, and maybe it's been my assumption that I know their stories already. Do you have assumptions about their stories, too?



Veronique is an adoptive mother of a baby girl through an open adoption in 2021. She is originally from the French Caribbean but was born and grew up in France. She is married and is a mother of 2 lovely girls. She moved to the United States in 2003 and has been living in California for 20 years.



She worked in the tech industry for years but now wants to spend more time with her family, raising her girls and supporting her husband. She is a cohost on the podcast "High Vibes and a Mic" with her friend Silvia, where they talk about parenting and spirituality. She says that being an adoptive parent has been a dream come true for her family after trying for years to have a second child.



Links for High Vibes and a Mic Podcast, Where Multicultural
Moms Connect:

Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/high_vibes_and_a_mic/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Highvibesandamic

Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/highvibesandamicpodcast

Blog : https://www.highvibesandamic.blog/



If you or someone you know would like to tell their adoption story on the podcast (anyone in the adoptee constellation), please send an email to mindyourownkarma@gmail.com, and your story will be considered for the podcast.



_________



Due to the LONG-LASTING EMOTIONAL FALLOUT that can be part of adoption, I highly support the GENTLE HEALING SUPPORT of SMGI: Somatic Mindful Guided Imagery. For more information on this groundbreaking and highly successful method, go to

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.somatichealingjourneys.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠



Please seek professional help if you find yourself struggling with some of the realizations that you may experience during this episode.



This podcast's mission is on adoption education. If you have an expertise that you think would be beneficial to anyone touched by adoption and would like to be on the podcast, get in touch with me. I love to help fellow adoptees by helping to promote your latest project or expertise. It's time WE educate the world!!



Check out the MYOK website for resources, ALL episodes of the podcast, and more about me! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mindyourownkarma.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠



MYOK on Instagram:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/mind_your_own_karma⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠



MYOK on Facebook:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/mindyourownkarma⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠



MYOK on YouTube:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@MindYourOwnKarma⁠⁠




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Julie Ryan McGue is an American writer, a domestic adoptee, and an identical twin. In her books, essays, and blogs, she explores the topics of finding out who you are, where you belong, and making sense of it.



Her award-winning memoir, Twice a Daughter: A Search for Identity, Family, and Belonging, was released in May of 2021. Her work has appeared in multiple journals, anthologies, and online sites, such as the Story Circle Network Journal, Brevity Nonfiction Blog, and Severance Magazine. Her latest book, a collection of essays titled Belonging Matters: Conversations on Adoption, Family, and Kinship released in November of 2023. Her third book, another memoir and a prequel to Twice a Daughter, releases in February of 2025. Julie splits her time between northwest Indiana and Sarasota, Florida.

 

LINKS:

Julie Ryan McGue

https://www.juliemcgueauthor.com

Award winning author of Twice a Daughter: A Search for
Identity, Family, and Belonging

NEW BOOK - Belonging Matters: Conversations on Adoption, Family, and Kinship

FB @juliemcguewrites

IG @julieryanmcgue

Twitter @juliermcgue



If you or someone you know would like to tell their adoption story on the podcast (anyone in the adoptee constellation), please send an email - mindyourownkarma@gmail.com - and your story will be considered for the podcast.

________



Due to the LONG-LASTING EMOTIONAL FALLOUT that can be part of adoption, I highly support the GENTLE HEALING SUPPORT of SMGI: Somatic Mindful Guided Imagery. For more information on this groundbreaking and highly successful method, go to

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.somatichealingjourneys.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠



Please seek professional help if you find yourself struggling with some of the realizations that you may experience during this episode.



This podcast's mission is on adoption education. If you have an expertise that you think would be beneficial to anyone touched by adoption and would like to be on the podcast, get in touch with me. I love to help fellow adoptees by helping to promote your latest project or expertise. It's time WE educate the world!!



Check out the MYOK website for resources, ALL episodes of the podcast, and more about me! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mindyourownkarma.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠





Follow me on Socials!



MYOK on Instagram:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/mind_your_own_karma⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠



MYOK on Facebook:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/mindyourownkarma⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠



MYOK on YouTube:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@MindYourOwnKarma⁠⁠





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