Mind Your Own Karma – The Adoption Chronicles

Melissa Brunetti
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Mind Your Own Karma – The Adoption Chronicles

Mind Your Own Karma–The Adoption Chronicles Podcast educates listeners on the realities of adoption through the stories of adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive parents. We delve into their journeys, exploring identity, the emotional impacts of adoption, and the complexities that are involved when a child is removed from their biology. We also tackle tough topics like transracial adoption and adoption ethics, featuring experts and advocates. By sharing these diverse perspectives we hope to not only educate the world, but also give hope and healing to those deeply affected by adoption trauma. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/melissa-ann-brunetti/support

  1. S3E47 - THE POWER OF SOMATIC THERAPY FOR ADOPTEE TRAUMA - PART 2 WITH JULIE BRUMLEY

    2 DAYS AGO

    S3E47 - THE POWER OF SOMATIC THERAPY FOR ADOPTEE TRAUMA - PART 2 WITH JULIE BRUMLEY

    Welcome back to the show, Karma Crew! I’m excited to reintroduce Julie Brumley, an inspiring adoptee and somatic practitioner who is dedicated to helping fellow adoptees heal and find their identity. Last week she shared her personal adoption journey, giving us a glimpse into how those experiences shaped her and influenced her work. Today, we’ll dive deeper into her healing journey and explore how somatic therapy has been a game changer for both her and her clients. Get ready to gain insights into overcoming trauma, fostering a sense of belonging, and uncovering the layers of identity that many adoptees face. Let’s welcome Julie back to the show! LINKS: Website - https://www.cominghometoself.co Insta - https://www.instagram.com/juliebrumley_/ FB - https://www.facebook.com/julierasbrum FB community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/theresilienceprojectforadoptees/ Connect With Melissa: -Email Melissa here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mindyourownkarma@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Click here for the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mind Your Own Karma Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠-Click here for ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Somatic Mindful Guided Imagery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Find Mind Your Own Karma on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Find Mind Your Own Karma on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Find Mind Your Own Karma on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Click here for a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠comprehensive list of adoptee/adoptee trauma-informed practitioners. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dial 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. ________ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WANT TO BE A GUEST? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (click to email mindyourownkarma@gmail.com)  Mind Your Own Karma – The Adoption Chronicles Podcast educates listeners on the realities of adoption through the stories of adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive parents. We delve into their journeys, exploring identity, the emotional impacts of adoption, and the complexities that are involved when a child is removed from their biology.  We also tackle tough topics like transracial adoption and adoption ethics, featuring experts and advocates. By sharing these diverse perspectives we hope to not only educate the world, but also give ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hope and healing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to those deeply affected by adoption trauma.  *** 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. #adopt #adoption #adoptee #adopteevoices #adopteesspeak #adoptionpodcast #adopteepodcast #mindyourownkarma #primalwound #adopted #adoptionjourney #thefog #adoptionfog #hypnotherapy #adoptiveparents #birthmother #constellationconversation #firesideadoptees #grief #emotionalpain #adoptionawareness #birthfamily #biologicalfamily #adoptiontrauma #emotionaltrauma #emotionalhealing #findmyfamily #smgi #bekind #somatichealing #somaticexperiencing #ancestry #ancestrydna #23andme #adoptionstory #dna #attachmentstyles #reactiveattachmentdisorder #rad --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/melissa-ann-brunetti/support

    45 min
  2. S3E46 - REVOLUTION: UNCOVERING YOUR BIRTHRIGHT - WITH ADOPTEE COACH JULIE BRUMLEY, PART 1

    NOV 12

    S3E46 - REVOLUTION: UNCOVERING YOUR BIRTHRIGHT - WITH ADOPTEE COACH JULIE BRUMLEY, PART 1

    After her own birth mother tried to abort her twice, Julie Brumley found herself frozen in an unconscious trauma response for decades until she found the power of somatic trauma healing. Julie is an adoptee and trauma-informed coach who has been coaching men and women for more than 15 years to overcome addictive behaviors and heal the primal trauma of abandonment. She is also the CEO of Coming Home to Self, a company dedicated to helping adoptees heal. Julie now uses somatics, nervous system regulation, personal experience and her masters in counseling to help other adult adoptees find their way out of their own trauma and into a life of radical self-belonging. LINKS: Website - ⁠http://www.cominghometoself.co⁠ Insta - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/juliebrumley_/⁠ FB - ⁠https://www.facebook.com/julierasbrum⁠ FB community - ⁠http://www.facebook.com/groups/theresilienceprojectforadoptees/⁠ Connect With Melissa: -Email Melissa here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mindyourownkarma@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Click here for the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mind Your Own Karma Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠-Click here for ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Somatic Mindful Guided Imagery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Find Mind Your Own Karma on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Find Mind Your Own Karma on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Find Mind Your Own Karma on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Click here for a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠comprehensive list of adoptee/adoptee trauma-informed practitioners. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dial 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. ________ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WANT TO BE A GUEST? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (click to email mindyourownkarma@gmail.com)  Mind Your Own Karma – The Adoption Chronicles Podcast educates listeners on the realities of adoption through the stories of adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive parents. We delve into their journeys, exploring identity, the emotional impacts of adoption, and the complexities that are involved when a child is removed from their biology.  We also tackle tough topics like transracial adoption and adoption ethics, featuring experts and advocates. By sharing these diverse perspectives we hope to not only educate the world, but also give ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hope and healing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to those deeply affected by adoption trauma.  *** 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.  #adopt #adoption #adoptee #adopteevoices #adopteesspeak #adoptionpodcast #adopteepodcast #mindyourownkarma #primalwound #adopted #adoptionjourney #thefog #adoptionfog #comeoutofthefog #hypnotherapy #jayshetty #hypnosis #somatic #attachmentstyles #subsconscioushealing #subconscious #whatwasimadefor #adoptiveparents #birthmother #whoami #constellationconversation #firesideadoptees #grief #emotionalpain #adoptionawareness #birthfamily #biologicalfamily #dna #adoptiontrauma #emotionaltrauma #primalwound #emotionalhealing #findmyfamily #smgi #bekind #eatingdisorders #hypnotherapy #somatichealing #somaticexperiencing #listenable #listenablestory #reunion #adopteereunion #ancestry #ancestrydna #23andme #adoptionstory #dna #reactiveattachment #rda #lifecoach #therapy #traumainformed #kundalini #yoga #reikihealing #fostermom #fostersystem --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/melissa-ann-brunetti/support

    45 min
  3. S3E45 - THE CHALLENGES OF FOSTERING TO ADOPT, FOSTER MOM CRISTAL BAEZ - LOVE YOUR NOW COMADRE

    NOV 5

    S3E45 - THE CHALLENGES OF FOSTERING TO ADOPT, FOSTER MOM CRISTAL BAEZ - LOVE YOUR NOW COMADRE

    Adoptees, don't bypass this episode because of a guest foster parent and hopful adopive parent. I think you'll be surprised by a lot that she has to say. Cristal Baez is a dedicated foster mother whose journey into the world of fostering was driven by a profound desire to adopt and create a loving, healing home for children. She is still in the process of adopting and found the journey complex as she navigates not only the foster system, but her foster children’s needs and struggles as well. Cristal is also a Spiritual Life Coach and the founder of Love Your Now Comadre, where she empowers others on their journeys of self-discovery and healing, drawing from over a decade of experience in trauma-informed care and crisis intervention. Cristal's journey through personal and professional experiences has fostered a deep understanding of trauma's complexities. She illuminates the layers of identity, loss, and resilience that shape individuals, advocating for healing, authenticity, and community. Her mission is to help others find strength in vulnerability and embrace their spiritual journey. LINKS-- Website- https://www.lyncomadre.com/ Email- cristal@lyncomadre.com YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/@LoveYourNowComadre Podcast- https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/love-your-now-comadre Connect With Melissa: -Email Melissa here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mindyourownkarma@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Click here for the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mind Your Own Karma Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠-Click here for ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Somatic Mindful Guided Imagery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Find Mind Your Own Karma on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Find Mind Your Own Karma on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Find Mind Your Own Karma on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Click here for a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠comprehensive list of adoptee/adoptee trauma-informed practitioners. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dial 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. ________ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WANT TO BE A GUEST? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (click to email mindyourownkarma@gmail.com)  Mind Your Own Karma – The Adoption Chronicles Podcast educates listeners on the realities of adoption through the stories of adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive parents. We delve into their journeys, exploring identity, the emotional impacts of adoption, and the complexities that are involved when a child is removed from their biology.  We also tackle tough topics like transracial adoption and adoption ethics, featuring experts and advocates. By sharing these diverse perspectives we hope to not only educate the world, but also give ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hope and healing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to those deeply affected by adoption trauma.  *** 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.  #adopt #adoption #adoptee #adopteevoices #adopteesspeak #adoptionpodcast #adopteepodcast #mindyourownkarma #primalwound #adopted #adoptionjourney #thefog #adoptionfog #comeoutofthefog #hypnotherapy #jayshetty #hypnosis #somatic #attachmentstyles #subsconscioushealing #subconscious #whatwasimadefor #adoptiveparents #birthmother #whoami #constellationconversation #firesideadoptees #grief #emotionalpain #adoptionawareness #birthfamily #biologicalfamily #dna #adoptiontrauma #emotionaltrauma #primalwound #emotionalhealing #findmyfamily #smgi #bekind #eatingdisorders #hypnotherapy #somatichealing #somaticexperiencing #listenable #listenablestory #reunion #adopteereunion #ancestry #ancestrydna #23andme #adoptionstory #dna #reactiveattachment #rda #lifecoach

    56 min
  4. S3E44 -THE LINK BETWEEN SUICIDALITY AND ADOPTEES-KEVIN BERTHIA-SUICIDE SURVIVOR, ADVOCATE AND SPEAKER

    OCT 29

    S3E44 -THE LINK BETWEEN SUICIDALITY AND ADOPTEES-KEVIN BERTHIA-SUICIDE SURVIVOR, ADVOCATE AND SPEAKER

    Kevin Berthia is an adoptee, suicide survivor, advocate, and speaker. Kevin pours his heart into sharing his powerful story of growing up in silence, always feeling the need to hide the unbearable pain he was in. Through high school and into his early twenties, Kevin was known as the life of the party… until his very public suicide attempt at the Golden Gate Bridge changed everything. Since 2013, Kevin has captivated his audiences with his candidness about how he was able to overcome his pain and fully embrace himself in order to live his best life. He lives to inspire others to break their own silence and know that help is available. Kevin’s story of HOPE has touched a diverse group of audiences all around the world, including several magazine outlets, along with local and national news stations. Kevin’s story was also featured on the Steve Harvey Show, Red Table Talk, and the Dr. Phil Show. The photo of him standing on the 32-inch-wide beam, known as “the chord,” was on the front page of the San Francisco Chronicle and placed on the 75 most iconic photos of the 21st Century. Kevin believes that having survived an attempted suicide plays a major role in the prevention of additional suicides. No one knows more about the darkness that surrounds suicide than those who have walked in its shadow.   Kevin Berthia Suicide Prevention Advocate www.kevinberthiafoundation@gmail.com 510.414.8662 Kevin Berthia Foundation: kevinberthiafoundation.org Link to donate $5 Friday: https://fotolanthropy.com/give/ 92 Minutes Trailer:  https://vimeo.com/1006439436 Beth Syverson of Unraveling Adoption email: ⁠Unravelingadoption@gmail.com⁠ Connect With Melissa: -Email Melissa here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mindyourownkarma@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Click here for the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mind Your Own Karma Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠-Click here for ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Somatic Mindful Guided Imagery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Find Mind Your Own Karma on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Find Mind Your Own Karma on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Find Mind Your Own Karma on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Click here for a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠comprehensive list of adoptee/adoptee trauma-informed practitioners. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dial 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. ________ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WANT TO BE A GUEST? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (click to email mindyourownkarma@gmail.com) Mind Your Own Karma – The Adoption Chronicles Podcast educates listeners on the realities of adoption through the stories of adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive parents. We delve into their journeys, exploring identity, the emotional impacts of adoption, and the complexities that are involved when a child is removed from their biology. We also tackle tough topics like transracial adoption and adoption ethics, featuring experts and advocates. By sharing these diverse perspectives we hope to not only educate the world, but also give ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hope and healing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to those deeply affected by adoption trauma. *** 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. #adopt #adoption #adoptee #adopteevoices #adopteesspeak #adoptionpodcast #adopteepodcast #mindyourownkarma #primalwound #adopted #adoptionjourney #thefog #adoptionfog #comeoutofthefog #hypnotherapy #jayshetty #hypnosis #somatic #attachmentstyles #subsconscioushealing #subconscious #whatwasimadefor #adoptiveparents #birthmother #whoami #constellationconversation #firesideadoptees #grief #emotionalpain #adoptionawareness #birthfamily #biologicalfamily

    47 min
  5. S3E43 - HOW AN ADOPTED PERSON NAVIGATES A BIOLOGICAL FATHER'S HEALTH CRISIS – ADOPTEE LORAH GERALD

    OCT 22

    S3E43 - HOW AN ADOPTED PERSON NAVIGATES A BIOLOGICAL FATHER'S HEALTH CRISIS – ADOPTEE LORAH GERALD

    Lorah Gerald is a Baby Scoop Era, same-race domestic, pre-Roe adoptee. She posts as The Adopted Chameleon on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. She is a certified Trauma Informed Kundalini yoga instructor and Reiki Master. Along with her work as a yoga instructor, she is an adoptee advocate. She leads the Adoptee Connect Tulsa group, started the adoptee private group The Adopted Chameleons, where she leads an art therapy group and body doubling group monthly, and works on the steering and implementation committee in Oklahoma for those affected by adoption and foster care. She works with people leading those agencies to get better mental health care to adoptees and former foster youth in her state.   She works to help us all be the best version of ourselves. When we heal ourselves, we heal the world.   Website: https://lorahgerald.com/  Adoptees Connect Tulsa: https://www.facebook.com/adopteesconnecttulsa  Adopted Chameleons Private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/z1QXeiFhW7bhWEr6/  Connect With Melissa: -Email Melissa here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mindyourownkarma@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Click here for the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mind Your Own Karma Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠-Click here for ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Somatic Mindful Guided Imagery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Find Mind Your Own Karma on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Find Mind Your Own Karma on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Find Mind Your Own Karma on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Click here for a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠comprehensive list of adoptee/adoptee trauma-informed practitioners. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dial 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. ________ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WANT TO BE A GUEST? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (click to email mindyourownkarma@gmail.com) Mind Your Own Karma – The Adoption Chronicles Podcast educates listeners on the realities of adoption through the stories of adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive parents. We delve into their journeys, exploring identity, the emotional impacts of adoption, and the complexities that are involved when a child is removed from their biology. We also tackle tough topics like transracial adoption and adoption ethics, featuring experts and advocates. By sharing these diverse perspectives we hope to not only educate the world, but also give ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hope and healing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to those deeply affected by adoption trauma. *** 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. #adopt #adoption #adoptee #adopteevoices #adopteesspeak #adoptionpodcast #adopteepodcast #mindyourownkarma #primalwound #adopted #adoptionjourney #thefog #adoptionfog #comeoutofthefog #hypnotherapy #jayshetty #hypnosis #somatic #attachmentstyles #subsconscioushealing #subconscious #whatwasimadefor #adoptiveparents #birthmother #whoami #constellationconversation #firesideadoptees #grief #emotionalpain #adoptionawareness #birthfamily #biologicalfamily #dna #adoptiontrauma #emotionaltrauma #primalwound #emotionalhealing #findmyfamily #smgi #bekind #eatingdisorders #hypnotherapy #somatichealing #somaticexperiencing #listenable #listenablestory #reunion #adopteereunion #ancestry #ancestrydna #23andme #adoptionstory #dna #reactiveattachment #rda #lifecoach #therapy #traumainformed #kundalini #yoga #reikihealing --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/melissa-ann-brunetti/support

    54 min
  6. S3E42 - RACIST FAMILY ADOPTS BIRACIAL CHILD UNKNOWINGLY AND NEVER REVEALS — AUTHOR SHAWN, "BORN WITHOUT A RACE"

    OCT 15

    S3E42 - RACIST FAMILY ADOPTS BIRACIAL CHILD UNKNOWINGLY AND NEVER REVEALS — AUTHOR SHAWN, "BORN WITHOUT A RACE"

    In 1963, Shawn was placed for adoption because his white mother's family didn't want a biracial grandson. As an infant, he passed for white, so he was adopted by a racist, rural Indiana family who didn't realize that he was Black. Ashamed of his ethnicity, his mom concocted lies to hide his race from everyone, including Shawn. This lack of racial identity caused depressing confusion and conflict with his education, relationships, and career, but his mom insisted that he was not to search for his birth family until after she died. Around age 40, Shawn and his wife decided that they were well-suited to adopt other biracial babies. Through the adoption process, Shawn discovered clues that helped him locate and reunite with his biological family. Although Shawn's author name for his book "Born Without A Race" is Dr Michael Bauer, he wishes to be addressed as Shawn during this interview for personal reasons.   LINKS: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088QRC91Q Connect With Melissa: -Email Melissa here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mindyourownkarma@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Click here for the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mind Your Own Karma Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠-Click here for ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Somatic Mindful Guided Imagery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Find Mind Your Own Karma on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Find Mind Your Own Karma on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Find Mind Your Own Karma on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Click here for a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠comprehensive list of adoptee/adoptee trauma-informed practitioners. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dial 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. ________ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WANT TO BE A GUEST? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (click to email mindyourownkarma@gmail.com) Mind Your Own Karma – The Adoption Chronicles Podcast educates listeners on the realities of adoption through the stories of adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive parents. We delve into their journeys, exploring identity, the emotional impacts of adoption, and the complexities that are involved when a child is removed from their biology. We also tackle tough topics like transracial adoption and adoption ethics, featuring experts and advocates. By sharing these diverse perspectives we hope to not only educate the world, but also give ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hope and healing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to those deeply affected by adoption trauma. *** 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. #adopt #adoption #adoptee #adopteevoices #adopteesspeak #adoptionpodcast #adopteepodcast #mindyourownkarma #primalwound #adopted #adoptionjourney #thefog #adoptionfog #comeoutofthefog #hypnotherapy #jayshetty #hypnosis #somatic #attachmentstyles #subsconscioushealing #subconscious #whatwasimadefor #adoptiveparents #birthmother #whoami #constellationconversation #firesideadoptees #grief #emotionalpain #adoptionawareness #birthfamily #biologicalfamily #dna #adoptiontrauma #emotionaltrauma #primalwound #emotionalhealing #findmyfamily #smgi #bekind #eatingdisorders #hypnotherapy #somatichealing #somaticexperiencing #listenable #listenablestory #reunion #adopteereunion #ancestry #ancestrydna #23andme #adoptionstory #dna #reactiveattachment #rda #lifecoach #therapy #traumainformed #searchangel #searchangels --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/melissa-ann-brunetti/support

    1h 9m
  7. S3E41 - THE ANSWERS WE DESERVE, PART 2 — SHELLY DUNLAP JOHNSON AND HER NEW LIFE AS A SEARCH ANGEL

    OCT 8

    S3E41 - THE ANSWERS WE DESERVE, PART 2 — SHELLY DUNLAP JOHNSON AND HER NEW LIFE AS A SEARCH ANGEL

    Shelly is a private domestic adoptee, born 2 years post Baby Scoop Era in North Carolina. She was raised a minister's daughter, along with her younger sister that her adoptive parents conceived. She was forced to become a birthmother at 17. She has 5 children, and her oldest daughter is adopted due to illegal rehomings. Trying to find answers for herself and her adoptive daughter....the journey began. Shelly fought the system to find out her identity,  place of birth, and date of birth. She lost and ended up paying $4,000 to find out who she was and where she came from. She began her search before DNA was available. Because of her personal journey, she became a Search Angel for others. She quit her career and began searching and doing reunifications for other adoptees. She believes we all deserve answers — it is our inherent right. Links: ⁠Www.theanswerswedeserve.com⁠ Connect With Melissa: -Email Melissa here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mindyourownkarma@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Click here for the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mind Your Own Karma Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠-Click here for ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Somatic Mindful Guided Imagery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Find Mind Your Own Karma on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Find Mind Your Own Karma on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Find Mind Your Own Karma on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Click here for a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠comprehensive list of adoptee/adoptee trauma-informed practitioners. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dial 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. ________ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WANT TO BE A GUEST? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (click to email mindyourownkarma@gmail.com) Mind Your Own Karma – The Adoption Chronicles Podcast educates listeners on the realities of adoption through the stories of adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive parents. We delve into their journeys, exploring identity, the emotional impacts of adoption, and the complexities that are involved when a child is removed from their biology. We also tackle tough topics like transracial adoption and adoption ethics, featuring experts and advocates. By sharing these diverse perspectives we hope to not only educate the world, but also give ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hope and healing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to those deeply affected by adoption trauma. *** 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. #adopt #adoption #adoptee #adopteevoices #adopteesspeak #adoptionpodcast #adopteepodcast #mindyourownkarma #primalwound #adopted #adoptionjourney #thefog #adoptionfog #comeoutofthefog #hypnotherapy #jayshetty #hypnosis #somatic #attachmentstyles #subsconscioushealing #subconscious #whatwasimadefor #adoptiveparents #birthmother #whoami #constellationconversation #firesideadoptees #grief #emotionalpain #adoptionawareness #birthfamily #biologicalfamily #dna #adoptiontrauma #emotionaltrauma #primalwound #emotionalhealing #findmyfamily #smgi #bekind #eatingdisorders #hypnotherapy #somatichealing #somaticexperiencing #listenable #listenablestory #reunion #adopteereunion #ancestry #ancestrydna #23andme #adoptionstory #dna #reactiveattachment #rda #lifecoach #therapy #traumainformed #searchangel #searchangels --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/melissa-ann-brunetti/support

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  8. S3E40 - THE ANSWERS WE DESERVE, PART 1 — ADOPTEE AND FIRST MOTHER GIVING BACK AS A SEARCH ANGEL, SHELLY DUNLAP JOHNSON

    OCT 1

    S3E40 - THE ANSWERS WE DESERVE, PART 1 — ADOPTEE AND FIRST MOTHER GIVING BACK AS A SEARCH ANGEL, SHELLY DUNLAP JOHNSON

    Shelly is a private domestic adoptee. Born 2 years post Baby Scoop Era in North Carolina. She was raised a minister's daughter, along with her younger sister that her adoptive parents conceived. She was forced to become a birthmother at 17. She has 5 children, and her oldest daughter is adopted due to illegal rehomings. Trying to find answers for herself and her adoptive daughter....the journey began. Shelly fought the system to find out her identity,  place of birth, and date of birth. She lost and ended up paying $4,000 to find out who she was and where she came from. She began her search before DNA was available. Because of her personal journey, she became a Search Angel for others. She quit her career and began searching and doing reunifications for other adoptees. She believes we all deserve answers — it is our inherent right. Links: Www.theanswerswedeserve.com Connect With Melissa: -Email Melissa here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mindyourownkarma@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Click here for the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mind Your Own Karma Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠-Click here for ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Somatic Mindful Guided Imagery⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Find Mind Your Own Karma on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Find Mind Your Own Karma on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Find Mind Your Own Karma on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -Click here for a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠comprehensive list of adoptee/adoptee trauma-informed practitioners. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dial 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. ________ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WANT TO BE A GUEST? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (click to email mindyourownkarma@gmail.com) Mind Your Own Karma – The Adoption Chronicles Podcast educates listeners on the realities of adoption through the stories of adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive parents. We delve into their journeys, exploring identity, the emotional impacts of adoption, and the complexities that are involved when a child is removed from their biology. We also tackle tough topics like transracial adoption and adoption ethics, featuring experts and advocates. By sharing these diverse perspectives we hope to not only educate the world, but also give ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hope and healing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to those deeply affected by adoption trauma. *** 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. #adopt #adoption #adoptee #adopteevoices #adopteesspeak #adoptionpodcast #adopteepodcast #mindyourownkarma #primalwound #adopted #adoptionjourney #thefog #adoptionfog #comeoutofthefog #hypnotherapy #jayshetty #hypnosis #somatic #attachmentstyles #subsconscioushealing #subconscious #whatwasimadefor #adoptiveparents #birthmother #whoami #constellationconversation #firesideadoptees #grief #emotionalpain #adoptionawareness #birthfamily #biologicalfamily #dna #adoptiontrauma #emotionaltrauma #primalwound #emotionalhealing #findmyfamily #smgi #bekind #eatingdisorders #hypnotherapy #somatichealing #somaticexperiencing #listenable #listenablestory #reunion #adopteereunion #ancestry #ancestrydna #23andme #adoptionstory #dna #reactiveattachment #rda #lifecoach #therapy #traumainformed #searchangel #searchangels --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/melissa-ann-brunetti/support

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Mind Your Own Karma–The Adoption Chronicles Podcast educates listeners on the realities of adoption through the stories of adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive parents. We delve into their journeys, exploring identity, the emotional impacts of adoption, and the complexities that are involved when a child is removed from their biology. We also tackle tough topics like transracial adoption and adoption ethics, featuring experts and advocates. By sharing these diverse perspectives we hope to not only educate the world, but also give hope and healing to those deeply affected by adoption trauma. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/melissa-ann-brunetti/support

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