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Who Am I Really?

Who Am I Really?

Damon L. Davis

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Frequency: 1 episode/11d. Total Eps: 284

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Adoptees telling their own stories of life in adoption, their search for their birth family, and how their reunion attempt turned out. Stories that make you laugh, cry, or simply say "wow". This podcast has two purposes: 1) To help you explore your own feelings about your adoption, accept your desire understand your own personal history, and decide for yourself whether reunification with your biological relatives is right for you. It will help you understand how others have dealt with issues related to protecting the feelings of their adopted families who may be supportive of your search, or question your motives and present challenges. 2) For non-adoptees, this podcast will help you understand some of what is in the minds of your friends, family members, or others who are adopted. Perhaps you had questions for them but you didn’t know if you should ask. The stories will make you smile or bring you to tears, but they’re all true as told by the people who lived them. In them, I hope you’ll find something that inspires you, validates your feelings about wanting to search, or motivates you to have the strength along your journey to learn “Who Am I Really?”
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277 - Adopting Privilege

Season 17 · Episode 277

dimanche 21 décembre 2025Duration 52:48

Dr. Abby Hasberry spoke to me from Baltimore, Maryland. Transracially adopted, Abby was brought into a family that believed in racial harmony but didn’t support her ethnic expression as a teen. She became a first mother and was misled about the choices she made when placing her son. She has endured the ups and downs of adoption reunion with her firstborn and her own biological family.

Today, Dr. Abby is a therapist supporting people across the adoption constellation through her practice.

This is Abby’s journey.

Dear Abby Counseling

Adopting Privilege

Instagram: d.e.a.r._abby

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276 - I Just Can't Make This Sh!t Up!

Season 17 · Episode 276

samedi 13 décembre 2025Duration 01:12:03

Alejandra, who spoke to me from Tampa, Florida, said that growing up she towered over her Mexican parents as a blonde white woman. They loved her deeply, making her feel safe she feels loyalty towards them. But adoption reunion, found Alejandra twice. Her maternal side had searched for decades to find her. Her paternal aunt found her then introduced her to her half-Brother. Alejandra has special gifts that made her super fast, overwhelming maternal reunion, a challenging adventure.

This is Alejandra's journey.

I Just Can't Make This Sh!t Up

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267 -Things Worked Out The Way They Were Supposed To

Season 17 · Episode 267

samedi 11 octobre 2025Duration 01:10:31

 Sharla, from West Texas, grew up never wanting to find her birth family. But in truth, she knows she was suppressing that feeling. After a DNA test, Sharla finally figured out she had made a paternal connection, but she didn't realize how close she had actually come to meeting her birth father.

Unfortunately, Sharla has gotten mixed signals from her birth mother, and now the woman has left her with negative comments. Sharla refuses to let her negativity drag her down.

This is Sharla's journey.

New Book! Inside the Adoptee Experience

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218 - I Could See Myself In Everyone

Season 13 · Episode 218

samedi 18 novembre 2023Duration 43:36

Mike, from Modesto, California, is a self-proclaimed introvert who was raised by a family of extroverted performers. With his adopted brothers, help Mike located his birth family, was well received on his paternal side, but was blocked out by a wall of defense by his birth mother.

Thankfully Mike approached the reunion process with no expectations and lots of patience. He held out hope that one day she would change her mind about meeting him.

This is Mike's journey.

Who Am I Really?


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217 - Do I Just Let It Go?

Season 13 · Episode 217

samedi 11 novembre 2023Duration 01:19:14

Barbara who called me from Grand Rapids, Michigan, grew up an emotional child adopted by two refugees of war. When she found her birth mother, Barbara felt an immediate connection, struggled to get answers about her birth father, and uncovered lies about her origin story after the woman passed away.

DNA helped Barbara locate her birth father, But the man refuses to admit he may have been with her mother. So Barbara is left feeling lied to and disconnected from family members from every corner of her life.

This is Barbara's journey

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216 - The Long Shot

Season 13 · Episode 216

samedi 4 novembre 2023Duration 48:04

John, from Southern California, learned at 10 years old he was adopted. But he didn't do anything with the information for four decades while he lived a dream playing the game of basketball as a collegiate star, professional player, and international coach.

On his search John found the man who transacted his adoption, heard stories of another man like himself who had trekked deep into Mexico to find his roots, and finally reached the inner calm that comes with knowing where he is actually from and who his people are.

This is John's journey.

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215 - Taking My Power Back Was Incredible

Season 13 · Episode 215

samedi 28 octobre 2023Duration 49:49

Becky, from Sydney, Ohio, said she has always searched for someone who resembled herself. When she found her birth mother, she was wounded by the woman's fear reaction to having been found after two decades apart.

Becky lived with her adoption reunion rejection trauma for years until she found the adoptee community, gained clarity on her birth mother's probable trauma, then finally reached out to give the woman a second chance to release the pressure of her secret.

Finding her birth father gave Becky a sense of taking her power back as she figured out her conception story, located the man at a live event, and was welcomed into his heart.

This is becky's journey

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214 - Letting Go Of Old Resentment

Season 13 · Episode 214

samedi 14 octobre 2023Duration 01:07:40

Elianna who called me from Santa Cruz, California, said growing up her family moved frequently, which taught her it was easy to uproot and restart.

When her adopted brother triggered her search with his own desire to find his birth mother, Eliana got very emotional about her inability to locate the woman she wanted to find.

Wishing and praying their, connection became reality, but Eliana could not have predicted the eruption of resentment she would feel when she moved in with her birth mother.

Eliana was separated from her birth parents, broke ties with her adoptive parents, and reunited with everyone.

This is Elianna's journey.

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213 - Why Lie About A Human Being?

Season 13 · Episode 213

samedi 7 octobre 2023Duration 01:09:39

Linda, who called me from St. Petersburg, Florida, said that when her adoptive mother found herself single parenting her two daughters, they moved to the south where her family shunned the children for being adopted.

In reunion with her birth mother, Linda found a woman who had a tough story to share about her conception, who was seemingly afraid of the truth coming out to her family, and who went to extreme criminal lengths to try to make Linda lose custody of her own daughter.

Through it all Linda stands strong on the firm base her adoptive mother gave her.

This is Linda's journey.


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212 - Forbidden Roots

Season 13 · Episode 212

samedi 30 septembre 2023Duration 52:10

Fred called me from outside Milwaukee, Wisconsin, near lake Michigan. Fred grew up an only child loved and supported by his parents, but sometimes feeling out of place and misdirected by them when he tried to pursue some of his interests.

As an adult, a slip of the tongue of one of his relatives revealed something he had never suspected. That he was adopted.

In reunion with his birth mother, Fred found a woman so deeply traumatized that she wanted to maintain her secrets after her death.

Fred is now on a quest to remove adoption stigma while fighting for open records in adoption.

This is Fred's journey.

This is Fred's Book: Forbidden Roots

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