Adoption Podcasts: Stories, Healing & Insight
Explore real voices from the adoption community. These podcasts offer honest reflections, support and empowerment for adoptees, first families and adoptive relatives.
Our Adoption Stories by the Adoption Council of Ontario
Host: Adoption Council of Ontario (Canada)
Our Adoption Stories is a podcast that brings the voices of those living the realities of adoption and permanency to the forefront. Through honest, heartfelt conversations, individuals share their personal journeys—offering insight into the lifelong impact of adoption from the inside out.
By amplifying these lived experiences, we aim to foster a deeper understanding. Our goal is to create connection—not only among those directly affected but also within the broader community. Whether you’re on your own adoption or permanency path, supporting someone who is, or simply seeking to learn more, these stories invite reflection, empathy, and dialogue.
At the Adoption Council of Ontario, we believe that hearing real voices leads to real change. We hope this platform helps shift how adoption is understood and how needs are acknowledged and addressed moving forward.
Our Adoption Stories on Spotify | adoption.on.ca
Everything’s Relative with Eve Sturges
Host: Eve Sturges (USA)
Eve Sturges is a licensed therapist. She is the creator of the podcast which explores personal stories about identity, adoption and DNA surprises. She authored Who Even Am I Anymore?, a process journal designed to support individuals navigating complex family discoveries.
Everything’s Relative on Apple Podcasts | evesturges.la
Adoptees On
Host: Haley Radke (Canada)
A deeply personal podcast centering adult adoptee experiences. Topics include reunion, healing, mental health and identity.
Adoptees On on Apple Podcasts | adopteeson.com
Adoption: The Making of Me
Hosts: Sarah Reinhardt & Louise Browne (USA).
A podcast hosted by adult adoptees Reinhardt and Browne. They explore adoption through intimate interviews. They also engage in book discussions. Each season, they discuss influential adoption literature that centres on the adoptee voice. Their aim is to reshape adoption narratives and promote healing through shared experience.
The Making of Me on Apple Podcasts | adoptionthemakingofme.com
Who Am I Really?
Host: Damon L. Davis (USA)
An adoptee who interviews other adoptees about their deeply personal journeys of search, reunion and identity. Each episode offers a candid look at the emotional highs and lows of discovering one’s origins and navigating complex family dynamics. The podcast creates a compassionate space where adoptees can share their truth and connect through shared experience.
Who am I Really on Apple Podcasts | whoamireallypodcast.com
Adapted Podcast
Host: Kaomi Lee (USA)
Spotlights the diverse voices of Korean intercountry adoptees, exploring themes of identity, belonging and return. Kaomi Lee is someone with lived experience. The podcast features deeply personal stories from reunion journeys to moving back to Korea as adults. Hundreds of unique narratives have been shared, making this an essential series for adoptees and allies alike.
adaptedpodcast.com
Adoptees Dish
Host: Amy Mast and Marcella Lee
Amy and Marcella are both international and transracial adoptees. Both are licensed clinical social workers. The show presents personal stories and expert insights on adoption’s emotional and psychological complexities. It offers a thoughtful blend of lived experience and therapeutic perspectives related to identity. It also offers rarely heard perspectives from first Mothers that is filled with insight, wisdom and heart.
Adoptees Dish on Spotify
I’m Adopted: The Podcast
Host: Alex Gilbert (New Zealand)
The podcast features real-life conversations that explore identity, search journeys and mixed emotions around adoption. Founded in 2015, the organization and its podcast provide a supportive space where adoptees can share experiences and connect deeply with others .
I’m Adopted: The Podcast on Apple Podcasts | www.imadopted.org
Sex, Lies & the Truth
Host: Christina Bryan Fitzgibbons and Jodi Klugman-Rabb (USA)
Therapist Fitzgibbons and genealogical investigator Klugman-Rabb explores unexpected DNA discoveries and their emotional impact. Through intimate interviews, the show shares the real-life experiences of adoptees, donor-conceived individuals and others uncovering hidden family truths. With compassion and clarity, it offers insight into identity, healing and the complexities of modern family connections.
Sex, Lies & the Truth on Apple Podcasts | sexliesandthetruth.com
Pulled By The Root – Amplifying Adoption Issues
Host: Heidi Marble (USA)
Marble is a domestic adoptee, author and speaker. She discovered the profound impact of her own relinquishment later in life. She was moved by the far-reaching grief and complexity of adoption. This led her to found Pulled By The Root. It is a collective platform dedicated to raising awareness, sharing stories and amplifying voices within the adoption community. Through this work, Heidi and her team seek to bring healing, truth and connection to those affected by adoption.
Pulled by the Root Podcast | pulledbytheroot.com
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