Adoption Retold
Adoption Retold is an initiative of the Faith Collective for Truth and Healing in Adoption. We are committed to retelling adoption stories from the lived experiences of those whose stories have often been told for them. In this podcast, your adoption knowledge will be enriched by Christian voices that: • Center adoptee and birth parent narratives. • Illuminate lived-experience truths often missing from conversations about adoption in communities of faith. • Support those who have been pushed out of God’s story because of harmful adoption messaging and practices. • Offer help to those recovering from the trauma of relinquishment and separation in adoption. • Advocate for reforming adoption practices and policies.
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5 days ago
5 days ago
In this first episode of the new year, we explore the topic renewal and resetting, which can be particularly sensitive for adoptees. As a twice-adopted person, Julian Washio-Collette is certainly no stranger to starting over, whether in his childhood or in his life as an adult. With Julian, we explore how the impacts of choicelessly starting over twice through relinquishment and adoption linger into adulthood; how a mysterious intuition to visit a monastery while bicycle touring transformed the adoption script and fostered a life-changing renewal of faith; and how to navigate at the intersections of spirituality and healing, contemplation and a life of service in community.
Julian Washio-Collette is a domestic, Baby Scoop Era double-adoptee, relinquished and adopted as an infant and again at age nine. He took temporary vows as a Benedictine monk at New Camaldoli Hermitage in Big Sur, California, and currently resides with his wife, Lisa, at Dandelion House, a Catholic Worker house of hospitality near Portland, Oregon.
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Julian Washio-Collette: Blog | Dandelion House
Faith Collective for Truth and Healing in Adoption: Website | Instagram
Thursday Dec 12, 2024
Thursday Dec 12, 2024
Meet the members of the Faith Collective for Truth and Healing in Adoption in this special Christmas episode, as we explore what "Emmanuel, God with us" means to each us as adoptees and first mothers, and how Emmanuel motivates us toward service and growth.
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Friday Nov 15, 2024
Friday Nov 15, 2024
Today we talk to adoptee and founder of the Faith Collective for Truth and Healing in Adoption, Sara Easterly, about who among the adoption constellation is given a seat at the table in conversations about adoption, especially in communities of faith. Are the voices of adult adoptees and first mothers welcomed, or are our voices stifled by those who claim to speak for us? Is there room at the table for uncomfortable truths and the painful impacts of relinquishment and adoption to be heard? What can we do to foster greater inclusion?
Sara Easterly is an award-winning author of essays and books that include Adoption Unfiltered: Revelations from Adoptees, Birth Parents, Adoptive Parents, and Allies (Rowman & Littlefield, 2024) and her memoir, Searching for Mom (Heart Voices, 2019). She is the founder of Adoptee Voices, a writing group for adoptees, and is a trained course facilitator with the Neufeld Institute.
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Sara Easterly: Website
Faith Collective for Truth and Healing in Adoption: Website | Instagram
OTHER RESOURCES
Rachel Wilson - At The Kid Table
Adoptee Consciousness Model
Hulu - Black Cake
Adoptee Voices
Friday Nov 01, 2024
Friday Nov 01, 2024
Meet your hosts, Patrice Martin and Natasha Tripplett, learn about the work of the Faith Collective for Truth and Healing in Adoption, and hear about the exciting content we have in store for you. We are committed to lifting up the voices and perspectives of Christian adoptees and birth mothers in order to foster healing, reclaim our stories, offer support and resources, and advocate for adoption reform in and beyond communities of faith.
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