In this powerful episode of TRAUMA RECYCLED CONVERSATIONS: Finding Hope in Despair, I had the honor of joining Jennifer Dyan Goston on Once Upon a Time In Adoptee Land for a deeply honest conversation about adoption, trauma, resilience, healing, and hope.

As both an adoptee and a birth mother, I share my lived experiences navigating:

• Growing up as the oldest of eight in an abusive household

• Homelessness, survival, and addiction

• Placing my son for adoption during one of the hardest seasons of my life

• Breaking cycles of trauma

• Healing through kindness, connection, and self-worth

• Writing my memoir Trauma Recycled: A Memoir of Adoption, Abuse, and Healing

This conversation explores what it means to move through shame, judgment, grief, and identity while still choosing healing, purpose, and hope.

A heartfelt thank you to Jennifer Dyan Goston for creating safe and meaningful spaces for adoptee voices and honest conversations through Once Upon a Time In Adoptee Land.

Learn more about Jennifer:jenniferdyanghoston.com

Listen to the podcast:onceuponatimeinadopteeland.com

Resources:

Get the FREE Journal:annepeshka.com/resources

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Get my book Trauma Recycled: A Memoir of Adoption, Abuse, and Healing:https://www.amazon.com/Trauma-Recycled-Memoir-Adoption-Healing/dp/B0DXQ4RMS3

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Get show notes here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tbvmSXao0zcPy1b3C4H8rM7gDRCOaWpH/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=117785538181644166296&rtpof=true&sd=true