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Adoptees Crossing Lines
In this podcast I deconstruct the romanticism holding up the family policing industry and expose the lies, abuse, and pain that gets silenced. I'm here to unwrap the shiny bow around adoption and speak my truths as an adoptee. In doing so, I explain what it means and what it feels like to “come out of the fog”. This isn't your feel good podcast, I am an angry, healing and honest adoptee.
Adoptees Crossing Lines
Embracing Identity: John's Journey of Self-Discovery
Reuniting with his birth family showed John McCormick, a transracial adoptee, a new world. He physically felt a relaxation he had never felt before, he connected with music and art like never before, and he started to own who he is - confidently - even when others denied his identity.
This is the story of how John’s reunion with his bio family was a healing journey that led him to reclaim an identity he was stripped of.
What we discussed
(00:26) Finding his family because of a coincidence OR Having his original birth certificate
(06:08) I’m not Irish, I’m Colombian OR Loneliness of having a lost identity OR Who am I, even?
(10:05) Strange feelings after meeting his family OR Deciding to move to Colombia
(13:54) Reconnecting with music and art
(19:06) Getting confident about his identity OR Confidently reclaiming his identity (despite the haters)
(24:48) Working with his therapist
(28:48) How his adoptive family feels about him reconnecting with his bio family
(32:17) Preparing to meet your bio family
Links
Connect with John McCormick: Website
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Credits
Special thanks to Samuel Oyedele for editing our podcast, support his work on Instagram or e-mail him at Drumaboyiglobal@gmail.com