Wandering Tree ®, LLC Podcast
Wandering Tree ®, LLC Podcast is the ultimate audio companion for curious and adventurous minds, offering a journey through thought-provoking discussions and unique perspectives on life, culture, and the journey of an adoptee. This show has been established with the simple goal of reaching other adoptees who may benefit from just hearing other adoptees share on the lived experience. Host, Adoptee Lisa Ann, will share the tangled roots of the life long journey as an adoptee, the search for biological connections, the good and bad of reunions and how saying "I am adopted" has connected to so many others. The candid discussions between Adoptee Lisa Ann and her guests will tackle the term "adoption" and how it is covers so many aspects of our society.
Wandering Tree ®, LLC Podcast
S2:E18 Building Community with Fireside Adoptees Leadership
Connecting to the adoptee community can be very helpful to the adoptee in search and reunion. In the second instance of a four part series, Host Lisa Ann sits down with the leadership of Fireside Adoptees. This group of dedicated humans are setting the adoptee community on fire by offering a space to discuss adoption from the states of surviving to thriving! They encourage and empower adoptees to work within their Community, Advocate for themselves and others, Mentor those who are farther behind in the journey called life, and set a slow and steady Pace so they don’t burn out.
Their motto in a nutshell is:
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Lots of ways to connect to this group via one or more of the links below:
- Email: firesideadoptees@gmail.com
- FB Fireside Adoptees: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1411791922534076
- IG @firesideadoptees: https://www.instagram.com/firesideadoptees/
- YouTube Fireside Adoptees: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtOVAdI8lbW0HTqQhMjVL0A
Individuals
Raya Snow: IG @prestigiouslyholly
Amanda Baum: IG @twin_flame_rising
Nicole Koharik: FB The Adoptee In Me and IG @theadopteeinme
Dusty Sawaer: IG @dustysawaer
Greg Gentry: IG @greggentry22
Books:
- Chasing Away the Shadows: An Adoptee's Journey to Motherhood by Zara H. Phillips
- Journey of the adopted self: A Quest for Wholeness by Bette Jean Lifton
- Adoption Healing: A Path to Recovery by Joseph M. Soll
Video: Paul Sunderland Adoption and Addiction