Best Adoptee Wellbeing Podcasts (2025)

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From Coping to Healing: Adoptee Addictions and the Path to Wholeness 58:30

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In this heartfelt and honest episode of The Empowered Adoptee Podcast, we explore how coping mechanisms and addictions often develop as survival strategies for adoptees navigating loss, identity, and attachment wounds. Through personal stories and open conversation, we talk about how emotional and physical addictions can take root from people-pleas…

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Driving Your Network with a Relationship Framework - feat. Julia Palmer 31:06

12d ago31:06

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Laura Scott is in conversation with Julia Palmer, CEO and Founder of Relatus. Relatus help you build the Human Advantage - the relational capability to connect with purpose, influence with integrity, and invest in ecosystems that create lasting success. Find out more: http://www.adaptovate.com/ https://www.relatus.com.au/…

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Coming Into Consciousness: Gianna's Journey of Rebirth and Reclaiming Her Identity 55:55

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In this deeply personal and moving episode, we sit down with Gianna Peterson, who vulnerably shares her story as a Korean American adoptee. Born in Busan, South Korea, Gianna was adopted at six months old and raised in a white adoptive family in New Jersey. She grew up with an older brother (her parents' biological son) and a younger sister adopted…

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מילד הפלא של הכלכלה הישראלית לקריסה מוחלטת - הקמבק שמוכיח שהכל אפשר 37:49

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בפרק הזה תתוודעו לאיזי רוזוב – פעם "ילד הפלא של הכלכלה הישראלית": מנכ"ל גיבור סברינה, יבואן BMW הרשמי, ומייסד ירחון "אוטו". הוא טיפס לראש, ואז הכל התרסק. בפברואר 1990, קריסה עסקית הובילה אותו עם משפחתו לדירה שכורה בגבעתיים, כשהם תלויים על חשבון מכולת שאחותו פתחה. אך דמותו האמיתית התעצבה דווקא מתוך הנפילה. במסע מעורר השראה, איזי התמסר ללמידה, הפך לי…

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How Organizations Can Fast-Track AI, Agility & Build the Workforce of the Future 25:14

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In this episode of The Backlog, host Laura Scott is joined by Alex Rebkowski to introduce ADAPTOVATE’s new vertical: Capability Uplift. They dive into our training and coaching offerings—focusing on how organizations can scale both AI and Agility to transform the way they work and deliver impact.Learn more at https://www.adaptovate.com/training-by-…

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✨ Face to Face with Truth: An Interview with Mindy, Korean American Adoptee & Intuitive Face Reader 1:12:24

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In this inspiring episode of The Empowered Adoptee Podcast, we sit down with Min-Ae (Mindy), a Korean American adoptee whose journey is marked by resilience, strength, and deep faith. Mindy is an intuitive face reader who uses her gifts to help people better understand themselves and others, illuminating personality traits, emotional tendencies, an…

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Only Eight perecent of CEOs feel confident in their ability to adopt AI while managing its risks. 44:02

1M ago44:02

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Last week, I sat down with Marissa Afton, Partner & Head of Global Accounts at Potential Project Company, and honestly, her research findings about the impact of AI on company leadership were astounding. Here's the deal: Out of 100 CEOs and CHROs across a range of industries, only 8% feel confident in their ability to embrace AI while managing its …

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Unpacking Han, Finding Jeong: A Korean Adoptee Narrative 1:05:46

2M ago1:05:46

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Welcome back to another vulnerable episode where we get really personal and dive into two concepts that have shaped our lives as Korean adoptees: Han and Jeong. You know those feelings you have that are too big for words? That's what Han and Jeong are for us. We'll be talking about how Han is the deep, unresolved grief and anger we feel—both indivi…

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Busy Lives, Better Food — With Lucy Marvellous 48:31

2M ago48:31

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In this episode of the Mind Kind Podcast Jo talks with Lucy Marvellous, author of ‘I’ll Have What Lucy is Having’ The Cook Book of easy recipes for busy people who want to eat food that helps them stay well. Lucy is a teacher who started to give cooking classes to help people cook great food that is good for them. She loved the results she saw for …

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Anthony Minichiello on habits, setbacks, and the journey from Roosters captain to business leader. 19:16

2M ago19:16

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Anthony Minichiello’s journey goes far beyond rugby league. From captaining the Roosters and winning premierships to building MiniFit, he’s carried the same habits of discipline, resilience, and teamwork into business. In this episode of The Backlog Podcast, he shares how setbacks shaped his career, the routines that drive his performance, and the …

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Time to Eat with Joy Again — The Foodsane Way 34:13

2M ago34:13

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In this special episode, the tables are turned as Dr. Joanna North is interviewed by former guest Dr. Sara Riley. Together, they explore Jo’s personal journey with weight management and how Time Related Eating transformed her relationship with food. This episode offers a preview of the ideas behind Jo’s upcoming book, Foodsane, which explores her c…

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Kirsten Mathis 3.0: Navigating Growth & Change as a Korean Adoptee 1:06:01

2M ago1:06:01

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This week, we're joined by a returning guest and dear friend, Kirsten Mathis. We want to start by wishing Kirsten a very happy 40th birthday! In honor of her big day, let's all participate in her Birthday Love Challenge by making a commitment to show ourselves and others more love and compassion this week. In this powerful episode, Kirsten vulnerab…

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Putting sustainability and social value ‘front and centre’ 9:55

2M ago9:55

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With us for this episode is Rachael Everard, our Director of Sustainable Development at RSSB. We explore some of the sustainability challenges the industry is up against and how we’re planning to help overcome those. We also revisit the Sustainable Rail Blueprint, showcasing some positive member stories from its implementation. Find out more at: ht…

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Healing the Mother Wound and Finding Peace From Within 1:18:15

3M ago1:18:15

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The Mother Wound: A Deep Dive into Loss, Love & Healing In this powerful and tender episode, we explore the mother wound, a wound that lives in the body, heart, and spirit of many adoptees. From the primal loss of our first mother to the complex dynamics with adoptive mothers, this episode opens a space for truth-telling, grief, compassion, and hea…

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Tech is Not Transformation: How AI Fails Without Business-Led Change 32:28

3M ago32:28

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In this episode of The Backlog, Laura Scott, Managing Director and Partner at ADAPTOVATE, is joined by James Masella, Director of Growth and Partnerships at Enterprise AI. Together, they unpack the reality behind technology-driven change and why AI initiatives succeed or fail based on people and process—not just the latest tools.Key themes include:…

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Thinking Distortions: Unpicking the Thought Tangle 41:00

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How to spot unhelpful thought patterns and reconnect with calm, clarity, and choice. In this episode of The Mind Kind Podcast, Dr. Joanna North explores how the way we think can shape our experience of the world — sometimes for the worse. From habitual thought patterns to cognitive distortions, Jo explains how our minds can trick us into reacting i…

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Why 85% of Your Team Is Disengaged (And How to Fix It) 45:34

3M ago45:34

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💡 I had an eye-opening conversation with Pekka Pohjakallio, former Managing Director at Hintsa Performance (the company that trains Formula 1 drivers), about authentic leadership in today’s hyperconnected world. ⚠️ The problem: Only 15% of employees worldwide feel genuinely engaged at work (Gallup). Our constant connectivity fosters reactive leader…

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Mike Malloy Returns: Psychedelic Healing, PTSD & the Adoption Journey 56:57

3M ago56:57

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In this enlightening and deeply heartfelt follow-up episode, we welcome back Mike Malloy, a Korean American adoptee, veteran, and community builder. Mike returns to share his powerful experience with psilocybin-assisted therapy, originally sought to support his PTSD from military service, and how it unexpectedly brought long-buried aspects of his a…

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NAIDOC 2025: First Nations Workforce, First Nations Wisdom 19:30

3M ago19:30

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In this episode to celebrate NAIDOC week, we've invited Dustin McClung from GADALI back into our studio to speak with Laura Scott, Partner at ADAPTOVATE. Dustin share's his vision for the Indigenous workforce of Australia, specifically the IT sector and how he hopes GADALI can help impact true change.…

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Paper Cuts and Power: Navigating Adoption Microaggressions 1:05:25

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In this episode, Laurie and Claire delve into the nuanced topic of microaggressions within the adoption community. This discussion was inspired by a KAAN (Korean American Adoptee Adoptive Family Network) Conference workshop that Laurie and Claire attended. We want to help bring microaggressions into the light so that we can talk about them, normali…

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Unlocking UK Growth: From Wages to Productivity with Simon Oates, Barret Kupelian & Andy Haldane 38:50

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Hosted by Simon Oates, Leader of Economics at PwC UK, this episode of Economics in Business brings you a data-driven exploration of the UK economy’s brightest levers and its toughest hurdles. Join Simon as he challenges: Barret Kupelian, PwC’s Chief Economist UK, on why real wages are rising faster than wallets feel—and what it means for consumer d…

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Challenges and opportunities for practice researchers: the PRAG-UK reports 56:38

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In this session practice researchers and PAR network members Scott McLaughlin and Tim Stephens will discuss the 2021 PRAG-UK reports on practice research in the UK. The reports were written as a way to gather current thinking across the breadth of arts disciplines, but also to try and offer some core principles and discourses as a way to help ancho…

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Love beyond the Orphanage - Interview with Julie Duvall, Part 2 1:00:03

4M ago1:00:03

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In this follow-up conversation, we welcome back Julie Duvall—an aged-out Korean orphan, late-life adoptee, and fierce advocate for adult Korean orphans. Julie returns to share more deeply about her ongoing journey of healing, faith, and purpose. We dive into the realities faced by those who grow up in orphanages without ever being adopted, and the …

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Leading Change with Purpose: Paul McNamara on Transformation That Sticks 24:47

4M ago24:47

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In this episode of The Backlog Podcast, Laura Scott sits down with Paul Mcnamara for an insightful conversation on driving transformation through empowered leadership. Tune in as they explore practical strategies, lessons from the field, and what it takes to navigate change with purpose and clarity.

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Couples Therapy 47:08

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Today Jo North talks with Dr Sara Riley who is both a medical practitioner and a relationships therapist. Together they unpick the complexity of relationships in order to help the listener understand what they might expect in relationship counselling with the overall goal of a thriving relationship in which both parties can live their best lives to…

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Why the majority of Corporate Wellbeing Programs are missing the mark 51:36

4M ago51:36

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"The majority of wellbeing programs in companies are failing because they don't address what employees actually need," reveals Dr. James Hewitt, a leading international wellbeing expert who has worked with Formula 1 world champions and Fortune 500 giants including BCG, PwC, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, and Mercedes-Benz. James, ranked #1 globall…

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Heading to KAAN: Calming Nerves and Connecting with our KAD Community 13:40

4M ago13:40

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This week, join Laurie and Claire for a special mini-episode as they share their pre-KAAN conference jitters and excitement! Heading to a large conference, even one filled with supportive community, can bring on a mix of emotions. Laurie and Claire open up about their feelings and, in true Empowered Adoptee fashion, offer some quick and easy tools …

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ADAPTOVATE Celebrated Pride Month 33:18

4M ago33:18

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In this special Pride Month edition of The Backlog, four ADAPTOVATE team members who proudly identify as part of the LGBTQI+ community come together to share a deeply personal and powerful conversation. Together, they reflect on what Pride means to them — not just as individuals, but as professionals shaping inclusive workplaces.At ADAPTOVATE, our …

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Why Do Breakups and Loss Hurt So Much—and How Do We Heal From Them? 57:39

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In this powerful and validating episode of The Empowered Adoptee Podcast, we explore the real reasons why breakups and loss can feel so devastating—not just emotionally, but physically and biochemically. Whether it’s the end of a romantic relationship, the loss of a close friendship, estrangement, heartbreak activates some of the deepest parts of o…

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From breakdown to breakthrough 17:02

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What drives a successful CEO to walk away from a multi-million dollar business and dedicate his life to helping others? Todd Patkin shares his remarkable transformation—from running a thriving auto parts empire in the East Coast to becoming a champion for wellbeing and happiness after battling depression and burnout. Key insights: ✅ The hidden cost…

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Understanding Self-Sabotaging Behavior As Adoptees 1:04:11

4M ago1:04:11

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In this vulnerable episode, Laurie and Claire dive deep into the complex topic of self-sabotage, particularly among adoptees. We explore the subconscious strategies that lead us to undermine our own relationships and goals, often driven by fear and core wounds. Join us as we uncover the common triggers, patterns of behavior, and the beliefs that pe…

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Ensuring reliable rail services: How RSSB makes a difference 16:04

4M ago16:04

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In this episode, we're joined by Chris Knowles, RSSB's Director of System Safety and Health. We’ll explore some specific challenges to rail reliability and resilience, why it’s vital to address them, and some of the solutions that RSSB is offering in this space. Find out more at: https://www.rssb.co.uk/our-business-plan…

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Foodsane 37:53

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In this episode of the Mink Kind podcast, delve into the world of food, eating, and weight loss with Dr. Joanna North. Drawing from her book "Foodsane" and personal experiences, Jo explores how our food choices impact us and offers solutions for issues like ultra-processed food addiction. She advocates for self-compassion, body connection, and Time…

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Kari Rudd: A Whole New World, A Whole New Me 1:03:26

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In this powerful episode, we’re joined by Kari Rudd, a Korean adoptee based in Santa Barbara, California. Kari shares her transformative journey of searching for identity and belonging after her challenging experiences with adoption. Kari was adopted at around six months old into a family that faced significant struggles. After being removed from h…

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Listening with images: Photography as method in creative practice research 54:28

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This presentation explores photography as method in creative practice research, demonstrating how lens-based methodologies create unique opportunities for expression, reflection, and knowledge creation beyond traditional research approaches. The research illustrates how photography’s accessibility and immediacy make it particularly effective for fo…

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Mindfulness 47:21

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This Mink Kind podcast episode is all about mindfulness. Dr Joanna North talks to us about what mindfulness is, how it works and why it benefits us. She also offers a variety of simple and easy techniques for practising mindfulness in everyday life including talking the listener through a mindfulness exercise step-by-step so you can start work righ…

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Adoptee Mental Health: Stories, Struggles & Strength 1:06:21

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In this heartfelt episode of The Empowered Adoptee Podcast, we honor Mental Health Awareness Month by sharing personal stories from our own journeys with mental health as adoptees. We speak honestly about the challenges we’ve faced—grief, anxiety, depression, isolation—and the tools, practices, and moments of connection that helped us keep going. W…

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Julie Duvall's Journey as an Aged-Out Orphan in Korea: A Story of Seeking Family and Connection 1:08:14

5M ago1:08:14

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In this deeply moving episode, we sit down with Julie Duvall, a Korean aged-out orphan who was adopted later in life. Julie’s unique perspective sheds light on the complexities of growing up in an orphanage in Korea and her journey through finding her way in life without any support from a family of her own. With heartfelt honesty, she shares her e…

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What neuroscience reveals about resilient minds & adaptive organisations - Leading through uncertainty 36:03

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What happens when a trailblazing CMO, a neuroscience scholar, and a founding force behind Australia's new Centre for AI in Marketing sits down with one of ADAPTOVATE’s top partners? In this thought-provoking episode, Laura Scott, Sydney Office Lead and Partner at ADAPTOVATE, hosts Rochelle Tognetti, the visionary behind the Australian Centre for AI…

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What Does AAPI Month Mean to Asian American Adoptees? 44:58

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In this heartfelt episode of The Empowered Adoptee Podcast, we explore a tender and complex question: “What does AAPI Heritage Month mean to Asian American adoptees?” For many of us, this month brings up a mix of celebration and sorrow — pride in our cultural roots, grief for what was lost, and sometimes uncertainty about where we belong. Together,…

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Investing today for tomorrow's success 16:13

6M ago16:13

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In this episode, we're joined once again by Johnny Schute, RSSB's Chief Operating Officer. Together, we'll explore what rail needs to be thinking about in terms of driving cost reduction, some of the complexities around investing today for benefits tomorrow, and how we at RSSB are committed to supporting industry in this challenge. Find out more at…

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Conflict and Communication 37:01

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This episode of Mind Kind with Jo North offers a practical guide to improving your communication skills and resolving conflicts constructively. Jo delves into key communication models, including assertive communication and Transactional Analysis, alongside the insightful "Let Them" theory (Mel Robbins). Learn how to foster better relationships thro…

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The Hidden Barriers to AI Adoption: Why Your Leadership, Culture & Ecosystem are Failing AI 23:31

6M ago23:31

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In this special edition of The Backlog Podcast, Michael Murphy (Partner) and Paula Nathwani (Principal) - both from our ADAPTOVATE Toronto team, spoke at the Future of Work conference in April 2025. They spoke on how to move beyond fragmented AI efforts and build an ecosystem where AI enhances human potential, accelerates innovation, and drives rea…

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Visiting Korea as an Adoptee: What No One Tells You 1:10:35

6M ago1:10:35

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Get ready for an incredibly validating and eye-opening discussion for adoptees preparing for (or processing) a visit to Korea. Laurie and Claire share vulnerably about their experiences visiting Korea and all the feelings, emotions, and awarenesses around their journey back to their homeland as an adoptee. What to Expect in This Episode: Join Lauri…

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Exploring Family Therapy with Amy Urry 46:46

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Welcome to the 7th episode of Mind Kind's third season! Join host Jo North as she speaks with Amy Urry, a psychotherapist specialising in Family Therapy. Together, they delve into the reasons why families seek or are referred for therapy, exploring how sessions can uncover unhelpful patterns and foster positive change within family dynamics. They d…

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Understanding Attachment Styles as Adoptees: How Early Bonding Shapes Our Relationships 1:20:58

6M ago1:20:58

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In this episode of The Empowered Adoptee Podcast, we explore attachment theory—a powerful psychological framework that helps us understand how we connect, love, and feel safe in relationships. We take a closer look at the four core attachment styles—secure, anxious, avoidant, and disorganized—and how these show up in the lives of adoptees. From ear…

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"Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast" - My Conversation with US Culture Expert Chris Dyer 51:45

6M ago51:45

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I recently had the privilege of sitting down with Chris Dyer, internationally recognized expert on company culture and remote work. What I expected to be a standard discussion on workplace dynamics turned into a masterclass on the single most important factor determining business success- company culture. 💡 Key takeaway: according to Gallup recent …

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Vagus Nerve Activation Tools for Adoptees 24:26

6M ago24:26

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In this episode, we delve into how adoptees can find their path back to calm and connection by tapping into the power of the vagus nerve. This crucial nerve helps regulate your nervous system and supports feelings of safety and belonging. Practicing these tools for just 10 minutes or less each day can significantly help improve your body's ability …

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Laura Scott & Guests - Managing Health and Wellbeing in a High-pressure Career 14:47

6M ago14:47

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Laura Scott, Partner and Office Lead in Sydney sits down with consultants Will Lyons and Max Miller about how they stay healthy and maintain their wellbeing when having a high-pressure career in consulting. If you'd like to watch this podcast instead, you can subscribe to our YouTube Channel podcast. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcN11_Lbe…

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Understanding the unique identity of adopted people with Nickie Burrows 42:24

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In this episode Jo North talks to Nickie Burrows, who is a teacher and Thrive practitioner, about adoption and the unique identity of adopted people. Jo has many years of experience working with adopted people, and Nickie, who was adopted herself in the sixties, shares her own emotional story and discusses her work with Adoption UK - helping adopte…