Helping Adoptees Find Their Birth Parents and Understanding Their Journey: The Jackie Bradfield Story [S5E7]

ADOPTION NOW - Un podcast de April Fallon

This episode is all about adult adoptee Jackie Bradfield and her experience with trying to connect with her birth parents. She states that reaching out to her birth parents is to learn more about her overall story. Key Links • To contact Jackie for therapy: [email protected] • Her Agape Mental Health webpage • Sarah Winger’s ADOPTION NOW episode (referenced) ---- Because she had amazing adoptive parents, she stresses that she grew up with strong parental anchors in her life. But because she has not learned her full story--the perspective of her birth family--she has made it her quest to reconnect with her biological parents for closure and to learn more about herself in the process. Within the episode, Jackie shares the autobiographical details that led to her finding ADOPTION NOW, the struggles of reconnection, and much more! In This Episode of ADOPTION NOW On the need to search for your birth parents no matter how amazing your adoptive parents are. Details on Jackie’s acceptance of being adopted as a child and adult. Common perceptions that individuals have towards adoptees. The birth parent reconnection process that Jackie underwent. How she used DNA testing to locate her birth father. On finding closure amidst the unknown elements of reconnection. The importance of cultivating an adoption community for adoptees. More details at: https://adoptionnow.com/podcast/helping-adoptees-find-their-birth-parents-and-understanding-their-journey-the-jackie-bradfield-story/ ---- Follow us on Twitter @Adoption_now Like the show on Facebook Keep up with our journey on Instagram @adoptionnow ADOPTION NOW is produced and distributed by Simpler Media

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