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EPISODE · May 23, 2026 · 16 MIN

A Punch to the Gut | UAM Snapshot 61

from Un-Adoptically Me: A Terrifying and Liberating Memoir — Audiobook Narrated by Author Elmarie Arnold

Un-Adoptically Me | Snapshot 61: And Then Came TomorrowJust as I began to saunter hand-in-hand in the light of freedom, a box of returned childhood memories arrived like a punch to the gut, reopening the primal wound of my first abandonment. 🎧 Stream the full series: https://foreverfree.co.za/listen88📖 Read along (exclusive ebook): https://foreverfree.co.za/un-adoptically🛒 Own the physical book (Amazon): https://mybook.to/un-adoptically-me🛒 Own the physical book (Takealot): https://www.takealot.com/un-adoptically-me-my-story-my-truth-my-voice/PLID97006777✨ https://foreverfree.co.za AUTHOR'S NOTE FROM THE CAVE STUDIO:Recording this in our Cave Studio in Tulbagh, freedom and the primal wound have an uncomfortable habit of arriving together. Keith is at the controls, and this chapter required two cups of tea. ABOUT THIS SNAPSHOT:A box of returned childhood memories arrives like a gut-punch just as freedom begins to saunter. Narcissistic manipulation through returned albums reopens the primal wound of first abandonment alongside the thrilling whisper of new beginnings. EXPLORE THESE THEMES:#UnAdopticallyMe #ElmarieArnold #AudiobookMemoir #SouthAfricanAuthor #SovereignSoul #StoryOfASurvivor #FreeAudiobook #AuthorNarrated #LiteraryTitanGoldAward #Adoption Trauma #Adoptee Healing #Primal Wound #Adoptee Rights #Identity Trauma #Biological Family Search

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Un-Adoptically Me | Snapshot 61: And Then Came TomorrowJust as I began to saunter hand-in-hand in the light of freedom, a box of returned childhood memories arrived like a punch to the gut, reopening the primal wound of my first abandonment. 🎧...

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