How to Heal from Adoption Trauma You Didn't Know Was Shaping Your Life

What if being told you were adopted changed everything about how you saw yourself?In this deeply vulnerable episode, Debbie Korver shares her journey of healing from adoption trauma and childhood abuse — wounds she didn't fully understand until adulthood. Adopted as a child and raised in an abusive environment, Debbie spent decades believing she wasn't worthy of love, that she had to earn her place, and that her needs didn't matter.But Debbie's story doesn't end there. Through traditional therapy, EMDR, inner child work, and transformative psychedelic experiences, she confronted the deep-rooted pain of being told she was adopted, the abuse she endured, and the people-pleasing patterns that followed her into adulthood.This episode is raw, honest, and full of hope. Debbie doesn't sugarcoat the hard parts, she talks about what it's really like to carry adoption trauma, how childhood abuse shaped her sense of self, and the long road to learning self-love and boundaries. If you've ever wondered whether adoption causes trauma, how to heal from childhood abuse as an adult, or if it's possible to forgive yourself and your past — this conversation will move you.In this episode, we talk about:The hidden impact of adoption trauma and why it's often dismissedHow childhood abuse shaped Debbie's beliefs about worthiness and belongingWhy being told about her adoption became a defining traumatic memoryHow EMDR helped her reprocess the moment she learned she was adoptedThe role of inner child work in healing adoption wounds and abusePractical advice for anyone beginning their healing journey from adoption or abuse