EPISODE · Oct 21, 2022 · 1H 23M
Interview with Mary Ellen Gambutti
from The Adoption Files · host Ande Stanley
Mary Ellen Gambutti is a South Carolina, Baby-Scoop Era adoptee. She is the author of numerous pieces in literary magazines, and the author of several books, including: I Must Have Wandered: An Adopted Air Force Daughter Recalls, Stroke Story, My Journey There and Back and Coming to Terms: My Journey Continues. Her new memoir, I must have wandered, can be found at: https://books2read.com/ap/ngkMkl/Mary-Ellen-Gambutti She can be found at : https://megam-author.com, https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-ellen-gambutti-author/, www.instagram.com/maryelleng.author, www.facebook.com/M.E.Gambutti.Author/, twitter.com/melcmg Mentioned in the show: South Carolina Adoption Law: South Carolina Original Birth Certificates | Adoptee Rights Law Baby Scoop Era: Baby Scoop Era - Wikipedia The age of reason in the Catholic Church: Age of reason catholic (elrenosacredheart.com) Ghost Kingdom: the imgainary family created by adoptees to fill in for the missing family lost through adoption The FOG: sometimes referred to as Fear, Obligation, Guilt. The Fog for adoptees are the coping mechanisms adoptees develop in order to deal with the trauma of adoption when they lack the language and support system needed to navigate the loss at the root of adoption. The opinions expressed in the podcast are just that, opinions. The host is not a lawyer.
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Mary Ellen Gambutti is a South Carolina, Baby-Scoop Era adoptee. She is the author of numerous pieces in literary magazines, and the author of several books, including: I Must Have Wandered: An Adopted Air Force Daughter Recalls, Stroke Story, My Journey There and Back and Coming to Terms: My Journey Continues. Her new memoir, I must have wandered, can be found at: https://books2read.com/ap/ngkMkl/Mary-Ellen-Gambutti She can be found at : https://megam-author.com, https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-ellen-gambutti-author/, www.instagram.com/maryelleng.author, www.facebook.com/M.E.Gambutti.Author/, twitter.com/melcmg Mentioned in the show: South Carolina Adoption Law: South Carolina Original Birth Certificates | Adoptee Rights Law Baby Scoop Era: Baby Scoop Era - Wikipedia The age of reason in the Catholic Church: Age of reason catholic (elrenosacredheart.com) Ghost Kingdom: the imgainary family created by adoptees to fill in for the missing family lost through adoption The FOG: sometimes referred to as Fear, Obligation, Guilt. The Fog for adoptees are the coping mechanisms adoptees develop in order to deal with the trauma of adoption when they lack the language and support system needed to navigate the loss at the root of adoption. The opinions expressed in the podcast are just that, opinions. The host is not a lawyer.
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