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Adoptees Crossing Lines — 51 episodes

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Joker: Systems, Class Warfare, and the Cost of Being Unseen

2

Sound of Hope (Possum Trot): Church Driven Adoption, Propaganda, and the Cost of “Saving” Kids

3

Losing Isaiah: When the System Steals, and Hollywood Sells It Back to You

4

Instant Family: Comedy, Consent, and Adoption Propaganda

5

The Blind Side: Ownership, Propaganda, and the White Savior Playbook

6

Ashley Albert on Survival, Strategy, and Standing on Business

7

What We Carried from the Black Mothers March

8

Adopted Twice: Kinship, Control, and the Cost of Silence

9

Raised by Auntie, Called Mom: The Complicated Truth of Kinship Adoption

10

Surveillance, Saviors, and Screens: Media & Adoption with J Way

11

Mutual Aid as Resistance: Building Systems of Care

12

Adoptee Storytelling & Film Advocacy

13

Root Work and Resilience: The Fight for Black Families

14

Adoption, Privilege, and the Stories We Tell w/ Patrick Armstrong

15

Annalisa Toccara-Jones on Digital Resistance, Colonial Legacies, and Telling the Truth About Adoption

16

Reflections on Grief, Healing, and Honoring My Mom

17

The Role of Legal Advocacy in Family Reunification w/ Keshia Adeniyi

18

Exploring Abolition, Intergenerational Trauma, and Creative Resistance w/ Benjamin Lundberg Torres Sánchez

19

Unpacking Adoption w/ Henry: Identity, Community, and Healing

20

Adoption, Therapy, and Self-Discovery: Fai Knudson's Story

21

Finding Freedom: Reflections on One Year of No Contact

22

Operation Stop CPS w/ Amanda Wallace

23

Adoption is not a part of God's plan

24

Mila's Truth: Navigating Adoption, Liberation, and Community

25

My Journey to Abolition

26

Navigating Change: A Conversation with Josh Lamers, Co-founder of Collective of Child Welfare Survivors

27

Adoptees & Community

28

Confronting the Racist Legacy of the Child Welfare System w/ Alan Dettlaff

29

Unveiling Roots: The Journey of Gregory D. Luce, Attorney and Advocate for Adoptee Rights

30

Torn Apart: How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families--and How Abolition Can Build a Safer World

31

Embracing Identity: John's Journey of Self-Discovery

32

Emily's Journey: Identity, Language Learning, and Adoption Realities

33

Adoption Trauma, Mental Health, and Suicide Risk with Lina Vanegas

34

Navigating No Contact: Adoptees' Journeys to Healing

35

Navigating Holidays as an Adoptee: Exploring Complex Emotions and Self-Care

36

Challenging Adoption Norms and Embracing Queer Parenting: A Conversation with Yomi

37

Activism & Origin Story: Erica Babino

38

A Bittersweet Farewell: Reflecting on Season One and Embracing Self-Care

39

Dr. Noelle's Origin Story: A Journey of Adoption, Identity, and Reunion

40

Navigating Adoption and Rediscovering Family: Lia's Journey

41

Exploring the Impact of Adoption on Mental Health: Insights from Adoptees

42

Navigating Parenthood as Adoptees: Insights from Dr. Noelle and Tosha

43

Identity & Adoption

44

Exploring Blackness and Adoption: Navigating Identity and Challenges

45

Navigating Relationships as an Adoptee

46

Saviorism, Narcissism, and the Adoption Industry

47

Why We’re Not Grateful

48

Adoption & Reunion: Finding Family, Healing Wounds

49

Adoption & Grief: Navigating Loss and Identity

50

Coming Out of the Fog: The Truth About Adoption

51

No, Adoption Isn’t Magical (Trailer)