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Adoptees Crossing Lines — 53 episodes

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Short Term 12: Who Gets Centered When We Tell Stories About Care?

2

Beyond the Happy Ending: Matilda and Child Autonomy

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

Instant Family: Comedy, Consent, and Adoption Propaganda

7

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

8

Ashley Albert on Survival, Strategy, and Standing on Business

9

What We Carried from the Black Mothers March

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

Mutual Aid as Resistance: Building Systems of Care

14

Adoptee Storytelling & Film Advocacy

15

Root Work and Resilience: The Fight for Black Families

16

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

17

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

18

Reflections on Grief, Healing, and Honoring My Mom

19

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

20

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

21

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

22

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

23

Finding Freedom: Reflections on One Year of No Contact

24

Operation Stop CPS w/ Amanda Wallace

25

Adoption is not a part of God's plan

26

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

27

My Journey to Abolition

28

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

29

Adoptees & Community

30

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

31

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

32

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

33

Embracing Identity: John's Journey of Self-Discovery

34

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

35

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

36

Navigating No Contact: Adoptees' Journeys to Healing

37

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

38

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

39

Activism & Origin Story: Erica Babino

40

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

41

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

42

Navigating Adoption and Rediscovering Family: Lia's Journey

43

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

44

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

45

Identity & Adoption

46

Exploring Blackness and Adoption: Navigating Identity and Challenges

47

Navigating Relationships as an Adoptee

48

Saviorism, Narcissism, and the Adoption Industry

49

Why We’re Not Grateful

50

Adoption & Reunion: Finding Family, Healing Wounds

51

Adoption & Grief: Navigating Loss and Identity

52

Coming Out of the Fog: The Truth About Adoption

53

No, Adoption Isn’t Magical (Trailer)