Thriving Adoptees - Let's Thrive

Unlimited Potential Meghan Anderson

08 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Unlimited potential. A tantalising idea isn't it? One that seems a long way from our experience. So what brings it closer? What takes it further away....

Grace, Safety & Vulnerability With Jenn Hook

07 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What does thriving mean to you? Everyone has a different definition. One that feels authentic to them. Giving ourselves grace, feeling safe and being ...

Feeling We Belong With Amiee Sadler

03 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Do you feel you belong? Do the ones you love feel they belong? Listen in as we explore belonging, grace and the power of unconditional love. Profound ...

Relishing Ourselves With Kelly Tronstad

02 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"We act how we feel" what a truthbomb! But how do you feel? How do you feel about yourself? Listen in as we dive deep into acceptance, gratitude so we...

At Peace with Anna Maria DiDio

01 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We all have trauma. Infertility traumatises and miscarriage takes that to a different level of pain. For Anna Maria miscarriage prompted depression. L...

Constructive Selfishness With Abby Hasberry

30 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Who do you prioritise? Whose needs come first? Putting ourself first is seen as selfish and therefore, bad. Listen in as Abby and I discover construct...

Self Awareness For Adoptive Parents With Annette Williams

26 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Thriving starts with us. If we want our kids to thrive, we need to be thriving. And that all starts with self awareness. Listen in as Annette shares i...

Slowing Down With David Melber

19 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How fast are you living your life? Today's frantic pace of life means opportunities to learn, grow and connect with the people we love the most pass u...

The Cure Is In The Pain With Stacey Gagnon

17 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Trauma can be so painful that we back off it. We numb it. We suppress it. And so it lingers. What if we did the opposite? We embrace it. When do so, m...

Regardless Of Our Mood - Adrian Burks

15 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If we are ok with not feeling ok, we are always ok. One of my favourite sayings. Listen in as Adrian shares his learnings on navigating life with more...

Following Our North Star - Niall McKeever

26 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Decisions. Decisions. Decisions. They become a lot easier with a North Star to follow. Podcaster Niall has interviewed an incredible array of talent i...

Walking With Humility With Kristin Orphan

23 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Do you want change for the better? There's a part of us that always thinks it is right. And it feels good to be right. But it gets in the way of the c...

At Ease With Jean Widner

22 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Who doesn't want more ease? More peace? How? That's the question. Listen in as Jean shares her insights on how insights help us to more ease. With our...

Advance Your Advocacy With Marcy Bursac

21 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Do you want to take your advocacy to the next level? When we know more, we achieve more. When we focus more, we achieve more. Listen as adoptive mothe...

Getting Comfortable With Rabail Ahmed

20 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Do you feel comfortable in your own skin? Being adopted can feel distinctly uncomfortable. Whether that's due to others or ourselves. Listen in as Rab...

Resilience & Persistence With Betsy Arnold

19 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How do we bounce back? Keep going when all seems lost? Listen in as adoptive mother Besty and I explore answers to these big questions and more...Bets...

Advocating, Fiercely With Becky Fawcett

14 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"Other people's opinions of us are none of our business." Winston Churchill. I love that quote. For me it's about doing what feels authentic to me. Be...

Deserving To Thrive With Doug Henderson

12 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Do feel different? Less than? Do you deserve to thrive? Doug always felt different. But he didn't know he was adopted until he was 12. Listen as we di...

The Path To Empathy Laura Engel & Hannah Andrews

10 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Another episode with a difference courtesy of two ladies with huge hearts. Empathy for others in the adoption constellation is foundational to thrivin...

Delivering On The Promise With Fraser McKinlay

08 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Promise is that Scotland's children and young people will grow up loved, safe and respected. This episode dives into how Fraser, his team and part...

Bigger Than Our Trauma Cher Ofstedahl

28 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

At times our trauma threatens to overwhelm us. To overcome us. But how would it be to see that we are bigger than our trauma? Not just to see that. To...

A Broader Perspective With Danny Huerta

23 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Are you feeling out of balance? I know I do sometimes. And often because our perspective is to narrow. Listen in as Danny shares a broader, and deeper...

Seeing Our Inherent Goodness With Matthew McCall

14 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

There's no such thing as bad kid. There's no such thing as a bad adult. Although that doesn't stop us feeling bad right? Listen in as Matthew and I di...

Walking Each Other Home With Chasity Galyon

10 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Is trauma getting in the way on your journey to home? To peace? Is your ego pulling you off the path?  Adoptive mom Chasity was adopted by her step-f...

Breathtaking Clarity With Linda Michie

08 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

So many of us struggle to see our worth. To feel valid. Listen as we explore safety, connection and purpose before going way deeper into worth. You're...

At Peace & Content Janelle Poskocil

07 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Do you want more peace and contentment? Who doesn't? Listen in as Janelle and I dive deep in to being content with who we are, fulfilment and more.Ado...

Our Wholeness Under The Trauma With Trisha Priebe and Rich Metcalfe

04 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How do we see our wholeness? How do we feel whole? Listen in as we dive deep into life's biggest questions.https://lifesong.orghttps://www.facebook.co...

Tools For Success With Amanda Angell

02 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What do we need to succeed? What tools do we have already? What tools can we get? Join us for a deep dive with a fellow metaphor lover Amanda into emp...

Curiosity and Connection With David Cross

01 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The past is a place of reference not a place of residence. So what drives us forward? What keeps our momentum? Listen is as foster kid David shares hi...

The Dreams Beyond Dreams Chris Tonniges

31 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What's beyond your dreams? Tapping into the dreams beyond our dreams can take us to extraordinary places. Listen in as inspirational leader and adopti...

Contentment With Dr Brett Furst

27 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What if we were content with being content? OK with feeling OK? Searching for happiness prolongs the search. Listen in as Brett and I dive into the bi...

Healthy Growth With Cindy Jensen

26 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What does growth mean to you? How do we grow? Listen in as we dive into this BIG subject. Insights and practical guidance aplenty.Cynthia K. Jensen is...

Primordial Peace With Elmarie Arnold

25 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Would you like more peace? Does trauma drown out peace for you? Listen in as we dive deep and deeper still to find peace. Perhaps one of the most prof...

Shifting With Ryan Craig

24 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

So much of our lives has been based on protecting ourselves. And understandably so when we've felt so vulnerable and insecure. How would shifting our ...

Emotional Freedom With Danielle Gaudette

21 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What we resist persists. How about more freedom instead? Listen in as Danielle dives into emotional freedom, what it means and how we enjoy it. Profou...

Authentic & Accepted With Ligia Cushman

13 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Feeling free to be our authentic selves. Being accepted as we are. What does that mean for you? How can you help the people you love feel that? Listen...

Emotional Self Suffciency Amanda Timoteo

10 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What if we were to stop searching for happiness outside us? How would that be? How would that feel? Listen in as Amanda and I dive into what she calls...

True? With Julie McGue

06 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Truths can be elusive for us adoptees. Fantasies or nightmares may fill in the blanks.  And truths can shift when we re-visit the past and ask others...

Blossoming With Brad Brooks

20 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What helps us blossom? What gets in the way? How do we overcome those obstacles? Listen in as we explore big questions with grace and depth. Brad stre...

Being Enough With Janelle Basham

30 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Shame. Not being enough. Trauma. Listen in as birth mother Janelle shares insights on what helps us thrive and what gets in the way of thriving. She a...

Feeling Loved With George Dennehy

29 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Born without arms in Romania and unwanted, George went straight from the hospital to an orphanage where he stayed until being adopted at 18 months. Re...

Confidence With Jennifer Jue-Steuck

28 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Lacking knowledge of our history can impact our confidence. So what do we do? How can we be more confidence whatever the uncertainty of our roots? Lis...

Fiercely Curious With Kim Sabanayagam

10 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Many of us adoptees have been asking questions for as long as we can remember. Who are we? Where did we come from? Why were we adopted? What drives ou...

Unlocking Our Potential with Carol Homden

09 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence." A great quote from Roy T. Bennett. As adoptees we talk a lot about the past, our stories...

Belonging With Jude Hung

20 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do you yearn to belong? To feel a deeper sense of belonging? To feel you belong with others? With yourself? What would that mean to you? Listen in as ...

Innately Whole, Not Broken With Daryn Watson

20 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

So many of us feel broken. And that hurts like hell. How would it feel to be whole? A whole lot better. Listen in as Daryn shares his learnings from a...

At Our Best With Christine Tangel

16 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How do we feel at our best? Listen in as we explore the mind and body connection together with some simple ways to feel at our best more of the time. ...

Keep Moving Forward With Kristy Holt

11 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you're in the muck, keep moving forward. You can move on. Listen in as birth mother Kristy describes how she got inspired and let her inspire you. ...

Stepping Up Andy Coppenhall

09 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Where do we find the courage to step up? Listen in as birth father Andy shares where he found the courage to share his story to inspire others. Powerf...

What if our trauma didn't bother us? Josie Mi

06 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes it feels like we are going to drown in our tears. And that's really scary. So we stuff our feelings for fear of being overwhelmed by them. O...

Finding Your Own Way To Thrive With Ty Cliffel

03 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Have you found your way to thrive? Could you use some pointers on different ways? Is it about understanding trauma? Moving beyond identifying with tra...

Filling In A Hole In My Identity With Molly Mathews

27 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Did you grow up with a lot on your mind? A lot of questions about you are? Holes in your identity? Molly was born in Thailand and adopted in the US ju...

Authentic With Anna Jinja

26 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Anna used to spread hate about herself being adopted and did everything she could to avoid talking about it. Now she runs a podcast and discusses adop...

Wounded or unwoundable?

18 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nancy Verrier (the Primal Wound) says the adoptee's self is wounded. Richard Schwartz (No Bad Parts) says the Self is unwoundable. Do you see a clash?...

Well Being With Jim Clifford

08 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Looking for health, happiness and success as you define it? Listen in as Jim dives deep into mental, emotional and relational wellbeing. I loved this ...

The Rhythmn Of Spirit With Mj Buck

05 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Does music lift your spirit? Is it an escape for you? It was for Mj as a chid. It is now. She also uses music with clients in therapy sessions. Listen...

Taming The Tiger Webinar Replay

23 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Trauma can seem like a terrifying predator stalking us... Our world is scary and dark. This podcast is fundamentally different because it brings light...

Do Adoptees Want To Heal? With Dr Joyce Maguire Pavao

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do adoptees want to heal? Is healing even possible? Listen in as Joyce and I explore rarely asked questions about trauma. Why?  To catalyse fresh ins...

Understanding Ourselves With Sherrie Eldridge

17 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Thriving is about who we are as well as how we feel. Listen in as Sherrie and I go deep into identity and healing. Sherrie is a christian - and I'm no...

Freedom With Fiona Wells

15 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Has being adopted boxed you in? Do you want to feel free-er? Free? Listen in as Fiona shares her insights on what she's learning about freedom, seeing...

Finding Myself With Samantha Jane Brooks

08 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How clear are you on who you are? Identity can confuse the hell out of us. Listen in as Samantha dives deep into finding herself. It may help you on y...

Love, Happiness & Fulfilment With Ken DeStefano

12 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Who doesn't want a loving, happy and fulfilling life? Do I hear the HOW question? Listen in as Ken shares his learnings for catalyst ideas to help you...

Lightening The Load With Craig Hyman

28 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do you wish you were carrying less emotional baggage? Listen in as Craig shares the things that have helped and are helping lighten his load from meet...

Our Inherent Health Liam O Mahony

20 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What if there's an inherent health within us that drives us? A Self that's untouched by trauma? How would knowing that make a difference to how we fee...

Viscerally Whole With Elizabeth Barbour

15 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Have you felt separate? Alone? Elizabeth felt so separate that she thought she was an alien. So how did she get to that visceral feeling of wholeness?...

Healing All Our Parts With Kathy Mackechney

14 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Trauma sits frozen in time within the part of us that experienced the trauma. For those relinquished at birth it's newborn who's lost their mother. Pa...

Reclaiming Our Wholeness Yael Dubin

13 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Does healing seem like a journey to you? A long, arduous trip. What if wholeness were closer? Something we can see and feel sooner? Listen in as Yael ...

Healing Evolution With Guest Host Jude Hung

08 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How's your healing evolving? Are we ever whole? Listen in as guest host Jude flips the script on me. Her questions on healing were great! They're well...

Growth & Change With Corie Skolnik

06 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We only have to heal if we've been sick or damaged. But what if this perspective is off? Listen in as therapist and teacher Corie shares a fresh persp...

From Anger To Peace With Quinn Wolverton

02 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our anger can be explosive, scaring ourselves as well as others. It's often a central part of our trauma as well as coming out of the fog. So how do w...

Superpowered With Stephanie Flores-Koulish

01 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Changing the narrative requires changing the narrators. What narrative would empower you? What if being adopted has given you superpowers? How would t...

The Gift Of Trauma With Tim Perdion

31 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How do you see your trauma? Does it scare you? Has the lead to you pushing it away? Suppressing it? Would a new relationship with trauma improve your ...

Turning Pain Into Purpose With Mallory Joest

30 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What have you done with your trauma? Turning the tough stuff you've been through into work to empower others is one of the most healing things we can ...

What if? A SHORT episode with Simon

29 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Gabor Maté says that the feeling we are not good enough is actually a belief that we are not good enough. And that's important given so many of us fe...

Lucky Bastard With Anthony Akerman

24 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What if time ISN'T the greatest healer? What is? Anthony lost a wife through divorce, his adoptive mother who died and his birth mother for the second...

Growth and Transformation for Adoptees Webinar Audio

18 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The need to heal the “Primal Wound” assumes we are wounded. It is important to remember that it's based on the perspective of adoptive mother Nanc...

Awe, Joy & More With Lena Skahill

12 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Would you like more joy and awe in your life? Who wouldn't? Listen in as Lena shares how nature brings out awe from within for moments that blow our m...

Trusting The Healing Process With Flik Dolby

11 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Flik believes she chose to be adopted. What???? Perhaps one of the most challenging things I've heard in over 500 episodes. Listen in and find out why...

Peace With Elle Klassen

10 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Does the term healing resonate with you? It doesn't for Canadian adoptee Elle. For her it's all about peace and feeling better. And being at peace wit...

Different, Not Wrong With Anthony Lynch

09 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How hard are you on yourself? Self judgement is rife amongst us. It's always there. Until it isn't. Listen in as we go deep on grace, easing up and gi...

Active Healing With Julie Brumley

08 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Time and time again I've heard that healing is a very active pursuit. A very conscious decision to make what is unconscious to conscious. Listen as Ju...

Opening Our Hearts To Ourselves With Jo Willis

02 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Have your feelings scared you? Terrified you? Have you closed your heart to save you heartache? Listen in as Jo shares what she's learned about openin...

Grief And Laughs Alison Larkin

01 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What if we could laugh at grief? Even though that grief is darkest part of our trauma? Wouldn't that lighten our emotional load? Listen in for a contr...

Spiritual Growth With Alejandra Brady

28 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Spiritual growth is the ultimate healer. That sums up the 500 episodes of Thriving Adoptees in six words. And spiritual in this sense doesn't mean rel...

Ending The Craving To Heal With Sara Hathaway

27 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How's your relationship with trauma? Do you yearn to heal? Crave it? Sara definitely did. Listen in as she shares how that craving ended. An interview...

Finding Home With Simon Benn and Guest Host Jude Hung

26 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this special episode the interviewer becomes the interviewee! Listen as Simon shares his thoughts and experiences on home, childhood memories and a...

Finding Home With Sloane Walker and Guest Co-Host Jude Hung

25 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join us as we delve into the journey of adoptee Sloane Walker. Discover how Sloane has transformed her home into an oasis, reflecting the harmony and ...

Finding Home With Krista Boss and Guest Co-Host Jude Hung

24 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this enlightening podcast episode, Krista Boss, an adoptee who endured periods of homelessness during her childhood, shares her inspiring story of ...

Finding Home With Eben Alexander and Guest Co-Host Jude Hung

21 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast episode, Dr. Eben Alexander, adoptee and neurosurgeon, shares his profound insights and wisdom gained from a Near Death Experience (ND...

Finding Home With Greg Gentry and Guest Co-Host Jude Hung

19 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This first episode of "Finding Home" is a captivating podcast that delves into the profound experiences of Greg Gentry as he embarked on a quest to fi...

Willing & Curious With Trish Deutsch

31 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How open to change are you? How willing and curious to new ways to heal? Listen in as we go deep on how a method that initially felt a little weird he...

The Logic & Mystery Of Healing Kit Myers

29 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The more fellow adoptees I speak with, the more I see a broader view of healing. On one side there's the logic of getting answers to questions we've b...

Opening Up To Heal With Becca Wellington

28 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Is your trauma eating you up from the inside? That's how it felt to Becca. Writing her book and talking about it openly is helping her shift to thrivi...

I Don't Feel Traumatised Anymore With Chris Giles

24 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Chris yearned to meet her birth mother to heal. But meeting her didn't heal Chris. Because as she realised, healing is an inside job. So how come Chri...

Love With Dottie Todman

23 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What if love is the ultimate healer? Love for ourselves? Seeing that we ARE love? Listen in as Dottie goes big and I try to keep up. An epic conversat...

Changing Our Narrative Stephen Rowley

10 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Many of us feel that we were brought up in a false narrative. Many of us feel that the current narrative around adoption is still false. But what abou...

Healing & Advocacy With Dr Joyce Maguire Pavao

09 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How does healing help us advocate? How does advocacy help us heal? Listen in as we explore how the intersection of two crucial parts of our lives.Here...

Wounds Are Gifts With Donna Joseph

08 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How do you feel about your wounds? Do they scare you? Do you just want them gone? Do you yearn to feel whole? What if you had a different relationship...

Loved With Patti Eddington

07 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Feeling unloved hurts like hell. And most of us have felt that way. I know i've felt that my birth mother didn't love me enough to keep me. But what i...

From Fragmented To Whole With Mee Ok Icaro

03 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do you struggle with your desperate parts? Do you yearn to feel whole? Listen in as Mee Ok shares her learnings on healing body, mind and soul. A part...