“Thank you for this podcast. I just discovered it. No one understands what it feels like except those that are adopted. People can’t relate so they get tired of hearing about it. I found out when I was 7 because a lady slipped up and said it to my adopted dad. I found my bio sister around 2004. She blocked my relationship with my other sister and family members. Only last year did I reach out to my other sister and we are the best of friends. I hate it took until I was 64 to get to know her. I now have zero relationship with the other sister, but in the process found my bio fathers family and they I welcomed me with open arms. I look just like him and some of his sisters. “
This week Dr. Drew is joined by author and podcast host Damon Davis. Damon is the host of the ‘Who Am I Really?’ podcast where adopted people share their stories of adoption & attempts to find their birth parents.
This week Dr. Drew is joined by author and podcast host Damon Davis. Damon is the host of the ‘Who Am I Really?’ podcast where adopted people share their stories of adoption & attempts to find their birth parents.
In this week’s episode of Fostering Change, Rob Scheer talks with author and podcast host Damon Davis.
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303: Helping Your Child Put Together Their Identity Puzzle
“Who Am I Really?” is a question many adoptees ask themselves when they realize they have another family of genetic relation. In his book, “Who Am I Really? – An Adoptee Memoir” Damon L. Davis shares his journey through life as an adoptee to becoming an adoptive parent himself. He explores his desire to find his birth family as sparked by the flood of emotions that accompanied the birth of his son, Seth — the first blood relative he had ever known. In his story, you’ll follow his introspection when considering a search for his birth family, while coping with the heartbreak of his adoptive mother’s mental illness. Within months of taking his post in the Obama Administration in 2009, Damon found his birth mother working only two blocks away and years later, his real birth father’s identity was revealed unexpectedly on AncestryDNA. You’ll be amazed by the coincidences that brought Damon face to face with his birth mother in a tearful, yet joyous, reunion. And your heart will be warmed by the acceptance of his birth father who didn’t even know he existed.
Get your copy of Who Am I Really? – An Adoptee Memoir
“I just finished listening to the podcast, and I have to say again how honored I am that you took the time and interest to hear my story. Of all the people I have talked to about my adoption story you were the one that provided the most space and understanding for my full story to emerge. I am very grateful for you and your kindness and incredible listening skills!! It is a very beautiful interview that I will cherish for the rest of my life.“
I had the good fortune to be reunited with my biological mother, Ann, on her birthday! Later, I found my biological father through AncestryDNA and he did’t even know I existed.
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