Thriving Adoptees - Let's Thrive

Thriving Adoptees - Let's Thrive

Let's thrive. Thriving Adoptees helps adoptees thrive. What does thriving mean to you? Healing? Post Traumatic Growth? Evolving? Listen in as we explore what's helped adoptees do all that... Email me at simon@thrivingadoptees.com if you'd like to have a chat about being a guest on the show. There have been 113,000 downloads of the show since launch in April 2021.

Joy - Regardless Of Circumstances With Doris Cardwell
Thriving Adoptees - Let's ThriveApril 02, 2026
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Joy - Regardless Of Circumstances With Doris Cardwell

How would your life be if you find joy whatever your circumstances? Joy, and even contentment, were completely alien to Doris growing up. She's one of those adoptees who got very, very unlucky with her adoptive parents. Now 58, Doris shares profound insights on joy no matter what - following terribl...

Delighting In Our Kids Barb Dewey
Thriving Adoptees - Let's ThriveMarch 28, 2026
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Delighting In Our Kids Barb Dewey

When things get tough raising your kids, what do you do? Listen in as Barb, Clinical Social Worker and adoptive mother to 3, shares her take on thriving and delighting in our kids.

Resilient When Triggered With Jenn Meyer
Thriving Adoptees - Let's ThriveMarch 20, 2026
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Resilient When Triggered With Jenn Meyer

Would you like to be triggered less? More resilient when you are triggered? Listen in as Jenn and I dive deep into resilience for insights on how you react, bouncing back faster and more...

Changing First With Mercedes Bristol
Thriving Adoptees - Let's ThriveMarch 16, 2026
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Changing First With Mercedes Bristol

It's a trap we all fall into. Thinking that others will change. Waiting for others to change. But we have to change first. Listen in as Mercedes shares her insights on change for the better...

Identity In Christ With Kirti Pickard
Thriving Adoptees - Let's ThriveMarch 13, 2026
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Identity In Christ With Kirti Pickard

Kirti's energy blew me away. Prepare to be amazed. Born in India, Kirti Pickard was abandoned as a baby and spent her three and a half years in an orphanage. She was adopted at four. Anger, bitterness and resentment almost derailed her. Later, a series of incidents and epiphanies led her to God, pea...

Discovering & Sharing Our Uniqueness With Chris Johnson
Thriving Adoptees - Let's ThriveMarch 06, 2026
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Discovering & Sharing Our Uniqueness With Chris Johnson

What if discovering and sharing our uniqueness drives our thriving? How does that help us tough times. Chris is dad to 10 including 7 through adoption from foster care. Listen as we dive deep into our diamond nature how his beliefs power his thriving.

Superpowered With Wes Cuell
Thriving Adoptees - Let's ThriveMarch 05, 2026
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Superpowered With Wes Cuell

What would it do for you to find your superpower? What if your difference IS your superpower? Listen in as adoptee Wes dives into difference, superpower and more.

Handling Tough Emotions With Rhiannon Franklin
Thriving Adoptees - Let's ThriveMarch 04, 2026
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Handling Tough Emotions With Rhiannon Franklin

Handling tough emotions is human's biggest challenge. And it's particularly tough for adoptees and adoptive parents given the complex emotions around adoption. So what helps us do this? Listen in as we dive deep and explore powerful learnings...

The Past Doesn't Determine The Future With Robin Sizemore
Thriving Adoptees - Let's ThriveFebruary 28, 2026
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The Past Doesn't Determine The Future With Robin Sizemore

Hope. The hope that the past doesn't determine the future. A positive outlook. Life as an adoptive parent and as an adoptee can be tough. What keeps us going? Love, for sure. And hope! Listen in as we dive into overcoming trauma, abuse and other tough stuff.

Changing Life For The Better With The Altmans
Thriving Adoptees - Let's ThriveFebruary 25, 2026
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Changing Life For The Better With The Altmans

The Altman family was formed by a unique set of circumstances that no-one could have predicted. This episode is a little different to honour that. A profound dive into deep topics. Claire and Stan along with their daughter Stefanie share their learnings on unconditional love, growth and changing lif...