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.

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...

Still Learning With Kim Smith
Thriving Adoptees - Let's ThriveFebruary 24, 2026
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Still Learning With Kim Smith

Raising kids - adopted or not - isn't a sprint. It's a journey. And the more we learn, the easier we can navigate the bumps along the way. Listen in as adoptive mother Kim shares her learnings along the way - including why she's still learning.

Love Without Rules Jenn Noble
Thriving Adoptees - Let's ThriveFebruary 23, 2026
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Love Without Rules Jenn Noble

Is love with rules really love? Probably not. And yet so many of us have only felt conditional love. Having her first daughter taught adoptee Jenn love without rules. Unconditional love as a felt experience. Not an idea. Listen in as we go deep on feeling loved and whole...

Loving Ourselves With Melissa Butkovich-Carraway
Thriving Adoptees - Let's ThriveFebruary 20, 2026
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Loving Ourselves With Melissa Butkovich-Carraway

What matters more than loving ourselves? And yet...so many of us believe that voice in our heads that doesn't love us. Listen in as Melissa shares her learnings on self love , helping others love themselves and more...

Doing Things Differently With Gladys Blackwell
Thriving Adoptees - Let's ThriveFebruary 17, 2026
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Doing Things Differently With Gladys Blackwell

When we know better, we do better. Experienced adoption professional got a second chance at parenting after adopting her grandson when she was 55. Listen in as she shares her learnings on going beyond basic needs to help her son thrive despite trauma. Big insights on integrity, moral standards and e...