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.

Fundamental Wholeness - Jude interviews Simon
Thriving Adoptees - Let's ThriveApril 22, 2026
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Fundamental Wholeness - Jude interviews Simon

What is Fundamental Wholeness? How does seeing it transform our lives for the better? Listen in as my friend and past guest Jude Hung interviews me about this fresh and hopeful paradigm.

Staying Grounded With Judith Russ
Thriving Adoptees - Let's ThriveApril 21, 2026
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Staying Grounded With Judith Russ

Our grounding is the base from which we connect with others and allow them to feel safe and secure. Listen in as Judith and I explore self awareness, empathy, handling ambiguity and more.

The Tough Stuff With Cara DeHaan
Thriving Adoptees - Let's ThriveApril 17, 2026
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The Tough Stuff With Cara DeHaan

What if the tough stuff happens to help us to our most profound learnings? Doesn't that change our minds about what we are going through? Listen in as Cara and I dive deep into expectations, empathy and much more. You're going to love this...

What is Family? With Janelle Basham & Katherine Hartzler
Thriving Adoptees - Let's ThriveApril 15, 2026
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What is Family? With Janelle Basham & Katherine Hartzler

What is family? It seems a simple enough question. And yet...listen in as we explore a broader answer with birth mother Janelle and her birth daughter Katherine who was adopted. Fascinating and nuanced. A great episode with light and dark, laughter and sadness.

A Different Perspective With Teresa Bernu
Thriving Adoptees - Let's ThriveApril 13, 2026
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A Different Perspective With Teresa Bernu

We don't know what we don't know. That's why other people's perspectives can help shift our perspective. Listen in as Teresa talks about opening ourselves up to new perspectives, exploring other people's perspectives and more.

A Sense Of Belonging With Jyotika Acharya
Thriving Adoptees - Let's ThriveApril 04, 2026
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A Sense Of Belonging With Jyotika Acharya

Don't we all want to feel we belong? It's so painful when we don't. Listen in as Jyotika shares insights on belonging, origin stories and more...

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...