
Roots & Branches Podcast 🌳 Real Stories. Real Voices. Real Healing. Every adoption story is like a tree. Its roots reach into the unseen places, carrying history, identity, and the love that set life into motion. From these roots grows a strong trunk—the life of the adoptee, built with resilience and discovery. From the trunk extend countless branches—birth parents, adoptive families, siblings, g... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 47 | Founded | 9 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Kids & FamilySociety & Culture | |||

For many years, adoption stories have focused on adoptees, birth mothers, and adoptive families. But what happens when a birth father wants to stay in his child's life and feels powerless to do so?
In this emotional episode of Roots and Branches Ado... more
Can one person's pain become the reason thousands of others find healing?
In this unforgettable episode of Roots and Branches Adoption Stories, Janet Munro sits down with adoptee, former foster youth, therapist, author, educator, and Celia Center fo... more
What happens when hearing your birth mother's story changes everything? Donna V. Werner shares her remarkable adoption journey, the meaning behind the "V" in her name, and why she's now changing lives around the world.
Donna V. Werner always knew sh... more
Infertility wasn't the end of Kim Patton's story—it was the beginning of a journey that led to adoption, foster care, open adoption, and a deeper understanding of trauma, healing, and hope. In this heartfelt conversation,
Kim shares how difficult s... more
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I was told she was 15 when she had me so it never bothered me. I figured she did the best thing for both of us. No ill will whatsoever
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This show centers on intimate, often life-changing stories around adoption, foster care, and family. Across episodes, listeners hear about resilience after trauma, the complexities of unplanned pregnancy, international and kinship adoptions, family reunifications, and the navigation of identity through birth and adoptive connections. Guests range from adoptees and birth parents to foster caregivers and adoptive parents, with a strong emphasis on honesty, healing, and the evolving meaning of family. The breadth of perspectives—trauma recovery, medical and legal system challenges, cross-cultural parenting, and the power of voice and belonging—offers listeners relatable storytelling and practical insight for anyone touched by adoption or carin... more
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