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Roots and Branches Adoption Stories Podcast

Janet Munro
Adoption
Family Dynamics
Mental Health
Foster Care
Resilience
Birth Parents
Substance Abuse
Childhood Trauma
Interracial Adoption
Family
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Parenthood
Fatherhood
Kinship Foster Care
Grief
Connection
DNA Testing
International Adoption
China
Forced Adoption

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

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Latest Episodes

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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Di Riddell
Author, speaker, toastmaster, and survivor of forced adoption practices
Episode: Roots and Branches Ep 27: From Forced Adoption to Healing, Voice, and Reunion - The Di Riddell Story
Sharon McRoberts
A mother who adopted ten children internationally and shares her experiences with family, loss, and love.
Episode: Roots and Branches Ep 25: What Makes a "Proper" Family?
Matt Keneglero
Former foster child whose experiences inform his work in mentoring and outreach
Episode: Roots and Branches Ep 24: Permanently Placed
Richard Villasana
Known as the Border Angel, Richard has dedicated his career to reuniting children with their families across the US and Latin America.
Forever Homes for Foster Kids
Episode: Roots and Branches Ep 20: The Border Angel
Ron Carlson
Author of the book 'I Found My Mom on Craigslist'
Episode: Roots and Branches Ep 14: I Found My Mom on Craigslist
Reina Nativa
Related to Angel and co-author of Angel's story, titled 'Trusting the Process.'
Episode: Roots and Branches Ep 7: Angel’s Story – A Life Lived in Silence
Mama T
Duane's adoptive mother who shares her experiences raising him.
Episode: Roots and Branches Ep.2: The Moment That Changed Everything

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Janet Monroe
Host of Roots and Branches Adoption Stories Podcast

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5.0 out of 5 stars from 1 ratings
  • I was adopted in 1969

    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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    Em in CDA
    United States4 months ago

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Thoughtful, emotionally powerful stories that stay with you.
Inspiring and healing, with strong guest voices.
Honest conversations that honor every side of adoption.

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Roots and Branches Ep 27: From Forced Adoption to Healing, Voice, and Reunion - The Di Riddell Story
Q: What would you tell someone that's been through similar abuse?
To reach out for help and find support through community organizations.
Roots and Branches Ep 27: From Forced Adoption to Healing, Voice, and Reunion - The Di Riddell Story
Q: What nugget of truth can you give someone wanting to find their children they gave up to adoption?
To believe in yourself and realize the negatives of your past are just someone else's opinion.
Roots and Branches Ep 26: Nicole's Story
Q: How was it being a single mom from everybody else's perspective? Was there a stigma to that?
Nicole mentions that most women she knew were single moms with previous marriages, and while her friends acknowledged the challenges, she felt that she had nothing to compare her situation to.
Roots and Branches Ep 26: Nicole's Story
Q: The fact that they were adopted, did that pay any towards your decision to not put your child up for adoption?
Nicole shares that it didn't influence her decision to keep her child, but it gave her a fuller perspective on both sides of adoption, informed by her mother's and uncle's experiences.
Roots and Branches Ep 25: What Makes a "Proper" Family?
Q: Did you find anything with the children you adopted? Did you find any problems with attaching?
No, not really, no, I didn't. But I think it's so different, because it was all forced adoptions a lot of the time in those days, wasn't it?

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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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