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Thriving Adoptees - Let's Thrive

Simon Benn
Adoption
Trauma
Healing
Identity
Mental Health
Foster Care
Parenting
Personal Growth
Resilience
Family Dynamics
Community Support
Thriving
Grief
Emotional Intelligence
Adoptees
Open Adoption
Self-Acceptance
Self-Improvement
Internal Family Systems
Love

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 93,000 downloads of the show since launch in April 2021.

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Would you like to bounce back faster from setbacks in your life? What if resilience is seen not strengthened? Revealed in a moment not built over years? Instantaneous? Listen in as adoptee Roof shares what he's seen about resilience, mindset and more... more

How would it feel to know that You are whole under your trauma? To know that You are intact, undamaged and complete despite your trauma. That everyone else is too. Listen in as I explore our Fundamental Wholeness with Donna Pope, adoptive mother, Lic... more

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Expecting gratitude from adopted kids turns them against us. We are here to support them! Listen in as Randi shares her learnings on supporting her kids to help them thrive including expectations, acceptance and more...

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So many of us are challenging other people's narratives, but what if we challenge our own? This invariably leads to the insights that power our growth, fuel our relationships and succeed. Listen in as Kareemah shares her biggest insights to catalyse ... more

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Kareemah Baker
Adoption professional overseeing adoption and child welfare at New Jersey's Department for Children and Families
New Jersey Department for Children and Families
Episode: Challenging Narratives With Kareemah Baker
Cheryl Fix
Executive Director of Alberta Foster and Kinship Association
Alberta Foster and Kinship Association
Episode: Realisations Are Everything With Cheryl Fix
Lynda Monk
Author of The Adoptee's Guide to Healing, Wholeness and Growth
Author, Social Worker, Life Coach
Episode: Healing, Wholeness & Growth With Lynda Monk
Richard Kingswell
Founder of Extra Special Parents in Virginia, adoption and fostering advocate
Extra Special Parents (Virginia)
Episode: Looking Forward With Richard Kingswell
Jane Baker
Clinician with a focus on adoption, trauma, and development
Clinical practice in Decatur, Alabama
Episode: Victim - Survivor - Thriver With Jane Baker
Renée Freudenberger
Therapeutic foster parent, adoptive mother, Director of Training and Professional Development at Woodford's Family Services
Woodford's Family Services
Episode: Unflappable With Renée Freudenberger
Valerie Marble
Adoption coach, mother of three adopted children
Independent adoption coaching practice
Episode: Filled With Joy With Valerie Marble
Greg Franklin
Adoption lawyer and adoptive dad
New York-based Adoption Attorney
Episode: Sensitivity With Greg Franklin
Rob Scheer
CEO of Comfort Cases; former foster youth and adoptee who discusses trauma, resilience, and advocacy
Comfort Cases
Episode: Self Worth With Dr Rob Scheer

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Simon
Host of Thriving Adoptees - Let's Thrive

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 60 ratings
  • Great information

    Simon dives deep into all things related to adoption. Listen and learn.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Dana Hargus
    United Statesa year ago
  • Deep Reflections and Soulful Conversations

    Thriving Adoptees is a soul-stirring exploration of the adoptee healing experience. With deep, thought-provoking questions like ‘What does healing mean to you?’ each episode invites listeners to reflect on their own journeys. This isn’t about quick fixes — it’s about digging deep, challenging perspectives, and embracing growth. Simon creates a safe space for honest, vulnerable conversations that feel more like spiritual awakenings than interviews. Raw, insightful, and transformative, this podcas... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    MonicaHall
    United States2 years ago
  • Adoptee to adoptee power

    Simon selects an array of adoptee voices, provides a comfortable space for intimacy, all focused on healing; what could be better?

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Flokoul
    United States2 years ago
  • Thriving Adoptees Going Strong

    It’s no wonder Thriving Adoptees is celebrating with 500 episodes! I am an adoptee that absolutely appreciates the messages of hope and growth that both Simon and his guests boldly speak. These episodes provide us all with the invitation of: What if we were to challenge our thoughts and tell ourselves a new story? One that’s more accurate and provides empowering thoughts and beliefs, instead of staying stuck in the same place and ways of thinking.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Emma Stevens Writer
    United States2 years ago
  • Thriving Together

    adoption Simon’s podcast covers a wide range of topics, including mindfulness, self-care, and relationships. This diversity ensures that there's always something for everyone, regardless of their interests or adoption journey circumstances. A binge-worthy show!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Adoptee Lisa Ann
    United States2 years ago

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Listeners praise deep, healing-focused conversations with adoptee voices.
Guests are diverse and thoughtfully chosen, creating a space for honest dialogue on trauma and growth.
The host balances warmth with thoughtful questioning, earning trust and bringing out big insights.

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Looking Forward With Richard Kingswell
Q: What are the practical steps for navigating advocacy and getting services for a child?
Know your rights, use technology to research them, ask the right questions, contact the correct gatekeepers, and persist with respectful persistence to move through the system.
Filled With Joy With Valerie Marble
Q: How do you keep all the plates spinning between your coaching work and family life?
Valerie attributes balance to a supportive partner, a solid routine, and deliberate boundaries around work hours to stay present with her kids and clients.
Self Worth With Dr Rob Scheer
Q: Did you think you were bad?
Rob explains that he did in fact feel like a bad kid due to missing out on the benefits others received, but he reframes that self-perception and shares how he found a path to worth through relationships and purpose.
Living From Love With Carmen Durfey
Q: What role does awe play in your daily decisions compared to fear?
Awe shifts decisions toward compassion and courage, reducing fear-driven choices and increasing willingness to engage bravely with others.
Living From Love With Carmen Durfey
Q: How did the journey to find your birth mother change your perspective on life?
Learning the truth transformed fear-based wondering into gratitude and awe, expanding my view of what my life could be and why it happened the way it did.

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A podcast focused on adoptee resilience, healing, and post-traumatic growth through candid conversations with adoptees, therapists, policymakers, and advocates. Episodes routinely explore trauma-informed parenting, openness in adoption, faith and spirituality, community support, and practical paths to thriving. Noteworthy is the blend of personal memoirs with evidence-based concepts (such as Internal Family Systems and attachment theory), plus policy discussions, showing a wide-angle approach to adoption that appeals to listeners seeking depth, practical guidance, and hopeful narratives.

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Recent guests on Thriving Adoptees include:

1. Kareemah Baker
2. Cheryl Fix
3. Lynda Monk
4. Richard Kingswell
5. Jane Baker
6. Renée Freudenberger
7. Valerie Marble
8. Greg Franklin

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