Today’s guest is Alé Cardinalle, an adoptee advocate who has taught millions of people on TikTok about the complexities of adoption. We talk about what reunion is like when it’s international and everyone speaks a different language. One of my favourite things about Alé is how much she loves her adoptive parents, she will loudly say how she had a privileged, love-filled life and even with all of those positives, adoption is still a trauma and has deeply impacted her. We also talk about pregnancy loss and how Alé’s experiences make her uniquely suited to talk with empathy to hopeful adoptive parents.

Show Notes

Full episode transcript here.

Recommended Resources

Alé’s TikTok feed is full of gems: https://www.tiktok.com/@wildheartcollective_
Relinquished by Gretchen Sisson, Ph.D.
wildheartcollective.care
Mentions: Deann Borshay Liem (Korean adoptee and documentarian) https://www.mufilms.org/about/

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