3 [S1 E3] Maeve

An interview with Maeve Kelly who shares her story of search and secondary rejection from her biological mother. We discuss some deep feelings and how our views of adoption have shifted as we became parents.

---

Show Notes

Full episode transcript here.

---

---

Topics We Discussed

• Catholic Charities

• Non-identifying information incorrect, adoption agency made up details

• Turning off emotions of loss

• Search and secondary rejection

• Shifting views of adoption after having children

• Adopted vs biological children

• What does “out of the fog” mean?

• Normalizing adoptee feelings of grief and loss; adoptee guilt

• Reunion with biological siblings

• Adoptee triggers - family resemblance, strangers that look like us, etc.

---

Recommended Resources

• Angela Tucker, The Adopted Life

• www.thelostdaughters.com

• Baby Girl B Adoptee, Sympathy Vs. Empathy

• Paul Sunderland Lecture "Adoption & Addiction, Remembered Not Recalled"

• Amanda Transue-Woolston, Declassified Adoptee

• Adult Adoptee Support, "Am I Blood or Am I Water" by Davis Peticolas

---

Connect With Us

• Maeve: [Send Maeve a note via our website] (https://www.adopteeson.com/connect)
• Haley Radke: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
• Adoptees On: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook

Subscribe
Apple Podcasts | Google Play | iHeart Radio | Spotify | Stitcher | YouTube

Support Adoptees On
One Time Donation | Monthly | Secret Facebook Group

Connect
Monthly Newsletter | Send a Note or Record a Voicemail