Beth hears the story of Stan DeWitt, an adult adoptee who has recently been reunited with his birth family. Stan looks back on his adolescence and talks about how adoption has affected his life. This is a happy story full of love, self-awareness, acceptance, and coincidences that are almost too wild to believe. =============== 💌 Sign up for our Safe Home Families email list: http://eepurl.com/hVIAVX =============== Stan DeWitt's website: https://www.standewitt.com/ Stan's blog: https://acustatic.blogspot.com/2021/10/schrodingers-son.html?fbclid=IwAR3yPn0T1lXoZioTaBrWMQ_IlRuFdLeZ3GIB51hDRxyNP8UbGZ4GnM7OL0w Schrödinger's cat explanation:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schr%C3%B6dinger%27s_cat Stan's rock opera: https://www.amazon.com/Silver-Bullet-Opera-Sound-Ministry/dp/B06XTC52TX Long Beach Youth Chorus: https://www.longbeachyouthchorus.org/ ======================================= Safe Home is created by Joseph Nakao and his moms Beth Syverson and Jan Mabie Music written and performed by Joseph Nakao Cover art by Joseph Nakao, photo by Beth Syverson, with design help from Nina Smith Email questions or comments to Safe Home at [email protected] Find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube Support Safe Home on Patreon ======================================= RESOURCES: Heather Ross - Life Coaching for Parents of Addicted Teens: https://heatherrosscoaching.com/ Miguel Rosell - Guided Core Integration: https://miguelrosell.com/ Find a Tele-Therapist: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/online-counseling ======================================= TIME STAMPS: 2:12 Introducing Stan DeWitt, adult adoptee 2:38 Stan's adoption story 4:45 Teen and young adult years 8:01 Stan's adoptive parents pass away, start of birth family search 10:35 Finding Stan's birthmother 13:20 DNA tests 18:54 Finding Stan's birthfather 21:27 The things that helped make reunion possible for Stan 24:12 The need for grounding 27:00 Stan's advice for adopted people 27:26 Learning to use boundaries 28:28 Intergenerational trauma 31:08 Stan is childless - a connection? 34:00 Schrödinger's son 36:30 How to connect with Stan and his work --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/safe-home-podcast/message

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