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Episode Synopsis
In this week's Unraveling Adoption podcast, Beth talks with Simon Benn, an adoptee living near York, England and host of Thriving Adoptees podcast. I was recently on his show, so I wanted him to be on our show as well. Trading podcasts across the globe. Simon has been on a healing journey for the last 13 or so years, after a discovery about his adoption that rocked his world. He wants to help other adoptees move toward healing with his podcast and webinars. =============== 💌 Sign up for Unraveling Adoption's email list: http://eepurl.com/hVIAVX =============== RESOURCES: Simon's information: Simon's podcast Thriving Adoptees: https://thriving-adoptees.simplecast.com/ Beth's episode on Thriving Adoptees: https://thriving-adoptees.simplecast.com/episodes/personal-growth-with-adoptive-mom-beth-syverson Simon's recent Healing My Primal Wound webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnz7I7V_IOQ Other resource mentioned in this episode: Rupert Spira: https://rupertspira.com/ More Resources: APtitude Support Group for Adoptive Parents Facing Adoption's Challenges: UnravelingAdoption.com/APtitude Other Parents Like Me - https://www.facebook.com/other.parents.like.me Heather Ross - Life Coaching for Parents of Addicted Teens: https://heatherrosscoaching.com/ Find a Tele-Therapist: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/online-counseling =============== Unraveling Adoption is produced and hosted by Beth Syverson Music written and performed by Joseph Nakao Email questions or comments to [email protected] Find us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube Support Unraveling Adoption on Patreon: Patreon.com/UnravelingAdoption www.UnravelingAdoption.com =============== TIME STAMPS: 1:18 Simon's adoption story and childhood 4:14 What Simon's adoption file revealed about his birth mother 7:35 Revelations and epiphanies 10:05 What is the primal wound? What is wounded? Simon's new metaphor 18:55 There's no such thing as a second-hand insight 21:23 Simon's advice for adoptees coming "out of the fog" 25:05 Simon reading his poems "Beneath" and "After the Fog"
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