Lillian Barkes: National Adoptee Awareness Month
November is National Adoption / Adoptee Awareness Month. For too long, adoptee voices have not been centered in conversations about adoption and that has led to a one-sided narrative dominated by adoptive parents and adoption agencies. That’s been changing, and this month, we’re joining the chorus of adoptees who have been sharing their stories by highlighting Asian American adoptees right here in Indiana.
On this week’s episode, co-founder and CEO of Listen To Our Future Lillian Barkes joins Patrick to talk about navigating loss as adoptees, from adoptive parents to first parents and more. Lillian shares about working through grief after losing her adoptive mother early in college, what it means to honor our ancestors, and why it's important for us to understand the traumas related to attachment and abandonment. She also discusses the amazing work Listen To Our Future is doing in the city.
Connect with Lillian: https://www.instagram.com/lillybarkes/
Learn more about Listen To Our Future: https://www.listentoourfuture.com/
Connect to Listen To Our Future: https://www.instagram.com/listentoourfuture/
Learn more about the Adoptee Consciousness Model: https://redthreadbroken.wordpress.com/2022/06/23/out-of-the-fog-and-into-consciousness-a-model-of-adoptee-awareness/
Check out some other podcasts Lauren recommends:
Psych Talk: Episode 132, Internal Family Systems with Rachel Forbes, LCSW: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4p5xhZWNdhvqIlHGabDB1o?si=MnsC3IuMQMu2YqUkKJFdsw
We Can Do Hard Things with Glennon Doyle: Episode 130, Breaking Cycles & Reparenting Yourself with Dr. Becky Kennedy: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/we-can-do-hard-things-with-glennon-doyle/id1564530722?i=1000579281486
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