When They Were Young: Amplifying Voices of Adoptees

What happens when the adoptee is centered as the hero in their own story? These are whole-hearted conversations with adoptees and adoption experts who are at the forefront of alchemizing adoption trauma into positive impact for you and the rest of the world. Each episode is designed to make you feel empowered, informed and fortified with a variety of methods, healing modalities and expert advice.
This is for the adoptee, parents, and the adoption-curious.

Contributors

Host

Lanise Antoine Shelley

Lanise (she/her) was adopted at the age of 4 from Port Au Prince, Haiti. She is an actress, director, painter, and activator. Black Theatre Coalition AMEX Directing Fellow, 2023; The Drama League Classical Directing Fellow; Victory Gardens Director's Inclusion Fellow, and Stratford Shakespeare Festival's Chicago Fellow. She received an MFA from ART/MAXAT at Harvard University.
www.laniseantoineshelley.com