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.
When They Were Young: Amplifying Voices of Adoptees
Ep. 73 Ryan Jafar Artes: Afrofuturism and how to be walking poetry
Today I have the pleasure of chatting with Ryan Jafar Artes, the host of adoptee Open Mic Tuesday zoom events and an award winning poet. We discuss:
- The act of Reparenting ourselves
- And how through the clear lens of sobriety, Ryan chose the community that poured into him.
- We touch on the imperative of supporting younger generations of adoptees,
- Afrofuturism and endofuturism that has inspired a more authentic existence where we can make mistakes and explore numerous outcomes.
- And we talk about what communities make us feel safe.
- Ryan also teaches us how to put our stories down with each other not in each other.
- And we finish with a course on how to give yourself the love language you desire.
GUEST:
linktr.ee/ryanartes
@ryanartespoet
@theadopteeopenmic on IG
CONNECT WITH HOST:
@youngadoptee
@lantoines
www.laniseantoineshelley.com
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MERCH here "I am my Hero" and "Courage, my love" Tees
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ADOPTEE CONVERSATIONS WITH PARENTS:
14 through18, and episode 28, and 29.
WATCH PANELS: Here!
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