Do You Know Your Real Mom?
“Do you know your real mom?” is a question people often ask when they find out I’m adopted. With the recent death of my birthmother & after losing everything in a historic wildfire, it’s time to put the pieces back together. Join me on my journey as I rediscover my story.
Episodes
13 episodes
Meet Brett
You met my maternal biological brother Jonathan and heard about our special bond. Now it's time to meet one of the many siblings on my paternal side. Tune in as I ask Brett about his experiences with my adoptive journey as we help e...
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37:35
Jonathan's Story
Are you ready to meet Jonathan? Here is our unedited interview giving insight into what he experienced through our reunification after being separated as siblings through adoption.
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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31:34
The Other Side of My Story
As an adoptee, my family is complicated. In Season 1, you met the family who raised me, my adoptive family, while hearing the story of how I reunited with my biological mother's family to scatter her ashes after her passing. Less th...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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15:48
Now What?
Since my husband Michael and I had traveled all the way from our home in Northern California to rural Louisiana to join my biological brother and family in putting my birthmother, Belle, to rest... the story is over, right?Not even close.
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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5:41
Saturday: Peace & Rainbows
At last the day had arrived for me to join my biological brother Jonathan and family in putting my birthmother, Belle, to rest. I wasn't sure what all to expect, or how I would feel as we spent the day surrounded by family, some of whom w...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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14:53
Friday: Oldest to Youngest
Have you ever heard someone say that they are a classic first born? Or the baby of the family? People my age recall Jan Brady's frustrations with being the middle child... Do only children display unique characteristics? Where...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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9:30
Thursday: I Find My Way Back to You
You know that feeling when you meet someone and you know you were always meant to be in each other's lives, even though time and distance kept you apart? Or recognized a piece of yourself in someone that was so familiar it was startling?&...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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9:37
Wednesday: A Little Bit of Magic
The slogan for New Orleans is "Laissez les bon temp rouler" meaning "let the good times roll". Thanks to my biological brother, Jonathan, our day was spent maximizing our opportunity to experience the food, culture and history of the city...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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9:22
Tuesday: The Journey Begins
Leaving my kids on the 1st day of school, traveling nearly 5,000 miles over 6 days, visiting sites built in the late 1700s, Bourbon Street, benignets, Voodoo, Sazeracs, poking alligators, family reunited, pontoon boats, epic food, spreading ash...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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9:26
Patchwork Quilts
My mom is a talented quilter. You're not still wondering which mom, are you? Sometimes I feel like a quilt... Lots of pieces of me that have come together in an unexpected way to make something unique. Traveling to Louisiana n...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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9:04
Rebuilding My Identity
Identity is complex. I think we become who we are through a mishmash of genetics, relationships and experiences. For me- growing up with a closed adoption meant that I knew there were more pieces to the puzzle than I currently had.&...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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10:48
