The Resilience Project
Illuminating the unseen impacts of adoption — for all who’ve been touched by it.
The Resilience Project Podcast brings voice, visibility, and validation to the parts of adoption society rarely names - but all of us feel. Through a trauma-informed somatic lens, host Julie Brumley explores the lived experiences of the entire adoption constellation, with a tender emphasis on the adoptee experience.
This podcast goes beyond storytelling into soul-telling. It offers embodied insight, compassionate education, and a path toward awareness, strength, and hope. Each episode invites listeners to understand adoption more deeply - not just with the mind, but with the nervous system - and to reconnect with the truth, identity, and belonging that were always yours to come home to.
Episodes
15 episodes
Un-M-Othered: A Revolution in Adoptee Healing
Summary In this episode of the Resilience Project podcast, host Julie Brumley welcomes Dr. Liz DeBetta, an adoptee and creator of the award-winning performance 'Un-M-Othered.' The conversation centers around the upcoming retr...
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56:44
Adoption From Both Sides: A Conversation With My Adoptive Mom (Love, identity, and the lifelong impact of adoption)
SummaryIn this heartfelt episode of The Resilience Project, host Julie Brumley engages in a candid conversation with her mother, Karen, about their experiences with adoption. Julie expresses her gratitude for her mother's unwavering ...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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52:07
When Rejection Becomes a Story We Live By (And How We Heal It)
SummaryIn this conversation, Julie Brumley explores the core issues faced by adoptees, particularly focusing on rejection and its profound impact on identity and emotional health. She discusses the emotional imprints of rejection, th...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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24:22
From Survival to Self: The Work That Keeps Working
As we move into a new year, this episode feels especially meaningful.In today’s conversation, I’m sharing a powerful episode recorded with my longtime friend and fellow coach, Becky, from about a year ago - during a season when bo...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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40:10
We’re Half Adopted: Conversations About Identity, Family, and Belonging
Keywordsadoption, identity, family, heritage, emotions, personal growth, belonging, reunion, cultural connections, resilienceTakeawaysThe importance of understanding one's identity and heritage.Experiencing a s...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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50:56
Belonging Didn’t Come From Fitting In
Connect with Mike here - https://www.facebook.com/mike.potratz.2025Keywordsadoptee, resilience, somatic healing, trauma-informed coaching, mental health, self-discovery,...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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35:22
When Joy and Grief Share the Same Room
In this week’s episode of The Resilience Project, I’m joined by two of my closest friends — Becky and Erin — for a raw and tender conversation about grief. Not the polished kind, not the kind we talk about in theory… but the grief that...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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38:28
The Grief Beneath the Gratitude (Why Grief Is Not the Same as Loss)
The Adoptees Journey - Cameron Lee Smallhttps://a.co/d/4PYHq1pThe Grief Recovery Handbookhttps://a.co/d/b3z5QR1The Seven Core...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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24:57
The Journey to Self-Trust: Lessons from a Broken Hard Drive
Here's the link to the reel about Brene's marble jar theory:https://www.instagram.com/p/DQpIryxjSZO/Here's the link to Dr. Masaru Emoto's experiement:
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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21:29
The Power of Vulnerability: Navigating Shame and Guilt
Here are the pdfs of what I shared in the podcastAcrostics and Limiting Beliefs -https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vwJSRMzBb67gq9vk1cJ3V5YVr8nJ4C...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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16:05
Loss - The First Landscape Adoptees Walk Through
Summary:This episode of the Resilience Project delves into the complex topic of loss, particularly from the perspective of adoptees. Julie Brumley explores three distinct types of loss: ambiguous, vicarious, and secondary, and dis...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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23:16
Statistics that will blow your mind and why identity is different for adoptees
SummaryIn this episode of the Resilience Project podcast, host Julie Brumley, a trauma-informed adoptee coach and somatic healing guide, explores the complex topic of identity for adoptees. She shares statistics on adoptee mental ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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11:24
Uncovering the Skeletons: A Journey to Self-Belonging
Keywordsadoption, trauma, resilience, self-discovery, healing, interdependence, primal trauma, self-worth, emotional health, somatic healingSummaryIn this episode of the Resilience Project podcast, Juli...
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Episode 2
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22:14