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
46 episodes
Twice Delivered: An Ethiopian Adoptee on Faith, Grief & the Body He's Never Explored with Isaac Melber
Resources mentioned:Twice Delivered by Isaac MelberConnect with Isaac:Website
The Enneagram for Adoptees: Untangling Who You Are From Who You Became to Survive with Jennifer Hiltebeitel
Connect with Jennifer:InstagramFree 30-minute consultation hereConnect with Julie:Register for the Bring Your Burd...
The Long Game: Navigating the Reunion Rollercoaster with Grace - with Elizabeth Barbour & Leslie Pate Mackinnon (Retreat Series #3)
Register for The Long Game hereCONNECT WITH ELIZABETH & LESLIEElizabeth Barbour: Instagram,
"I've Done the Work - Why Do I Still Feel Shame?" | Somatic Healing, Nervous System Regulation & Sacred Sisterhood with Becky Aste + Bridget Covill
🌿 Learn more + reserve your spot here Connect with Our Guests:Beck...
Announcing Un-M-Othered Revolution 2.0: A Healing Retreat for Adoptees in December (with Dr. Liz)
Important Links:Hear directly from the pilot participants hereRegister for Un-M-Othered: A Revolution in...
"You Don't Owe Them Your Loyalty": Brielle Wilson on Foster Care, Religious Trauma, and Reclaiming Her Story
A note on content: this episode includes direct discussion of childhood sexual exploitation/grooming, teen pregnancy, foster care system failures, and religious trauma. Please take care while listening, and feel free to pause or come back to th...
Why Transracial Adoptees Feel Like Strangers in Their Own Mirror (And What Reunion Taught Adam Esparza)
LINKS & RESOURCESAbout the Adoptee Mentoring Society: founded by Angela Tucker (author of "You Should Be Grateful"), AMS offers mentoring, lounges...
Born Brokenhearted and Expected to Be Whole: Adoptee Grief, Faith, and Healing with Anita Garber
LINKS + RESOURCES:- Get Anita's book, Wading in the Waves - available on Amazon- Seven Core Issues in Adoption and Permanency-
Why Milestones Hit Different for Adoptees (And the App That Gets It) with Zoe & Ellie of Unfolding
CONNECT WITH ZOE, ELLIE + UNFOLDINGWebsite + waitlistInstagramFacebookAlso...
Un-M-Othered: A Revolution in Adoptee Healing - Five Adoptees on Experiencing the Five Conditions
LinksHow to connect with all Dr. Liz is doingSchedule a Connection Time with Julie
Why Healing Doesn't Stick (And What Adoptees Need Instead of Another Breakthrough)
LinkSchedule a Call with MeThe Refuge: A Community MembershipIn This EpisodeHave you ...
Why Adoptees Feel Alone Even When They're Loved (And What Connection Actually Requires)
LinkSchedule a Call with MeThe Refuge: A Community MembershipIn This EpisodeHave you ...
Why Adoptees Abandon Themselves (And How to Finally Stay)
LinksSchedule a call with meIn this episode:What if capacity isn't about handling more - it's about leaving yourself less?In this episode, Jul...
"What's Wrong With Me?" - Why Adoptees Ask This and What to Do Instead
LinksLast week's episode on Condition 1 - Curiosity
Why Adoptees Disconnect from Themselves (And How Curiosity Helps)
Links & ResourcesSchedule a Connection Call with Me
Changing the Meaning Part 2: The Laws Behind the Associations We Carry
Resources MentionedRevelation LIVEUn-M-Othered: A Revolution in Adoptee...
Becoming Sovereign After Survival: Nervous Systems, Identity & Healing with Kelly Brock
SummaryIn this deeply personal conversation, Julie Brumley sits down with mentor, coach, and friend Kelly Brock, the woman whose podcast sparked the beginning of Julie’s adoption-focused work back in April 2023.Together, th...
What It’s Like to Love an Adoptee: Being Seen, Staying, and Learning Along the Way
SummaryIn this deeply personal and relational episode, Julie sits down with her longtime friend Cathy Rosenquist - someone who has had a front-row seat to some of Julie’s most defining seasons.From loss and reunion to thera...
How to Change the Meaning You Attach to Things (And Break Old Patterns)
SummaryIn this embodied, real-time conversation, Julie Brumley walks listeners through a powerful shift: the meaning we attach to our experiences shapes our stories, emotions, and the way we move through the world.Most of u...
Why Love Doesn’t Feel Safe for Adoptees (And How to Change It)
SummaryIn this personal, embodied episode, Julie Brumley shares a realization that emerged through guided journaling and somatic reflection:For many adoptees, love didn’t feel safe, it felt something to earn.Through ...
The Day Everything Changed (And Why I Created Revelation LIVE)
✨ SummaryIn this episode, Julie Brumley shares the defining moment that redirected her work from addiction into adoptee healing - and the deeper understanding of belonging that followed.She introduces Revelation LIVE
Uncovering Roots: A Bulgarian Adoptee's Search for Community
SummaryIn this heartfelt interview, Nicole Quirino shares her complex journey as an international adoptee from Bulgaria, exploring themes of belonging, identity, and the search for her biological family. This conversation sheds light...
Understanding Your Nervous System: A Guide for Adoptees and Those Who Love Them
SummaryThis episode explores the polyvagal theory, trauma responses, and how understanding our nervous system can aid in healing from primal trauma, especially for adoptees. It offers practical grounding tools and insights into self-...
Breaking Cycles: A Deep Dive into Adoption and Identity with Sydney Curtin
Join Julie Brumley in an in-depth conversation with Sydney Curtin about her complex adoption journey, healing from past wounds, and breaking intergenerational cycles. This episode offers profound insights into identity, forgiveness, and the pow...
Nothing Is Wrong With You: The Severance Cycle in Adoptee Healing
In this episode, Julie Brumley shares a framework foundational to her work with adoptees: Not because something is wrong with you… but because your body learned a different cycle. Drawing from the Satisfaction Cycle (Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen), s...