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Podcast: Adoption: The Making of Me. An Oral History of Adoptee Stories
Episode: Jan: Hidden in Plain Sight
Description: In 1954, Jan was born in a Quaker unwed mother's home. She was relinquished at birth, and her adoptive parents and brother became her world. When Jan turned 38, she was inundated with what she calls "nudges" to locate birth mother. Meeting her birth mother and biological family led to a complex and incredible balancing act because both adoptive and biological families lived in the same city, She considers it a journey worth taking.
After retiring from her years of working in a classroom setting with children dealing with a variety of complex emotional and behavior issues, she decided to organi...