S3 Ep. 12: Emily

Emily Sinagra was born and relinquished, in 1958, at a Salvation Army Hospital for Unwed Mothers. After four months of foster care, she was placed in a closed adoption. Thirty years later, she found her birth parents and has been trying to put herself back together ever since. Writing, theatre, improv, clowning, painting, these are the tools she wields to patch and paste. Her memoir, How I got Born, is nearing completion, and she hopes her voice will collaborate with others to change assumptions about adoption and provide impetus for change. Most importantly, she is the mother of three adult children and one granddaughter. Miracles, all. Emily presently lives in Portugal.

S3 Ep. 11: Adam

Adam Anthony is a same-race, black adoptee and blogger on the platform "Onward & Upward," which explores his motivation for persona development, mental health awareness, and his adoption discovery experience. Adam is a doctoral student, writer, and podcast host of two shows, "Curiously Becoming" and "Mentorship Mondays." Some of his featured writing on his perspectives on being an adoptee has been shown in online mediums like "Love What Matters" and "Severance Magazine."

S3 Ep. 10: Ruth

Ruth Bendig is a “Baby Scoop Era” domestic adoptee. The oldest of her adoptive

parents' three children, she and her brothers were all relinquished as infants and raised in the Midwest.

S3 Ep. 9: Garth

Given up at birth, placed in foster care, then adopted by a military family, Garth Garrett grew up always knowing he was adopted. He thought being adopted was no big deal - like being left-handed in a right-handed family and that his lingering sense of longing stemmed from the nomadic life of an Army brat. Only upon starting therapy in mid-life did he discover that adoption was actually the central issue of his life, including his own alienation from his own feelings. His multiple searches for each biological parent yielded information, more heartbreak, two more rejections by his biological mother, and ultimately a deep, happy connection with his biological sisters and a renewed sense of family with his adoptive sisters. Garth recently retired after 31 years with L.A. Metro.

S3 Ep. 8: Daphne

Daphne Keys is a BSE adoptee born and raised in Maryland as the middle child between two brothers who are the biological children of her adoptive parents. Daphne always knew she was adopted, had access to the minimal non-identifying information provided at her adoption hearing, and always searched the faces of her community for a connection to her biological family.

S3, Ep. 7: Jon

In this episode, Sarah and Louise continue their Season Three with a discussion of their first adoptee memoir in a three-part series. They discuss "The Mistress's Daughter" by A.M. Homes. Then they speak with Jon Stautzenberger.

S3, Ep. 6: Amy

In this episode, Sarah and Louise continue their Season Three with a discussion of their first adoptee memoir in a three-part series. They discuss "The Mistress's Daughter" by A.M. Homes. Then they speak with Amy Hansen.

S3, Ep. 5: Daryn

In this episode, Sarah and Louise continue their Season Three with a discussion of their first adoptee memoir in a three-part series. They discuss "The Mistress's Daughter" by A.M. Homes. Then they speak with Daryn Watson.

S3, Ep. 4: Laurie

In this episode, Sarah and Louise continue their Season Three with a discussion of their first adoptee memoir in a three-part series. They discuss "The Mistress's Daughter" by A.M. Homes. Then they speak with Laurie James.

S3, Ep. 3: Danielle

In this episode, Sarah and Louise continue their Season Three with a discussion of their first adoptee memoir in a three-part series. They discuss "The Mistress's Daughter" by A.M. Homes. Then they speak with Danielle Gaudette.

S3, Ep. 2: Koko

In this episode, Sarah and Louise continue their Season Three with a discussion of their first adoptee memoir in a three-part series. They discuss "The Mistress's Daughter" by A.M. Homes. Then they speak with Nikole Shaw.

S3, Ep. 1: Bob

In this episode, Sarah and Louise start off their Season Three with a discussion of their first adoptee memoir in a three-part series. They discuss "The Mistress's Daughter" by A.M. Homes. Then they speak with Bob Guyer.

S2, Ep. 18: Lisa

In this episode, Sarah and Louise discuss the conclusion of “Journey of the Adopted Self” by Betty Jean Lifton, and then they speak with Lisa King.

S2, Ep. 17: A.M.

In this episode, Sarah and Louise discuss Chapter Seventeen of “Journey of the Adopted Self” by Betty Jean Lifton, and then they speak with A.M. Homes.

S2, Ep. 16: Ruth

In this episode, Sarah and Louise discuss Chapter Sixteen of “Journey of the Adopted Self” by Betty Jean Lifton, and then they speak with Lynn Grubb.

S2, Ep. 15: Jeff

In this episode, Sarah and Louise discuss Chapter Fifteen of “Journey of the Adopted Self” by Betty Jean Lifton, and then they speak with Jeff Forney.

S2, Ep. 14: Lenore

In this episode, Sarah and Louise discuss Chapter Fourteen of “Journey of the Adopted Self” by Betty Jean Lifton, and then they speak with Lenore Paletta Hiller.

S2, Ep. 13: Jenni (aka Cami)

In this episode, Sarah and Louise discuss Chapter Thirteen of “Journey of the Adopted Self” by Betty Jean Lifton, and then they speak with Jenni Alpert (aka Cami, her given birth name).

S2, Ep. 12: Micheal

In this episode, Sarah and Louise discuss Chapter Twelve of “Journey of the Adopted Self” by Betty Jean Lifton, and then they speak with Michael Knox.

S2, Ep. 11: Carolina

In this episode, Sarah and Louise discuss Chapter Eleven of “Journey of the Adopted Self” by Betty Jean Lifton, and then they speak with Carolina Khan.