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Pamela Karanova - Season 2, Episode 1. 1:10:04

2+ y ago1:10:04

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Jack and I recorded this episode with adoptee activist Pamela Karanova back in early 2022. Pamela is a fearless and talented writer and Founder of both Adoptees Connect and Authenticity Over Alcohol. Since the time of our conversation, Pamela lost her birth father, so we added a brief condolence to the beginning of the recording. Stepping away from…

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Reckoning with the Primal Wound: An Interview with Rebecca Autumn Sansom 50:32

3y ago50:32

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Michael and Jack interview filmaker Rebecca Atumn Sansom about her documentary feature film Reckoning with the Primal Wound - December 23, 2021. Show notes forthcoming. See the film's webpage: reckoningwiththeprimalwound.com Leave a message for the show! https://anchor.fm/michael-rocco-author/message #adoptee #adopted #adoption #ptsd #cptsd #childh…

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What You Don't Know Won't Hurt You - Michael Rocco - Part 2 of 3 41:16

3y ago41:16

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OBI is back with the second installment of the three part episode focusing on Michael Rocco's story. The story is set withing the adage "What You Don't Know Won't Hurt You." --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/michael-rocco-author/message

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The Apple Doesn't Fall Far from the Tree 41:03

3+ y ago41:03

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This time Jack and I welcome Dr. E. Kay Trimberger, Professor Emerita of Women’s and Gender Studies at Sonoma State University and author of Creole Son: An Adoptive Mother Untangles Nature and Nurture, published by LSU Press 2020. The guiding adage for this episode is “The Apple Doesn’t fall far from the Tree.” Kay’s memoir recounts transracial ado…

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New Eyes 49:59

3+ y ago49:59

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This time, Jack and I are joined by Sergeant Brad Ewell, a Texas bomb squad law enforcement officer, late discovery adoptee, husband, and father of three. Brad situates his story within a quote by the French writer Marcel Proust, “The real voyage of discovery consists, not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” We unravel the relevance…

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A House Divided Cannot Stand 24:55

3+ y ago24:55

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Michael Rocco is joined by Co-Host Dr. Jack Rocco (not related) in OBI's premier episode. Jack is a Baby Scoop Era adoptee who strongly identified with his Italian-American, Democrat, Catholic, Yankees fan, blue-collar upbringing in Erie, Pennsylvania. But, well into adulthood, Jack's ethnic/racial identity was challenged when he learned about his …

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Never Trouble Trouble 28:16

3+ y ago28:16

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To leave a voice message for the show: https://anchor.fm/michael-rocco-author/message - Please like and subscribe! Our guest is Barbara Sumner, filmmaker, journalist and author of the memoir Tree of Strangers (Massey University Press, 2020). Barbara situates part of her adoption story within the adage “Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles yo…

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Our Best Interests: Life Lessons from Childhood Trauma to Adulthood 2:07

3+ y ago2:07

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Each episode of Our Best Interests is guided by an adage. Adages are little bits of folk wisdom that can apply to a variety of situations. In this series, they will be used to shed light on life lessons learned by adoptees by situating our experiences within greater "truths" about humanity. The goal is to help the listener connect the adoptee exper…