S3E33 - STEPHEN ROWLEY, PhD, ADOPTEE, SHARES HOW A LIFE CHANGING EVENT GAVE HIM THE GIFT OF HEALING AND ENLIGHTENMENT

Mind Your Own Karma – The Adoption Chronicles

Stephen was born to a single mother at The Willows Maternity Sanitarium in Kansas City, Missouri in 1949. Kansas City was the hub of adoption in America for over four decades, and some 30,000 babies were born here over those decades. Stephen was later adopted by his parents six months later in Iowa.

He always knew of his adoption but at age 13, he told my mother he wanted to know more. She reacted with hostility, and from that moment Stephen vowed he would find his birth mother and the facts of his adoption, no matter what. After 30 years of detective work, He found her, recently released from a half-way house on the East Coast.

At age 44, Stephen and his wife and I adopted their then four year old son. Having given up his search for his birthfather, Stephen was contacted by a “first cousin" two years ago through 23 and Me, who said he was quite sure that his mother was my half-sister. In turn, he discovered the name and family history of his birth father and found he has four half sisters, all of whom are close to him in age.

Subsequently, he began writing his memoir and finished a first draft five months later. Stephen likes to say that adoption has not defined his life, but it did frame it. "

STEPHEN ROWLEY, PH.D., is a psychotherapist practicing in BainbridgeIsland, Washington.

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Website: stephenrowley108.com/memoir/

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Mind Your Own Karma–The Adoption Chronicles Podcast educates listeners on the realities of adoption through the stories of adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive parents. We delve into their journeys, exploring identity, the emotional impacts of adoption, and the complexities that are involved when a child is removed from their biology. We also tackle tough topics like transracial adoption and adoption ethics, featuring experts and advocates. By sharing these diverse perspectives we hope to not only educate the world, but also give ⁠⁠⁠⁠hope and healing⁠⁠⁠⁠ to those deeply affected by adoption trauma.

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