Ep. 59 Anne Heffron: You Don't Look Adopted

When They Were Young: Amplifying Voices of Adoptees

Today's guest is the author, film maker and coach, Anne Heffron. Anne wrote “You Don’t Look Adopted,” “Making a Mess: Writing and Pooping,” “Truth Agency: Writing Ideas for people who were adopted,” and she co-wrote the film “Phantom Halo.” Anne facilitates writing workshops and retreats designed to empower, instill confidence and make people excited to be alive.

We discuss:

• Approaching life and trauma from an angle
• Adoptee's relationship with Enough-ness and financial security
• How yoga and other healing modalities have shaped our lives
• What it means to be extraordinary vs ordinary

GUEST: Anne Heffron
https://www.anneheffron.com/

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ADOPTEE CONVERSATIONS WITH PARENTS:
14 through18, and episode 28, and 29.
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JAMES BALDWIN'S ESSAY ON "WHITENESS":

HISTORY of the word “Colored”:
NYC ARTICLE ON THE USE OF "BIPOC":
RESOURCES ON HOW TO TALK ABOUT RACE: