1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 In this week’s Unraveling Adoption podcast (formerly Safe Home Podcast), Beth talks with Alex Baquero, a 31yo from Philadelphia who was adopted at 6 months old from Colombia. His adoptive parents are white, and he started reuniting with his birth family 12 years ago. He shares his adoption story and his complicated reunion story, plus he lets us know what tools have helped him along the way.&amp;nbsp; =============== 💌 Sign up for our Unraveling Adoption's email list: http://eepurl.com/hVIAVX =============== RESOURCES: Alex’s information: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindmentorllc/ Voices of the Adopted podcast episodes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1518016505 === Other Resources: Other Parents Like Me - &amp;nbsp;https://www.facebook.com/other.parents.like.me Heather Ross - Life Coaching for Parents of Addicted Teens: https://heatherrosscoaching.com/ Find a Tele-Therapist: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/online-counseling =============== Unraveling Adoption is produced and hosted by Beth Syverson Music written and performed by Joseph Nakao Email questions or comments to Beth@UnravelingAdoption.com Find us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube Support Unraveling Adoption on Patreon: Patreon.com/UnravelingAdoption www.UnravelingAdoption.com&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; =============== TIME STAMPS: &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;1:33 Alex’s adoption story as a child &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;5:15 Both extremes are invalidating to adoptees &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;6:46 Growing up Colombian in a white family and white suburbia &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;8:02 Alex’s initial search for his birth family 10:30 How adoptive parents often get in the way of adoptees’ healing and reunion 16:10 Reuniting with his Scandinavian sisters 19:24 How Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) has helped Alex 21:30 How Alex got connected with his birth mother in Colombia 24:22 The complexities of traveling in Colombia 25:35 How Covid added to the complexity of reunion with his mother 28:25 Meeting Alex’s father’s side of the family, unexpectedly&amp;nbsp; 31:10 How Alex managed his emotions and thinking during his time in Colombia 33:35 Aftermath back at home 37:55 Telling his adoptive parents about his reunion 39:03 Going forward…what are Alex’s future plans? Unraveling Adoption http://sites.libsyn.com/452856/site <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/25605936/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/144303402