#5 My Body Remembered Korea Before I Did | Korean Adoptee Jenna Lee Kim (Part 2)

What does it mean when your body recognizes something your conscious mind never learned? In part two of this conversation with Jenna Lee Kim — Korean adoptee, former mayor, Jeju Island resident — we move from reunion into the quieter questions underneath it. We cover: How Korean society views adoptees — then vs. now, and what's quietly shifting The NCRC and what's actually happening with Korean adoption records right now Representation in Hollywood — why the birth mother is almost always the villain, and what that messaging does to adoptees without them realizing it Language and identity: why it took Jenna over a year to feel comfortable speaking Korean at all Seaweed soup on an airplane — and what it means when your body remembers something your mind never knew Advice for adoptees at every stage: the ones just starting, the ones not ready, and the ones deep in it How Jenna Lee Kim became her name again, and everything it holds Her retreats for Korean adoptees on Jeju Island Haven't heard part one? Start there —    • #4 She Got a Phone Call That Changed Every...   🔗 Find Jenna: Instagram @mayor.jenna.explores   / mayor.jenna.explores   Substack: https://substack.com/@jennaleekim Jeju retreats for Korean adoptees → DM her directly Hang out with me on Instagram: Food: tastytrailstravelpod   / tastytrailstravelpod   Life in Korea: @wherewefindhome   / wherewefindhome   Identity & Belonging: https://substack.com/@wherewefindhome ✨ If you know an adoptee who might resonate with this, pass it along! We want to make sure nobody feels alone