Episode # 7 Reclaiming Pleasure Adoption, Identity, and the Erotic Self

Ever felt like you're building your own mirror from scratch? That's the realness of displacement when nobody in the room looks like you, moves like you, or even knows how to see you. And yet, here you are, owning your story anyway. Episode 7 of The Mixed-Blend Podcast, "Reclaiming Pleasure: Adoption, Identity, and the Erotic Self," is a dialogue centering feminist scholarship, lived experience, and the radical act of reclamation. My guest, Anna Linde, MSc, adopted from Brazil, raised in Sweden, now residing on the sacred lands of Thailand, brings both academic rigor and lived wisdom as a sexologist, researcher, and dance and movement therapist. Together, we interrogate what happens to identity and sexual health, particularly for women and adoptees, when the world offers no reflection. This is research grounded in evidence, embodied in truth, and fueled by curiosity. We break down how sexual identity gets lost in translation when you're always reading the room, and how reclaiming the erotic self means going deeper, way deeper than any title or expectation. We also get real about what it takes for adoptive parents to raise whole, thriving humans while healing their own stories. This episode is an invitation: what would it mean to reclaim those parts of yourself that never had a mirror? Imagine the power in that. Content note: this conversation touches on adoption, displacement, trauma, and sexual health. Take care of yourself while you listen. Also available on Spotify, Amazon Music, and iHeart Share this with someone who has lived between places or families. Comment below: what would it mean to reclaim the parts of you that never had a mirror? Ya tú sabes. 🖤 Con mucho amor, Izzy #MixedBlendPodcast #AdoptionStory #Embodiment #CulturalDisplacement #MixedIdentity #IdentityAndBelonging