Adoptee Perspective: Finding My Birth Mother and Facing Loss | Adoption Journey

Lauren shares her deeply personal adoptee story as a domestic infant adoptee from the closed adoption era. Knowing she was adopted from a young age, Lauren’s journey toward identity and belonging led her to an extraordinary adoption reunion—years before Ancestry DNA or social media made birth family searches more accessible. Through one random internet post, she connected with her birth mother and uncovered the truth: she was the product of an affair between her birth mother and her attorney. What followed was a complex and emotional birth mother reunion filled with love, acceptance, and the powerful support of her adoptive parents—especially her father, who reminded everyone that “there’s enough love to go around.” This adoptee reunion story also carries profound loss. Lauren opens up about losing her birth mother in 2020 to addiction, navigating adoptee grief, and what it means to continue building relationships with her birth family—including her brother on her birth father’s side. This episode explores adoption trauma, healing, identity, and the realities of reunion and loss. It’s a must-watch for anyone interested in adoption stories, adoptee perspectives, and the evolving journey of birth family connections. If you have a related story you'd like to share, please send us an email at foundwithtrishandsherri@gmail.com and you could be part of an upcoming episode. #adoptionstory #adopteevoices #adoptionreunion #closedadoption #adopteestory #birthmother #adoptiontrauma #adoptionhealing #adoptionjourney #dnareunion #foundfamily #identityjourney #adoptionawareness #realstories #podcastclips #adoptionpodcast #foundwithtrishandsherri