Ep 14. Scott’s Power of Emotional Choice: Taking Control of Your Life

In this episode of the Stories of Adoption podcast, host Jason interviews an anonymous organizational behaviorist, Scott McKena, who shares their experience of discovering their birth family through 23andMe. Scott discusses the emotional journey of connecting with their birth mother and the impact it had on their adoptive family. He also share their professional journey, co-founding Emotional Blueprinting, a company aimed at helping successful individuals manage burnout and dissatisfaction. Scott’s personal and professional experiences intertwine, highlighting the impact of adoption on core beliefs and emotional well-being.

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Ep 18. ⁠Whispers of Destiny: The Unlikely Connection That Led to Our Beautiful Family

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The Disappointment of a Lack of Close DNA Matches

I used to see this in
my inbox and get terribly excited. My heart would race and my fingers couldn’t
log in fast enough.
 Now I see this
notification and sometimes I don’t even log in right away.

Everyone says, “Don’t
stop believing…” Honestly some days I
do, and some days I don’t. My faith is high for
other people, and other things, but when it comes to having faith for myself, it’s often low. Maybe it’s that adoptee
curse of always feeling like you will be the one who is different.   I logged in yesterday
to see my matches and none of them even made the front page. They weren’t close enough….like 5th-8th cousins.

Unless my father lives
to be an extremely old man of Biblical proportions, time is running out.

I continue to hold on
to all of my many blessings in life, and accept the fact that this may not be
one of them.

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