186. Simon Benn: "Be Inspired and Empowered by Your Lived Experience"

Once Upon A Time...In Adopteeland

Simon Benn is a returning guest.

Simon was adopted at 5 weeks old and told so young he doesn’t ever remember not knowing. He didn't experience any conscious adoption trauma until 40 when he found out his childhood teddy bear was a gift from his birth mother. This caused an eruption of anger, feeling rejected and unloved. That kickstarted a healing journey exploring trauma, my roots and who he is. Simon spent 17 years doing this and continues to be fascinated by healing, growing and thriving. He’s interviewed over 400 people about this from the adoption constellation for the Thriving Adoption podcast https://www.thrivingadoptees.com/podcast

Simon also runs his own webinars on advocacy, thriving and other topics for adoptees and adoptive parents and adoption social workers.

Music by Corey Quinn