Episodes

  • Ep 8: The Catalyst Foundation: Vietnam Culture Camp Special

    Ep 8: The Catalyst Foundation: Vietnam Culture Camp Special
    Nov 8 2022

    How To Use Your Voice Workshop: In July 2022, we had the amazing opportunity to present at the Catalyst Foundation’s Vietnam Culture Camp that hosts families across the US who have adopted from Vietnam. 


    Our workshop for adoptees aged 10-17 focused on the way in which you can empower yourself by using your voice to speak about your story. At Whatever Next?, we believe that using your voice is the key to changing dominating narratives in adoption. 


    We asked campers and counsellors, who are all adoptees, to do a short voice recording with us about anything that they had on their minds. 


    We hope you enjoy this episode that celebrates the community that has been built around the Catalyst Foundation and the friendships and memories that it has brought with it. 


    Read more about the Catalyst Foundation at catalystfoundation.org


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    30 mins
  • Episode 7: A Deep Dive into Hannah's Dissertation

    Episode 7: A Deep Dive into Hannah's Dissertation
    Feb 9 2022
    In this episode we take a deep dive into Hannah’s dissertation about online adoptee spaces, specifically Facebook Groups. Jo and Addie ask her questions about why she chose that topic, what she learned along the way, and how her own experience as an adoptee impacted her academic writing.

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    35 mins
  • Episode 6: 2021 Review

    Episode 6: 2021 Review
    Dec 21 2021
    In this episode, Addie, Hannah, and Jo mull over their most notable takeaways from creating this project; what they have learned, what they're still learning, and what changes they've seen within themselves this year.

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    27 mins
  • Episode 5: W/ Special Guest: Caroline Nguyen Ticarro

    Episode 5: W/ Special Guest: Caroline Nguyen Ticarro
    Dec 1 2021

    ***Disclaimer***


    Please be advised that the guest's audio was recording from Vietnam with her internet connection very poor. That in turn has led to the quality of her audio to be quite patchy.


    Addie and Jo interview Caroline Nguyen Ticcaro who is the founder of the Catalyst Foundation. Caroline was a Vietnam refugee and became an adoptive mother to twin daughters who are now beautiful young women. 


    Together, they discuss Caroline’s experience of creating the Vietnam Culture Camp which is an an annual family conference for those who adopted children from Vietnam. Since Addie’s younger sister was adopted from Vietnam, her family attended Caroline’s camp for many years in her childhood. Caroline discusses her experience of becoming a mother but also a Vietnamese mother since she herself was raised in a predominantly white community in Minnesota. Caroline touches on her thoughts about race in transracial adoption, the significance of mental health awareness among adoptive families, and where she sees Vietnam Culture Camp going in the future. 


    For more information about Caroline and the Catalyst Foundation go to www.catalystfoundation.org or you can find her on Facebook and Instagram @catalystvietnam



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    55 mins
  • Episode 4: W/ Special Guest Hanna Lee

    Episode 4: W/ Special Guest Hanna Lee
    Oct 31 2021
    In this episode we speak with Hanna Lee. A Korean adoptee; author of The One's Who Misbehave, Media Manager of The Universal Asian, and an Asian American Activist. In this episode, Hanna talks about her experience of writing her book, how she draws boundaries with engaging in the online adoptee community, and navigating parenthood as an adoptee.

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    46 mins
  • Episode 3: Going Back To China

    Episode 3: Going Back To China
    Oct 1 2021
    Join Addie, Hannah, and Jo's conversation about their experiences traveling back to China for the first time. Another important topic that they talk about is the question of why this topic often goes hand-in-hand with the topic of birth searching. They also explore thoughts on adoptive parents' insecurities that may come with this.

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    31 mins
  • Episode 2: Family and Background

    Episode 2: Family and Background
    Aug 26 2021
    Listen to Addie, Hannah and Jo's conversation about a variety of topics surrounding their family dynamics such as; What were the legal loopholes that Addie's mums had to jump through as a gay couple adopting from China to the US? Is one approach more beneficial than another in terms of speaking to young adoptees about adoption? What was it like for Hannah to grow up in Dorset and for Jo to grow up in North London? Why it's important for adoptive parents to understand the idea of the 'removal of ego' in considering their relationship with their child. Listen in to find out more!

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    42 mins
  • Episode 1: Dating & Relationships

    Episode 1: Dating & Relationships
    Jul 26 2021
    Tune in to hear Addie, Hannah and Jo discuss dating and relationships as adoptees; friendships, romantic relationships, and the relationship with oneself. They dive into breaking down walls, first dates, being in a long term relationship, emotional intimacy, abandonment and a touch on death of loved ones. There are many topics within the dating and relationships, listen in for more on this!

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    37 mins