What is the journey like when you’re adopted and begin the search for your identity beyond your adoptive family?  In this heart-warming and vulnerable conversation with Julie McGue, author of Twice a Daughter: A Search for Identity, Family, and Belonging, we dive into our own personal experiences of adoption from different angles. As a twin adopted in the sixties, Julie had the challenge of finding her birth parents, and the disappointment that initially came from her attempt for contact. Our conversation leads to the importance of awareness, following your knowing, and moving through grief, excitement, and the roller coaster of emotions that come from learning where you came from. 

About the Guest:

Julie Ryan McGue is an American writer, a domestic adoptee, and an identical twin. She explores the topics of finding out who you are, where you belong and making sense of it. She is the author of two books: Twice a Daughter: A Search for Identity, Family, and Belonging, and Belonging Matters: Conversations on Adoption, Family, and Kinship. Her third book, a prequel to Twice a Daughter, is due to be released in November 2024.

Find Julie here!

https://www.juliemcgueauthor.com/

Facebook: https://www.juliemcgueauthor.com/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/julieryanmcgue

Find Belonging Matters here: https://www.amazon.com/Belonging-Matters-Conversations-Adoption-Kinship/dp/1958714801/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?crid=1WVVUD34B5PMO&keywords=julie+ryan+mcgue&qid=1692197401&sprefix=%2Caps%2C127&sr=8-4

About the Host:

Tanya Gill, B.A./B.Ed, BSW, RSW, Certified Grief Practitioner, Certified Life Coach, and Joy Alchemist

Tanya’s mission is to create a legacy of self-love for women that reinforces trust in themselves through our programs, coaching, podcast, and book, The Trifecta of Joy! She is the Founder and creator of the Trifecta of Joy Philosophy. With over 30 years of research and work in various helping fields, she is your real-talk friend, teacher, social worker, and coach!  Using her philosophy of the Trifecta of Joy, her mission is to empower people through their struggles with the elements of awareness, befriending your inner critic and raising your vibe.

This podcast is about sharing stories of imperfection moving through life to shift toward possibilities, purpose, and power in your life! Having had many wtf moments including becoming a widow, struggling with weight and body image issues, dating after loss, single parenting, remarriage, and blending families, Tanya is committed to offering you inspiration and empowerment – body, mind, and spirit! As a speaker, writer, and coach, Tanya steps into her life’s purpose daily – to INSPIRE HOPE.

Order your copy of the Trifecta of Joy – HELP yourself in a world of change right here:

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In this episode I talk about neurodiversity including autism, ADHD and dyslexia and how important it is to understand that we may unintentionally approach neurodiversity with a bias.  You are invited to understand some common biases as we explore some of the ways that neurodiversity may be presented byanother person.  Whether you are neurodivergent yourself, or have someone in your life that seems to see, hear, and process the world differently from you, this is an invitation to make a cup of tea and listen with an open heart. This one is for everyone, because everyone is different.  Let’s see the light in one another, drop the judgement and bias, and lean in with love and light!

 From my heart to yours,

Tanya xo

About

the Host:

Tanya Gill, B.A./B.Ed, BSW, RSW, Certified Grief Practitioner, Certified Life Coach, and Joy Alchemist

Tanya’s mission is to create a legacy of self-love for women that reinforces trust in themselves through our programs, coaching, podcast, and book, The Trifecta of Joy!  

She is the Founder and creator of the Trifecta of Joy Philosophy.  With over 30 years of research and work in various helping fields, she is your real-talk friend, teacher, social worker, and coach! 

Using her

philosophy of the Trifecta of Joy, her mission is to empower people through

their struggles with the elements of awareness, befriending your inner critic

and raising your vibe. This podcast is about sharing stories of imperfection

moving through life to shift toward possibilities, purpose, and power in your

life!

Having had many wtf moments including becoming a widow, struggling with weight and body image issues, dating after loss, single parenting, remarriage, and blending families, Tanya is committed to offering you inspiration and empowerment – body, mind, and spirit! As a speaker, writer, and coach, Tanya steps into her life’s purpose daily – to INSPIRE HOPE.

Order your copy of the Trifecta of Joy – HELP yourself in a world of change right here:

https://www.perfectlyimperfect.wtf/trifecta-of-joy

Get in touch with Tanya and follow the fun and inspiration in other places too!

www.perfectlyimperfect.wtf 

https://www.facebook.com/TrifectaofJoy

https://www.instagram.com/TrifectaofJoy

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanya-gill-695aa358/

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https://www.tiktok.com/@perfectlyimperfect.wtf?lang=en

Hugs, Hip Bumps, and Go ahead and SHINE!

Xo Tanya

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In this episode Heidi Dunstan and I have a candid discussion about the importance of talking about and acknowledging one another in grief.  In the past few years it is hard to come across another human that has been free of experiencingloss.  We are all grieving.  For some it is fresh, for others it is aged, but remains – because grief is not bad – it’s a testament to have loved.

This episode is a gentle reminder to yourself as a griever, or as someone who is in the sphere of another in grief that it is not simply the loss that must be acknowledged, but the path of healing and hope that comes from allowing others to be seen.  To truly help; honour, have empathy, love, and be present for and with another in their journey. 

With allowing it to be in what it is – tears, laughter, dark humor, or even silence. This episode will touch your heart for certain.

About The Guest

Heidi Dunstan is a Certified Grief Educator and best-selling author. Her passion to help others, learn more about grief, and how to support others who are grieving came after losing her husband unexpectedly almost three years ago. Her experience with friends and loved ones saying the wrong thing or completely disappearing gave her first-hand knowledge that many people have never learned how to grieve which often leaves grievers to grieve in isolation.

Heidi Dunstan's Website - https://heididunstan.ca/

About the Host:

Tanya Gill, B.A./B.Ed, BSW,RSW, Certified Grief Practitioner, Certified Life Coach, and Joy Alchemist

Tanya’s mission is to create a legacy of self-love for women that reinforces trust in themselves through our programs, coaching, podcast, and book, The Trifecta of Joy!  She is the Founder and creator of the Trifecta of Joy Philosophy.  With over 30 years of research and work in various helping fields, she is your real-talk friend, teacher, social worker, and coach!  Using her philosophy of the Trifecta of Joy, her mission is to empower people through their struggles with the elements of awareness, befriending your inner critic and raising your vibe. This podcast is about sharing stories of imperfection moving through life to shift toward possibilities, purpose, and power in your life!

Having had many wtf moments including becoming a widow, struggling with weight and body image issues, dating after loss, single parenting, remarriage, and blending families, Tanya is committed to offering you inspiration and empowerment – body, mind, and spirit! As a teacher, speaker, writer, and mentor, Tanya steps into her life’s purpose daily – to INSPIRE HOPE.

Order your copy of the Trifecta of Joy – HELP yourself in a world of change right here:

https://www.perfectlyimperfect.wtf/trifecta-of-joy

Get in touch with Tanya and follow the fun and inspiration in other places too!

www.perfectlyimperfect.wtf 

https://www.facebook.com/TrifectaofJoy

https://www.instagram.com/TrifectaofJoy

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanya-gill-695aa358/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH9VaHVMPa-Vk0l4LTuc_lQ

https://www.tiktok.com/@perfectlyimperfect.wtf?lang=en

Hugs,