Episode 41: Genetic Genealogy 101

Join hosts, adoption coaches and adoptive parents, Susan David and Gayle Swift, as they interview adoption author, adoptee, and adoptee genealogist, Lynn Grubb for an enlightening first discussion about genetic genealogy for adoptees. Lynn lets us in on what you need to know before starting and some other considerations you might not have considered. As always, your hosts focus on Adoption Attuned practices that help families raise healthy and happy adopted children. Our guest, Lynn Grubb, offers a variety of perspectives: she is an Adoptee, a Kinship Adoptive Parent, and Editor of the The Adoptee Survival Guide: Adoptees Share Their Wisdom and Tools. Lynn also writes at her blog , No Apologies for Being Me . Born in Chicago, Illinois in the middle of the Baby Scoop Era , Lynn grew up wondering where she came from and why she was given up for adoption. At the age of 40, Lynn embarked on a search for her roots, had a reunion with her maternal family and fourteen years later, found her birth father thanks to genetic genealogy She is currently working on a memoir to be published in 2021. Lynn also serves as "The Adopted Genealogist" on Facebook where she uses her expertise to help other adoptees find family. Lynn writes from the perspective of many hats: adult adoptee, kinship adoptive parent, step-parent, biological parent and child advocate. When not writing, you can find her at any live concert. She currently serves as President of the Adoptee Rights Coalition, which advocates for adopted people to receive equal access to their original birth certificates.

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Episode 41: Genetic Genealogy 101 is an episode from Gift Family Services with Joann DiStefano and Susan David by Joann DiStefano and Susan David.

This episode is 32:36 long.

This episode was published on Nov 8, 2021.

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