{"podcast":{"title":"Unraveling Me","slug":"unraveling-me-7569853","podcast_index_feed_id":7569853,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/690534bf3906f8011add9159","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/unraveling-me","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/690534bf3906f8011add9159/1764205341144-b718e518-900f-43d5-82d8-91561a3645ff.jpeg","author":"Kara Rubinstein-Deyerin & Alan Katz","episode_count":41,"summary":"Join host Kara Rubinstein Deyerin as she speaks with people who, like her, are impacted by NPE's (non-parental events), DNA surprises, adoption, assisted reproduction, or other unexpected information bombs that reveal the truth about who they are and their family relationships and secrets. As anyone who's ever experienced such an event can tell you, it separates you from you. From knowing your own story. In \"Unraveling Me\", Kara explores the myriad ways why knowing the truth about who you are and who your family is matters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T16:19:46.198920+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unraveling-me-7569853"},"episode":{"title":"Unraveling Me Special Edition","slug":"unraveling-me-special-edition","published_at":"2026-02-11T17:47:37+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unraveling-me-7569853/unraveling-me-special-edition","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unraveling-me-7569853","url":"https://shows.acast.com/unraveling-me/episodes/unraveling-me-special-edition","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/690534bf3906f8011add9159/e/698cc0ba34f221647e32c8db/media.mp3","summary":"UM Special Edition – When Adoption Is Framed as a Solution - This conversation is not about debating politics. It is about lived experience, accuracy, and accountability. It centers the voices of those most affected by adoption—and asks what the public deserves to understand when adoption is elevated during moments of national influence. SHOW NOTES:  A Super Bowl commercial titled  Adoption Is an Option  ignited strong reactions among people connected to adoption. Positioned as a “third choice” in the abortion debate, the ad presents adoption as moral workaround to the question of abortion. But for many, the message felt incomplete—and deeply unsettling.   In this special edition of  Unraveling Me , Kara convenes birth parents, adoptees, therapists, and advocates to examine what happens when adoption is framed as a solution rather than a lifelong reality. Together, they unpack the distinction often overlooked in public messaging: abortion is a decision made early in pregnancy; adoption is a permanent legal outcome to an often temporary problem—a choice that should only occur after carrying a child to term and giving birth.   Kara sits down with a powerful group of birth parents, adoptees, therapists, and advocates: Leslie Pate Mackinnon: birth mom, therapist with decades of experience, and board member of  Concerned United Birthparents Dr. Abby Hasberry: birth mom, adoptee, therapist, and author of  Adopting Privilege Jennifer Fahlsing: adoptee, birth mom, and co-founder of the  National Association of Adoptees and Parents Renee Gelin: birth mom and founder of  Saving Our Sisters   Together they discuss: Why adoption and abortion are not answers to the same question What gets erased when adoption is reduc…","meta_description":"UM Special Edition – When Adoption Is Framed as a Solution - This conversation is not about debating politics. It is about lived experience, accuracy, and…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2485,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/unraveling-me-7569853/episodes/unraveling-me-special-edition/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unraveling-me-7569853/unraveling-me-special-edition.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}