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E147: Unpacking the Pain: How Childhood Loss Shapes Adult Love: Guest; Julie Ryan McGue
In this powerful episode of Adult Child of Dysfunction, I sit down with Julie Ryan McGue, adoptee, memoirist, and now a three-time published author, to discuss the complex emotions surrounding adoption trauma, identity, and grief.
Julie’s story is deeply personal—growing up as an adoptee, she always grappled with questions about her origins. But alongside her search for identity, she also carried the responsibility of having a younger sister with disabilities. When her sister passed away suddenly, it left an unshakable void in her life.
Throughout this episode, Julie shares:
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