Michelle Madrid, an Emmy-nominated journalist, talks about her new book Let Us Be Greater: A Gentle, Guided Path to Healing For Adoptees. Adoption can be a lifeline of support and opportunity for many people, but it also poses challenges and emotional conditions that are often silenced or left unaddressed. These include PTSD, the risk of suicide, and the fear of abandonment. Michelle Madrid, an author, an adoptee empowerment coach, and a foster child, has experienced these challenges firsthand. She has learned that the complex emotions and psychological turmoil of adoption - including feelings of involuntary exile, anger, distrust, confusion, and unworthiness - are best addressed through identification, exploration, and understanding. In her book Let Us Be Greater, Michelle writes with compassion and authenticity, offering adoptees and their families a chance to feel heard, seen, and understood. The book helps them build open, fulfilling, and healthy relationships. Adoption can be a lifeline of support and opportunity for many people, but it also poses challenges and emotional conditions that are often silenced or left unaddressed. She has learned that the complex emotions and psychological turmoil of adoption - including feelings of involuntary exile, anger, distrust, confusion, and unworthiness - are best addressed through identification, exploration, and understanding. In her book Let Us Be Greater, Michelle writes with compassion and authenticity, offering adoptees and their families a chance to feel heard, seen, and understood. The book helps them build open, fulfilling, and healthy relationships. We talk about A soulful approach to healing as adoptees Empower healing for not knowing from where you came The eight pain points where adoptees feel pain Clearing misconceptions about adoption Revisiting abortion acceptance Saying "you were chosen" is a heavy burden Disenfranchised grief How adoption is rooted in loss Michelle Madrid is a life coach and guidance mentor passionate about igniting the light within every adoptee. She seeks soulful healing modalities to support clients in feeling a deeper connectedness with themselves and others. Michelle is a former foster child from the United Kingdom and an international adoptee. She understands the nuances of the adoptee experience. She considers it a great honor to guide adoptees back home to themselves as they embrace a deeper sense of identity and calling. Michelle is a Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI) Angels in Adoption Honoree and an inductee to the New Mexico Women’s Hall of Fame. She is a former Emmy-nominated television news journalist and an in-demand high-impact speaker with renowned domestic and international perspectives. She is also the host of the Electricity of You podcast, sharing transformational teachings that nudge listeners to reach their potential. Her illuminating content and coaching offerings can be found at TheMichelleMadrid.com. Michelle is a mother by adoption and birth. She’s an animal lover, a passionate equestrian, and a world traveler who feels at home no matter where she is because she’s found her home within.