#33: When It Wasn't the 'Happy Ending' You Were Sold: Adoption Lessons with Wendy Hayes

The Inner Child Podcast

Gloria Zhang, MA

Ptsd, Attachment Styles, Commitment, Self-improvement, Childhood Trauma, Health & Fitness, Therapist, Inner Child Healing, Education, C-ptsd, Codependency, Alternative Health, Self Love, Dating, Asian Canadian, Relationships, Codependent Relationships, Mental Health

4.8 • 551 Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Adoption has been considered to be a "happy ending" for children who grew up without a family or children from unsafe homes. But what happens when it wasn't everything you thought it was going to be? Today, I sat down with my former client, Wendy Hayes, the author of The Heart That Silence Built, to talk about the complexities of abandonment wounds, and what it was really like being adopted and going through the system. Stay tuned to hear Wendy's beautifully-written poem and get a chance to W...

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0:00.0	What happens when you're finally removed from an unsafe family or situation?
0:05.0	But it wasn't the happy ending you thought it was going to be.
0:09.0	Today, I invited my former client, Wendy Hayes, who is the author of The Heart That Silence Built,
0:16.0	to talk about the complexities of abandonment wounds, what it was really like being adopted and going through
0:21.8	the system, and so many lightbulb moments that I know you're going to love. Right after this
0:28.2	intro. Hi, I'm Gloria Zhang and after 10 years of struggling in toxic relationships, I
0:37.4	attracted the love of my life by
0:39.2	healing my inner child.
0:41.0	This podcast is your weekly dose of my expertise as a therapist and dating relationship coach
0:47.0	for high achievers.
0:49.3	Learn tips to overcome low self-worth, emotional baggage, and childhood trauma so that you too can step into your power and attract the love you desire.
0:59.3	Welcome to the Inner Child Podcast.
1:03.1	Hello, Wendy, and welcome to the Inner Child Podcast. I'm so excited to finally have you on here.
1:10.5	Hi, Gloria. I'm really excited to be here you on here. Hi, Gloria.
1:11.3	I'm really excited to be here.
1:12.6	I've been listening to it for a while.
1:14.9	Yes.
1:15.7	A different kind of conversation today, for sure.
1:18.9	For those listening, tell us who you are and what is it that you are passionate about.
1:24.6	Yeah.
1:25.1	Oh, gosh, so many things.
1:27.2	My name is Wendy. Professionally, I do marketing and branding work,
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