122 – Deep Rooted Issues Of Shame And Guilt

08/31/24 • 54 min

John called me from Charlotte, NC, but his story starts in Ontario Canada. He shares how he grew up in a strict home and how even though he was mischievous, he didn’t think his actions warranted his unceremonious delivery to boarding school. After decades of dedication to his search, he finally discovered his birth mother’s identity, accidentally uncovered deeply held lifelong secrets, and he hopes to have a pint with the man falsely named as his birth father. This is John’s journey.

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Who Am I Really? - 122 – Deep Rooted Issues Of Shame And Guilt

Transcript

John (00:03):

It was really, really comforting. You know, I'm going through this extremely scary time. I feel like I'm doing it alone. I don't have the support of my wife or anybody because I kept everybody out. This was, this was my road to walk and whether they would have understood it or not, I kept them separate. But to have to have somebody realize who I was and make those connections of who I was and tie everything together. It was one of the most amazing feelings that, that I can