Belonging Matters: Conversations on Adoption, Family & Kinship with Award Winning Author Julie McGue
Julie Ryan McGue who is an author, a domestic adoptee, and an identical twin. She writes extensively about finding out who you are, where you belong, and making sense of it. Julie’s debut award winning memoir Twice a Daughter: A Search for Identity, Family, and Belonging (She Writes Press) came out in May 2021. It is the story of her five-year search for birth relatives. Julie has a weekly blog That Girl, This Life and a monthly column at The Beacher that focus on identity, family, and life’s...
May 10, 2024
49 min
Today Jamie and I dive into the food sensitivity test results, taking a look at the foods that are causing me and my body issues. I've been working with Jamie for about 7 weeks now and I am already seeing some success. I've lost inches in my mid-section (all bloating from food reactions), there is virtually no pain in my hands and my energy is on the rise. The food journal has become my best friend, even if I don't always use it. I am learning so much about which foods cause me pain and whic...
Mar 18, 2024
41 min
While journaling my food habits I discovered I was doing a bit of negative self talk, and that got me thinking... Why do we talk negative to ourselves? And how do we find ways not to talk negatively to ourselves? Tracy Brady shares a few things throughout our conversation that we can do to help when we find we're in a negative conversation with ourselves. Music by Sonic Yogi: https://sonicyogi.com/ Support the show Website: https://cassieburton.com YouTube: https://...
Mar 4, 2024
1 hr 5 min
My daughter and I talk about once a week. And everytime we talk, we say, that would've made a great podcast. So a few weeks ago on a Saturday morning we talked for almost 3 hours and recorded the whole conversation. I'm sharing the first hour of our conversation, and will follow it up with the 2nd part later this month. Didn't do much editing so you are getting a very raw and real look at how our mother/daughter conversations typically go. We talk about consistency, trauma, values, be...
Feb 26, 2024
1 hr 12 min
As I walk into 2024 I'm realizing the health issues I learned about in 2023 have continued to decline. I was told my cholesterol was on the rise, my good estrogen was at zero and my bad estrogen was elevated, and I’ve been slowly putting on weight for over a year now. My lack of action in 2023 leaves me with 2 options; go it alone, which has not worked for me so far. Or phone a friend (who also happens to be a functional nutritionist), and begin the process of working with my doctor and my nu...
Jan 29, 2024
57 min
Did you know that 9 out of 10 people will fail their new year resolutions? Did you know that the average resolutions last about 3.74 months? Yes, yes they will! And because failure of resolution setting is so common, there are unofficial dates commemorating resolution failure. I love this!! We already know we are going to fail, so why not create a day to celebrate our failures. The first one is called “Ditch New Year Resolutions Day” and it’s on January 17th. The second one is unofficially ca...
Jan 7, 2024
31 min
2023 has been a year of change, and with change comes the unknown and a bit of chaos. Join me as a recap 2023 and look forward to what's to come in 2024. Music by Sonic Yogi. For more music from Sonic Yogi, visit https://sonicyogi.com/ Support the show Website: https://cassieburton.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvNgStf4gnZo-MKQ0jU6pDw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/curiosityjunkiecass/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/621323495403041
Dec 31, 2023
27 min
On Christmas day I woke up thinking about my sisters and all that we have been through together. Which got me thinking about birth order and how that impacts how we show up within the family dynamic and maybe in everyday life. The new music is from Sonic Yogi, AKA Jonathan Adams. You can check out more of his music at https://sonicyogi.com/ Support the show Website: https://cassieburton.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvNgStf4gnZo-MKQ0jU6pDw Instagram: https://www.instagram.c...
Dec 31, 2023
18 min
Coming home to yourself. 2023 has been a big year of change for me, one filled with endings and new beginnings. And it was important for me to come home to myself and re-establish a healthy and loving relationship with myself. Everything you desire in life is a reflection of your values. Our dreams and our goals represent the things we care most about. The things we feel we must have in order to express complete and true fulfillment. Living in alignment with our values is an on...
Oct 22, 2023
13 min
Why is it so challenging to feel like we belong with others, or in a group? Maybe it’s because we aren't in the practice of belonging to ourselves. So what exactly is belonging? Belonging is the feeling of security and support when there is a sense of acceptance, inclusion, and identity for a member of a certain group. When an individual can bring their authentic self. Here’s the cool thing. When we have the courage to be our authentic true self, we begin to communicate to others with ...
Jul 6, 2023
22 min
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