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Feb. 5, 2025

Exploring Identity After American-Indian Transracial Adoption

Susan Devan Harness is the author of "Bitterroot: A Salish Memoir of Transracial Adoption," a memoir describing her experience as a transracial adoptee removed from her American Indian home and adopted by a white family in Montana. Susan is also the author of "Mixing Cultural Identities Through Transracial Adoption: After…

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Jan. 27, 2025

Shining Light on Profound Aspects of the Mexican-American Experience

Reyna Grande is an award-winning novelist and memoirist. She is the author of the bestselling memoirs, "The Distance Between Us" and "A Dream Called Home," where she writes about her life before and after she arrived in the United States from Mexico as an undocumented child immigrant. Her other works…

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Aug. 28, 2024

Healing an old wound through an imagined interaction #father #daughter #shorts

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Aug. 28, 2024

A birth mother describes meeting her daughter decades after giving her up for adoption #shorts

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Aug. 28, 2024

A Birth Mother’s Healing Experience of Writing Her Story #teenpregnancy #adoption #shorts

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Aug. 28, 2024

Rediscovering Her Authentic Self and a Daughter Given Up After a Secret Teenage Pregnancy

Judy Liautaud is the author of two memoirs, the first titled “Sunlight on My Shadow: A Birth Mother’s Journey From Secrecy to Renewal,” and the second titled “South of Ordinary: A Moving Tale of Young Love and Self-Discovery.” She’s also the author and publisher of several children’s educational books through…

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Aug. 7, 2024

Facing the Truth About an Absentee Father #parent #shorts

To watch the full interview of Nicca Ray, daughter of legendary filmmaker Nicholas Ray, go to @HumancraftPod

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Aug. 7, 2024

The Impact of a Message From an Absentee Father #parent #shorts

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Aug. 7, 2024

Coping With an Absent Father #parent #shorts

Watch the full interview of Nicca Ray, daughter of legendary filmmaker Nicholas Ray @HumancraftPod

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Aug. 7, 2024

Finding Peace After Family Dysfunction, Abuse, and the Absence of a Legendary Filmmaker Father

Nicca Ray is the author of “Ray by Ray: A Daughter’s Take on the Legend of Nicholas Ray,” a blend of memoir and biography about her famous father and the impact of his absence in her life. She is also the author of poetry collections titled “Back Seat Baby,” “Curve,”…

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July 17, 2024

Vietnamese Nostalgia #vietnam #shorts

Full interview @HumancraftPod Memoirs available at https://www.amazon.com/Veil-Between-Two-Worlds-Silence/dp/164742397X and https://www.amazon.com/My-Vietnam-Your-daughter-returns/dp/1953103464

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July 17, 2024

Filling the void after a mother’s death #loss #shorts

Full interview @HumancraftPod Memoirs available at https://www.amazon.com/Veil-Between-Two-Worlds-Silence/dp/164742397X and https://www.amazon.com/My-Vietnam-Your-daughter-returns/dp/1953103464

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July 17, 2024

Grappling with identity and belonging in the U.S. and Vietnam. #vietnameseamerican #shorts

Full interview @HumancraftPod Memoirs available at https://www.amazon.com/Veil-Between-Two-Worlds-Silence/dp/164742397X and https://www.amazon.com/My-Vietnam-Your-daughter-returns/dp/1953103464

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July 17, 2024

Exploring Vietnamese-American Identity, Family Dynamics, and Two Vietnams

Christina Vo is a Vietnamese-American writer and the author of two memoirs, one titled “The Veil Between Two Worlds,” and the other a dual memoir written with her father called, “My Vietnam, Your Vietnam.” In our interview, we discuss the differences in experiences and perspectives between her and her father,…

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July 3, 2024

A combat veteran reflects on war #military #mentalhealth #shorts

Full interview at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgyp1SpYJBA&t=185s and https://www.humancraftpod.com/ Memoir available at https://www.amazon.com/Otherwise-Healthy-Person-Fallujah-Fighting/dp/1625862733

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July 3, 2024

Seeing nuance and complexity in and after war #military #combat #mentalhealth #shorts

Full interview at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgyp1SpYJBA&t=185s and https://www.humancraftpod.com/ Memoir available at https://www.amazon.com/Otherwise-Healthy-Person-Fallujah-Fighting/dp/1625862733

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July 3, 2024

Combat Veteran Writes a Memoir #military #mentalhealth #shorts

Full interview at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgyp1SpYJBA&t=185s and https://www.humancraftpod.com/ Memoir available at https://www.amazon.com/Otherwise-Healthy-Person-Fallujah-Fighting/dp/1625862733

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July 3, 2024

A combat veteran confronts his emotions. #military #mentalhealth #shorts

Full interview at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgyp1SpYJBA&t=185s and https://www.humancraftpod.com/ Memoir available at https://www.amazon.com/Otherwise-Healthy-Person-Fallujah-Fighting/dp/1625862733

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July 3, 2024

Surviving Combat and Internal Battles

Ron Jansen is a Marine combat veteran and the author of a memoir titled, “An Otherwise Healthy Person: A Marine’s Story of Going to Fallujah and Fighting to Come Home.” In our interview, he discusses his deployment to Fallujah during a time of intense fighting between the U.S. military and…

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June 19, 2024

The loving mother whose life was ultimately taken by domestic violence. #love #loss #shorts

Full interview at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfg5ibTfixSs4FUW_8Uxhig and https://www.humancraftpod.com/ Memoir, "Beautiful Ashes," at https://www.amazon.com/Beautiful-Ashes-Murder-Betrayal-Womans-ebook/dp/B09KNWK5MP

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June 19, 2024

The reality of growing up with domestic violence. #familytrauma #childhoodabuse #shorts

Full interview at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfg5ibTfixSs4FUW_8Uxhig and https://www.humancraftpod.com/ Memoir, "Beautiful Ashes," at https://www.amazon.com/Beautiful-Ashes-Murder-Betrayal-Womans-ebook/dp/B09KNWK5MP

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June 19, 2024

On a mission to help others after her father’s murder of her mother and other traumas. #shorts

Full interview at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfg5ibTfixSs4FUW_8Uxhig and https://www.humancraftpod.com/ Memoir, "Beautiful Ashes," at https://www.amazon.com/Beautiful-Ashes-Murder-Betrayal-Womans-ebook/dp/B09KNWK5MP

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June 19, 2024

The moment she knew her father murdered her mother. #trauma #abuse #shorts

Full interview at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfg5ibTfixSs4FUW_8Uxhig and https://www.humancraftpod.com/ Memoir, "Beautiful Ashes," at https://www.amazon.com/Beautiful-Ashes-Murder-Betrayal-Womans-ebook/dp/B09KNWK5MP

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June 19, 2024

Testifying against her father in his trial for the murder of her mother #trauma #shorts

Full interview at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfg5ibTfixSs4FUW_8Uxhig and https://www.humancraftpod.com/ Memoir, "Beautiful Ashes," at https://www.amazon.com/Beautiful-Ashes-Murder-Betrayal-Womans-ebook/dp/B09KNWK5MP

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