Episode 193 - Finding My Birth Mother Didn't Fix Everything: Rebekah Heslop, Part 1
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Episode Episode 193 - Finding My Birth Mother Didn't Fix Everything: Rebekah Heslop, Part 1
In this episode - the first we are releasing from our South Island recording series - I sit down with Rebekah Heslop to hear her story. Rebekah was adopted at just 10 days old, she shared with us the internal feeling of rejection that followed her into adulthood, and into her radical return to Christ.
Even though Rebekah always knew she was adopted, loved and cherished by her adopted parents, she shares how she quietly wrestled with feelings of rejection and a deep curiosity about her birth parents. Eventually, she decided to search for them, hoping it might bring some of the answers she had been looking for. But, finding her birth mother didn't fix everything.
We talk about the reality of navigating that relationship, the season where she lost her way, searching for answers through a psychic, and how God radically changed her life. Rebekah's story is honest, vulnerable, and such a beautiful reminder that while people can't always give us the answers we're looking for, our identity and healing are ultimately found in Christ.
Click here to watch this episode on YouTube. 0:00 - Coming up 0:54 - Welcome and introducing Rebekah Heslop 3:27 - Adopted at 10 days old 7:02 - Understanding adoption but feeling rejected 10:04 - Did knowing you were adopted affect you? 13:00 - Understanding God as a child 15:43 - Curiosity growing around birth parents 17:14 - Losing her way 20:00 - Beginning the search for her birth parents 22:06 - First contact with her birth mother 26:34 - Feeling obligated to maintain the relationship 30:14 - Searching for answers through a psychic 32:50 - Returning to church 34:31 - Radical freedom from alcohol
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