Finding Home: Adoption, a Journey of Hope and Belonging!
Do you wonder why parents would put a child up for adoption or how the process could impact a child's identity formation and sense of belonging?
This episode of Get a G.R.I.P. with Coach Elix and special guest Steven Macek explores Coach Elix's adoption story as well as the challenges and triumphs of adoption.
Learn how the process can give people the freedom to explore deeper family connections and a sense of self in Coach Elix and Steven's discussion.
About Guest Steven Frederick Macek
Steven is a frequent guest on the Get a G.R.I.P. with Coach Elix podcast. As a practicing medium, he is in tune with the emotional and spiritual bonds people make with each other.
Steven also has a connection to the adoption process and how it affects people through his personal, long-time relationship with Coach Elix, who is an adopted person. He regularly offers his personal and professional insight into various topics on the podcast.
Adoption Connects the Spirits of Children and Parents
During the conversation, Steven and Coach Elix explore the reason behind Coach Elix's adoption as a young child. His parents were financially unable to take on another child and decided to let another caring relative adopt him as her own.
People may choose to become adoptive parents for many reasons. Infertility problems, same-sex couples who desire children, and a simple willingness to give a child a loving home are other common reasons children and non-biological parents form connections through an adoption journey.
Finding New Beginnings in Unexpected Places
According to the 2020 United States census, there are nearly 5 million adopted children, who account for roughly 7% of the population.
Adoption is a way for children, parents, and families to form caring, long-term emotional connections that wouldn't be possible otherwise.
It opens the door for new relationships to form or emotional bonding to occur, like Coach Elix viewing his aunt as a beloved mother figure.
Freedom in Understanding Your Adopted and Biological Roots
Coach Elix and Steven delve into Coach Elix's need to learn about his biological family after discovering his adoption. After receiving his adoptive mother's blessings to start his search, he uncovered his birth parents.
As an adopted child, knowing about your biological and adopted roots can help you learn more about your own identity. Unfortunately, different dynamics can confuse adopted children about their past or family.
Understanding the truth can be freeing and solidify one's sense of belonging.
Connecting with Steven F. Macek
The G.R.I.P. Method
G.R.I.P. stands for "Greatness Requires Intention & Purpose." People who have followed this method can attest to the veracity of the title. This strategy helps people identify their goals and execute them with clear intentions through planning, purpose, and integrity.
It is a roadmap that guides you through struggles and hardships, with the final destination being the life you want to lead or the changes you wish to make. The G.R.I.P. Method offers a plan to go from fear to freedom and helps you break away from where past attempts did not work.
