Finding Home: Adoption, a Journey of Hope and Belonging! Part 2
Last time, on Get a G.R.I.P. with Coach Elix, we explored the topic of adoption. In Part 1 of Finding Home: Adoption, a Journey of Hope and Belonging, we were honored to lean into the power of listening and gain insight from special guest Steven “The Medium” Macek. In this episode, Steven talks about Coach Elix’s adoption story. Coach Elix was fortunate to have a loving member of his family adopt him as a young child due to his birth family’s financial instability.
In Part 2, Steven “The Medium” Macek is back to help listeners discover freedom through adoption. As a medium and adoptee, Steven’s powerful insight can help lead adoptive families and adoptees toward a journey of emotional resilience. On this path, adoptees and adoptive families gain a stronger sense of belonging as they embark on quests for family reunification.
A Search for Freedom and Identity
Adopted children can spend the majority of their lives on an identity search as they struggle to figure out where they fit in. In this process, they can suffer from self-esteem issues, and no matter the circumstances, they may feel like they don’t belong anywhere with anyone. Through a candid, transparent conversation, Steven and Coach Elix offer advice on the adoptive process and how to help adoptive families tap into their collective spirit of autonomy.
The Importance of Ancestry
One of the challenges an adoptive parent can encounter is helping their children feel secure and completely loved. Each family has a unique history and ancestral story, so one way to help children gain a stronger sense of self is through heritage discovery.
Ancestry exploration is crucial in helping adoptees understand who they are so they can forge forward in life with self-confidence, self-efficacy, and self-esteem. Through his personal heritage discovery, Steven the Medium guides listeners to a place of peace by offering helpful insight they can use on their journeys.
Families Growing Stronger Together
When parents decide to adopt a child, they are moving from a place of love, motivated by empathy and a deep feeling of caring. Steven and Coach Elix discuss how tapping into that same loving energy can help adoptive families forge kinship bonds and make lifelong connections where they discover the spirit of collective strength as they continue to grow as a family unit.
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.
