Most of us spend years searching for the one thing we can't name — the feeling of truly belonging somewhere.
Host Stacey Chillemi sits down with James Hayden and Dawni Rae Shaw, two people who discovered through Ancestry DNA that they share the same father — and 10 other siblings they never knew existed.
In this episode you'll learn:
🧬 How a single DNA test can completely rewrite your sense of identity
💔 Why the pain of an absent parent doesn't fade on its own — and what actually heals it
🔓 How being vulnerable opens doors that years of strength couldn't
🧠 The real work of inner-child healing — and why it's worth every hard moment
🌱 What "wholeness" actually looks and feels like on the other side
🔗 Connect with James Hayden
Website: jamesbhayden.com | Podcast: Adapt or Die (Apple & Spotify)
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jamesbhayden | YouTube: @JamesBHayden
Instagram & X/Twitter: @jamesbhayden | TikTok: @jameshayden6140

🔗 Connect with Dawni Rae Shaw
Website: dawnirae.com | Child to Wild: whoamitome.com
Facebook & Instagram: Dawni Rae Shaw

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