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Patsy Brooks-Tallant

Patsy Brooks-Tallant

Master Pet Stylist and adoptee advocate; DNA genealogist specializing in adoption-related issues and Baby Scoop Era research.

Jul 7, 2026

Adoption: The Making of Me. An Oral History of Adoptee Stories

Adoption: The Making of Me. An Oral History of Adoptee Stories

Patsy: Found by DNA, Silenced by Family

Jul 7 · 1h 3m

Louise BrowneHOST
25:42
Mm-hmm.
Patsy Brooks-Tallant
Patsy Brooks-TallantGUEST
25:42
And, um, she'd left a number for me to get ahold of her.
Patsy Brooks-Tallant
Patsy Brooks-TallantGUEST
25:46
It was to my biological grandmother's house.
Patsy Brooks-Tallant
Patsy Brooks-TallantGUEST
25:50
Um, I put it off for over a year.
Patsy Brooks-Tallant
Patsy Brooks-TallantGUEST
25:53
I just, I wasn't ready.
Patsy Brooks-Tallant
Patsy Brooks-TallantGUEST
25:54
I was graduating high school, fixing to go to college.
Patsy Brooks-Tallant
Patsy Brooks-TallantGUEST
25:57
I just wasn't ready to deal with her.

23 MINS LATER

Sarah ReinhartHOST
49:09
Wow

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