# Monica Hall

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I Had a Dream of an Easy Life A Poem by Monica Hall

Performed by Robert Beatty with Saffire Bouchellion on hand pan accompaniment Hey friend — I used to dream of a flawless, straight-line life: honors, applause, zero heartbreak. But every perfect picture felt empty compared to this messy, raw, and strangely beautiful life I actually live. So here'…

Neshia: Carrying Truth, Creating Safety

Content Warning: This episode discusses suicide and mental health struggles; if you or someone you know needs help, please call/text 988 in the US and Canada. Neshia, short for Teneshia, is from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was apprehended from her biological mother due to neglect and entered the…

Jan: Hidden in Plain Sight

In 1954, Jan was born in a Quaker unwed mother's home. She was relinquished at birth, and her adoptive parents and brother became her world. When Jan turned 38, she was inundated with what she calls "nudges" to locate birth mother. Meeting her birth mother and biological family led to a complex and…

Maria: The Long Road to Knowing

Maria was born and raised in the SF Bay Area in a hippie town full of diversity and freedom.  Her journey began in a temporary foster home until she was adopted at about four months old from the Children's Home Society to parents who already had three older kids, all boys.  Her adoptive parents div…

Season 11 Finale: Monica Hall, Jesse Scott & Liz Harvie

Season 11 concludes with Monica Hall, Jesse Scott, and Liz Harvie discussing their powerful books - Practically Still a Virgin, You Can’t Get Rid of Me, and Unspoken - and exploring the many layers of the adoptee experience. In a deep and honest conversation with hosts Sarah Reinhardt and Louise Br…

How the unshakable Monica Hall overcame her trauma and turned her Pain into Purpose.

“My biggest gift is my past—yours can be too.” Speaker, coach, and author of Practically Still a Virgin, Monica Hall shares her raw and powerful story of overcoming profound trauma—including adoption, placing a child for adoption, rape, divorce, and other life-altering experiences. Through it all, …

Called to Build: Dr. Monica Hall and the Thrive Way

What does it look like when obedience becomes a school? In this episode of Choice Words, host J. Artist sits down with Dr. Monica Hall — founder, principal, pastor, Army chaplain, and veteran — the powerhouse behind T.H.R.I.V.E. Christian Academy, a fully accredited K–12 private school she started …

The Genetic Sexual Attraction Nobody Talks About

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The Indigenous Identity Adoption Couldn’t Erase

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Recode Decode: Mike Judge, Thomas Middleditch, Kumail Nanijani and more

The creators and most of the cast of HBO's 'Silicon Valley' talk with Recode's Kara Swisher in this live interview, recorded in San Francisco after the premiere of the first two episodes of Season Four. Executive Producer Mike Judge talks about the challenge of staying relevant and topical when the…