Black Adoptees Identities - Episode 34 - Monique Funches

Christelle Pellecuer is in conversation with Monique Funches.

 

Monique discussed her time in foster care before her adoption. She talked about the abuses she encountered during her adoption and the difficulties she faced in early adult life and the consequences into her adult life.

 

Monique also shared her time in the military and in corporate America, her reconnection with her birth family and her current relationship with adoptive parents.

 

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Content warning: this episode contains discussion about physical abuse, neglect, molestation and suicidal ideation.