Happiness journey with Dr Dan podcast: Season 25 Ep 3: Special Guest Janet Sherlund and her heart-rending quest to find her birth mother in new memoir, “Abandoned at Birth”

Happiness journey with Dr Dan podcast: Season 25 Ep 3: Special Guest Janet Sherlund and her heart-rending quest to find her birth mother in new memoir, “Abandoned at Birth”

Author: Dr Dan Amzallag, PhD November 23, 2024 Duration: 31:11


JANET SHERLUND raised her family and served on nonprofit boards in education, health and the cultural arts before writing her memoir, Abandoned at Birth. Her single most significant life event was being given up for adoption at birth. Being adopted undermined her sense of trust and personal value and impacted every decision she made. It also led to a lifelong quest to find her biological mother, with the hope of finally feeling a tether to this world, a sense of belonging and ultimately, herself. Her memoir fulfills a lifelong dream of raising awareness about loss and grief in adoption, and why it takes more than love to survive that trauma.  A graduate of ColgateUniversity, Sherlund

lives on the island of Nantucket off the coast of Massachusetts.


Life is full of challenges, and the weight of stress and uncertainty can sometimes make moving forward feel like an uphill climb. Happiness Journey with Dr Dan: Where every journey is worth living. is a space created for those moments, offering genuine conversation and perspective from host Dr Dan Amzallag. With a PhD and a deep understanding of the human experience, Dr Dan facilitates discussions that go beyond simple advice. Each episode features inspiring guests who share their personal stories, not as perfect templates for success, but as real accounts of navigating difficulty. You’ll hear about resilience, practical insights for managing daily stressors, and reflections designed to rekindle a sense of possibility. This podcast operates on the belief that every personal path, with all its twists and turns, holds inherent value. The conversations are meant to feel like a supportive dialogue, providing both encouragement and tangible takeaways for your own self-improvement. Tuning in, you become part of a community exploring what it means to cultivate a meaningful and resilient life, one honest story at a time. Dr Dan’s grounded approach in these interviews makes the journey toward greater well-being feel less like a solitary task and more like a shared, attainable exploration.
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