The Secret Identity Of An Adopted Child: Catharine Robertson at TEDxBaltimore 2014

Catharine Robertson is a web strategist, performer, teacher, and storyteller. She was adopted shortly after birth. In 2013, after 25 years of searching, and despite laws designed to prevent adoptees from knowing their original identity, Catharine found her birth family. 

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