Lynelle shares about the journey from understanding her adoption to becoming an adoptee advocate, pushing for much needed change at international levels.
Category: Trauma in Adoption
Reflecting on 25 Years as Founder of ICAV
Celebrating and reflecting on 25 years since ICAV began, the changes, the achievements and highlighting the power of peer support and collaboration over time.
My day of reckoning with the Lutheran Church
Lynelle shares her healing journey thru a Direct Personal Response (DPR) with the Lutheran Church who gave a face to face apology for their role in her abuse.
Victims of Illegal Intercountry Adoptions speak out at the UN
ICAV presents at the UN first year anniversary of the Joint Statement on Illegal Intercountry Adoptions, where to from here.
Reunion and Beyond Webinar
ICAV shares part 2 of the Search and Reunion webinars in intercountry adoption by adoptee panelists.
Call me by my Name
Ae Ra shares about the process of embracing of her birth name at an adoption retreat.
Adoptee presentation to New Zealand
ICAV Panelists share their thoughts on a range of issues to the New Zealand Oranga Tamariki teams in adoption.
Reunification with my Colombian Family
A Colombian Australian intercountry adoptee shares their story of reunification with biological family.
Reunion and Beyond
ICAVs upcoming webinar on Reunion and Beyond in Intercountry Adoption is available to RSVP. Book your tickets now.
A different type of Reunion
Damian shares about a different type of reunion, not with biological family but with an adopted sibling who got returned to the State in Australia.
Searching for my family in Russia
Raya shares about searching for Russian family in our series dedicated to exploring the complexities, challenges, and realities for intercountry adoptees.
Searching for my family in Sri Lanka
Gabbie shares about searching for Sri Lankan family in our series dedicated to exploring the complexities, challenges, and realities for intercountry adoptees.
Searching for my family in the Philippines
Desiree shares about searching for Filippino family in our series dedicated to exploring the complexities, challenges, and realities for intercountry adoptees.
Searching in Intercountry Adoption by Adoptee Experts Webinar
ICAVs newest webinar and perspective paper on searching in intercountry adoption bringing you experiences of intercountry adoptees from around the world.
My feelings regarding my first mom
Maria shares on how to practically access her younger years emotions about her Chilean mother, an exercise that she was never encouraged to do while young.
Let’s talk about Illegal and Illicit Intercountry Adoptions
Lynelle starts the conversation on illegal and illicit adoptions that adoptive parents must have with their adopted children, highlighting the lack of supports.
AntiRacism Online Workshops for Transracial Adoptive Parents
ICAV and HUE provide an online workshop for adoptees and families to explore race, racism, how to be an antiracism ally as some of our core issues in adoption.
Dear Mum and Dad
Jen writes to her original parents expressing the sorrow and grief of never meeting them and her life being adopted to Australia as a First Nations Canadian.
Dear Korea, About Mia*
kim thompson shares her letter to Korea about her friend who was adopted and committed suicide in her 30s
Adoptee Grief and Zen Meditation
Desiree shares her journey of acknowledging and embracing feelings of grief and loss that arise during Zen meditation. We all try to find paths towards healing.
Learning to Grieve as a Child
Paul expresses the depths of pain and healing an adoptee undergoes who has suffered complex trauma via relinquishment and adoption via his artwork and writing.
Sensitively Responding to Fears of Abandonment
Lyla shares an awesome way her adoptive parents assisted her with abandonment fears - a rational fear all adoptees have borne out of losing their first family.
A Privilege, Not a Right
Kamina shares her thoughts on adoption as an adoptee via her poetry.
Your Grief is Your Gift
Through her poetry, Kamina explores adoption, relinquishment and her lifelong journey of discovery.