Stephanie shares about the process of restoring her Korean Citizenship which was severed via intercountry adoption to the Netherlands.
Tag: adopted to the Netherlands
What’s In a Name?
Stephanie shares on what her names mean and how she's integrated them into her sense of identity.
25 Years in the Netherlands
Jowan shares writings about being in the Netherlands for 25 years, the connections with homeland in South Korea and the adjusting to a new life and identity.
Confronting my greatest fear led to my best discovery!
Sharinda shares her emotional journey this year in discovering her Sri Lankan mother is alive and eager to meet her. Sharinda will film this in a documentary.
Integrating the Parts in Adoption
Bina shares about the fragmentation adoptees endure in order to survive and the grief work we must do to reintegrate our dual selves.
Forget Your Past
by Bina Mirjam de Boer adopted from India to the Netherlands.Originally shared at Bina Coaching. Forget your past! I was told this sentence 5 years ago today, when I visited one of my children's homes for the 2nd time. The woman who received me wasn't interested in my questions about my past and didn't even …
Imagine Losing Your Parents Twice!
by Bina Mirjam de Boer adopted from India to the Netherlands. It was October 10, 1990. "Imagine" by John Lennon played on the radio. I heard my adoptive mom on the phone tell my sister that our father passed away.... 14 years and orphaned again.My adoptive father suddenly died because of a medical mistake after …