Desiree shares the complexities of life as an adoptee, the challenges of finding and establishing ones roots, reinventing oneself, finding a place to just be.
Tag: adoptee healing
An Adoptee Shares on EMDR Therapy
Gabriela shares an experience of undergoing EMDR therapy over a number of sessions and how it helped her to process past trauma to move forward in her life.
Healing as a Transracial Adoptee
Kamina shares her pathway of finding healing as an adoptee through many methods and routes, eventually discovering plant medicines which have proven successful.
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.
Identity, Lost & Found
Abby reflects on reclaiming her Latina identity after growing up in a white Jewish family, highlighting the impact of adoption practices on self-worth and cultural connection.
My Game Changer
An intercountry adoptee shares about their use of magic mushroom as an alternate mode of therapy, aiming to delve deeper into the trauma underlying adoption.
The Push-Pull Dance in Adoptee Relationships
Lynelle discusses the difficulties in relationships as an intercountry adoptee and why is love so difficult: attachment, bonding, connection and adoption.