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.
Tag: adoptive parenting
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.
Gabby Malpas on Racism
Gabby shares with adoptive parents about racism as part of ICAVs submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission's National Anti-Racism Framework consult.
Adoption and the Impact on our Partners
Partners of adoptees are impacted immensely by our adoptions but we never hear this perspective. Brian shares how he's been impacted by adoption via marriage.
Connecting with People of Colour is Not Automatic for Transracial Adoptees
Mark Hagland writes about raising transracial adoptees so they are surrounded by people who mirror them and know intuitively how to interact with people of color.
Demystifying the stigmatization of adoptee suicide
Lina shares her 3rd part in a series on adoptee suicide; confronting the stigma of suicide.
In Memory of Seid Visin
Mark Hagland talks about the direct connection between the racism experienced for Seid and his mental health which ended up in suicide.
Adopted from India to Belgium
Annick shares her thoughts on being adopted from India, marrying another adoptee, having a child of her own.
Hurtful Words
by Wes Liu, adopted from China to the USA. Artwork by Lisa Wool-Rim Sjöblom COVID continues to spread within our communities because people continue to lack seriousness when facing it. Chinese people continue to be blamed. While Asian ethnicities include countless unique, beautiful, and distinguishable cultures, many who are outside of the Asian diaspora can’t …
What Would it Take to Choose to Parent Me?
by Cam Lee Small, adopted from South Korea to the USA, therapist at TherapyRedeemed. Not all children get to ask this question before they become adoptees. And not all expectant mothers get a chance to answer. I know there are so many kinds of circumstances represented in our community, even as you’re reading this and …
Deep Truths
Exploring an adoptee's deep trauma via psilocybin.
Family thoughts during this time of Year
by Bina Mirjam de Boer adopted from India to the Netherlands and available at Bina Coaching. December is a month all about fun and family. Many people won't be able to celebrate Christmas with their family this year. For many adopted people, December is a difficult month every year because they are extra aware that …
Cancelling My Adoption
Netra Sommer is adopted from India to Denmark and endured abuse in her adoption and talks about undoing her adoption and the lengthy process to reclaim herself.
Appreciating Country and Culture
Laney shares to adoptive parents about appreciating our Country & Culture.
The Truth About Intercountry Adoption
Jessica & Lynelle share some realities of intercountry adoption.
Dear White Parents
Laney shares to adoptive parents about racism.
What Needs to be Done about Abuse within Adoptive Families?
Lynelle's part 3 of 3 on Sexual Abuse within Adoption.
Can we ignore or deny that racism exists for adoptees of colour?
Lynelle & Mark discuss racism and the impact on intercountry adoptees.
What’s in a Name? Identity, Respect, Ownership?
ICAV members share their thoughts on Changing Names at Adoption
I Don’t See Colour!
ICAV Blogger Collaborative Series #2 addressing adoption colour blindness.
Why?
Jayme asks why his parents adopted?
Coming Out of the Adoptee Fog
Mark Hagland shares about awakening our awareness to the impacts of being adopted.
Name
Intercountry adoptee shares the struggles.
The Cycle of Harm in Celebrity Adoptions
Adoption is not heroism. It does not fight poverty, disease nor the root causes of inequality. Adoption doesn't even raise awareness about the real causes of poverty, inequality, parent-child separations, disease or social immobility. Instead it creates idolatry of those who look to adoption in a world which stigmatises infertility, disease, poverty and poor access …