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Tag: aloneness and isolation

Reunification with my Colombian Family

On July 21, 2023January 21, 2024 By Guest BloggerIn Australia, Colombia, Grief and Loss, Illegal Adoption, Impacts to Biological Families, Lifelong Impacts of Adoption, Search and Reunion in Adoption, Trauma in AdoptionLeave a comment

A Colombian Australian intercountry adoptee shares their story of reunification with biological family.

The Significance of Adoptee Eyes

On March 16, 2022March 16, 2022 By Guest BloggerIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

Korean Australian adoptee Alexis Bartlett shares her digital art project exploring adoptee stories. In this piece, Alexis portrays the significance of our eyes.

Adoptees and Suicide at Xmas and New Year

On December 29, 2021June 1, 2024 By lynellelongIn Critical Thinking in Adoption, Grief and Loss, Importance of Connections to Origins, Lifelong Impacts of Adoption, Suicide, Trauma in Adoption2 Comments

Lynelle shares about this time of the year where some adoptees can struggle because it can amplify feelings of aloneness and isolation. Reach out to adoptees.

Spending Thanksgiving on My Own

On November 25, 2021July 29, 2022 By Desiree MaruIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

Desiree shares the ups and downs of being single as an adoptee, being alone especially in those key holiday times like Thanksgiving or Xmas.

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