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.
Tag: lifelong journey in adoption
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.
New Goals as an Adoptee in a New City
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.
UK Intercountry Adoptees Webinar
ICAV UK shares a panel of intercountry adoptee answers to questions asked by UK adoptive parents from AdoptionUK via a webinar run on 30 Jan 2023.
Search and Reunion in Intercountry Adoption
Lynelle provides a summary of ICAVs 2016 Perspective Paper: Search & Reunion - Impacts & Outcomes
Finding Strength in the Darkest Hour
Stephanie shares about losing her adoptive brother, homeless and mentally ill; the long term outcomes for some adoptees and how it impacts her moving forward.
On the Road to Recovery
Stephanie shares her 5 tips that helped her on the road to recovery as an intercountry adoptee. Adopted from the Philippines to the USA.
I Am Here
by Naomi Mackay, adopted from India to Sweden, residing as a documentary film maker in Scotland; currently producing her memoir and film. You can follow Naomi at Linktree, Facebook, Instagram. I AM HERE! I pass you in the hall.I pass you on the streets.I pass you in the shops.I pass you on the beach.I stand …
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.
I’m like a Deer Caught in the Headlights
by Krem0076, an Korean intercountry adoptee raised in the USA. Krem0076 as a toddler I am an adoptee from a closed international adoption. I have paperwork but for many of us, our paperwork is often fraught with mistakes, lies and discrepancies. That is a challenge - is my information accurate? My birth name? My birthdate? …
The Here and Now
Desiree shares her life, coming to terms with her past and moving forward.
To Know Your Origins is a Privilege!
Lynelle shares the life experience of intercountry adoptees who don't know anything about their origins.
Loss, Longing and Grief
Soorien shares her experience of pregnancy, the complex feelings and thoughts that arise as an adoptee, the triggers that remind us of our mothers.
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.
The Lie We Love
Jessica Davis writes critically about the lie we love and how our actions can perpetuate a system that separates families, instead of preserving them.
Tears of Trauma
CS Massey shares the artwork created around making visible the impacts of loss and relinquishment.
Balancing Love and Loss
Bina shares about the complex emotions adoptees have to work through.
The Aloneness of Motherloss
Mila Konomos articulates the aloneness of mother loss, the grief and loss an adoptee lives due to being separated at birth.
Little Question
by Pradeep adopted from Sri Lanka to Belgium, Founder of Empreintes Vivantes. Have you already made an appointment with yourself? I remember having to forge myself, like many adoptees! Forge my own personality without any stable benchmarks and this mainly due to the absence of biological parents. Indeed, children who live with their biological parents …
It’s a Black Week for Adoptees in Europe
Soorien & Dong-Mi share the losses of 5 intercountry adoptees in Europe over Xmas/NY period.
Family and Xmas Times
Lynelle shares her mix of feelings for adoptive family at key times like Xmas.
US Dept of State Adoptee Town Hall Event
Pamela Kim shares her thoughts after the US DoS Adoptee Town Hall event.
Ce n’est pas un choix
Thomas shares the complexities of being adopted.
Adoption is Complex
Rowan shares his thoughts about being adopted.