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Tag: modes of healing in adoption

Adoptee Grief and Zen Meditation

On March 9, 2023January 21, 2024 By Desiree MaruIn Grief and Loss, Lifelong Impacts of Adoption, Philippines, Therapy, Trauma in AdoptionLeave a comment

Desiree shares her journey of acknowledging and embracing feelings of grief and loss that arise during Zen meditation. We all try to find paths towards healing.

An Adoptee Shares on EMDR Therapy

On June 18, 2022June 14, 2022 By Guest BloggerIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

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.

On the Road to Recovery

On November 18, 2021July 25, 2022 By Desiree MaruIn Uncategorized1 Comment

Stephanie shares her 5 tips that helped her on the road to recovery as an intercountry adoptee. Adopted from the Philippines to the USA.

Deep Truths

On January 24, 2021February 12, 2021 By Guest BloggerIn Uncategorized1 Comment

Exploring an adoptee's deep trauma via psilocybin.

Inner Work for Adoptees

On June 27, 2019June 30, 2019 By lynellelongIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

One of the highlights in travelling to the Netherlands last month was to finally meet in person Hilbrand Westra, a fellow intercountry adoptee born in South Korea and adopted to the Netherlands, whom I have liaised and worked with since the beginning of ICAV. Not only did I get to meet him in person, share …

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My Game Changer

On April 26, 2019February 2, 2024 By Guest BloggerIn Adoptee vulnerability, Adoptees Educate, Adoption Education for Professionals, Alternate therapies in adoption, Critical Thinking in Adoption, Lifelong Impacts of Adoption, Therapy, Transracial Adoption, Trauma in Adoption2 Comments

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.

Finding the Right Therapy as an Adoptee

On April 20, 2019April 6, 2019 By lynellelongIn Uncategorized4 Comments

Lynelle shares what she learnt from therapy and how to find a good fit.

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