Lynelle shares about adoption discharge and fighting for legal justice for the sexual abuse experienced within her adoption and the critical issues this raises.
Tag: trauma and loss in adoption
Restoring my Korean Citizenship
Stephanie shares about the process of restoring her Korean Citizenship which was severed via intercountry adoption to the Netherlands.
Grief in Adoption
Cosette shares deep feelings of grief during her life, coming to terms with all she's lost and might never know. Being adopted means living deep grief.
Suicide Amongst Adoptees
Hilbrand shares about the trauma in relinquishment and adoption and the connection with suicide amongst adoptees.
Adoptee Review of Ra Chapman’s K-Box Play
by Kayla Curtis, Korean adoptee raised in Australia, social worker and counsellor specialising in adoption. I want to share some reflections from going along to the K-Box Adoptee Takeover Night at the Malthouse and seeing Ra Chapman's K-Box play in Melbourne, Australia on 9 September. Personally, I am feeling an excitement from seeing K-Box because …
Being Illegally Adopted and a Forced Reunion
Aimee shares about her illegal adoption from Taiwan and being forced into reunion through media involvement and her first mother and adoptive parent wishes.
The Feeling of Not Belonging Anywhere
Michelle shares the complexities as an intercountry adoptee and the ongoing feeling of not belonging and how this underlies her many medical diagnoses.
Identifying with our Genetic Mirrors
Ben shares on the importance of genetic mirrors as an intercountry adoptee and coming to terms with being adopted in our video series to educate about adoption.
A Life has been Lived Before Adoption
Meseret shares about the complexities of being adopted at an older age, having memories of life before adoption, learning how to trust her new adoptive family.
Finding Peace after Adoption
Jonas shares on the complexities of being an intercountry adoptee, ending up on the streets at age 13 and getting his life back as an adult to find his peace.
Embracing Therapy as an Adoptee
Oleg shares the journey from being ashamed of needing therapy to fully embracing and recognising the benefits it added to his life as an intercountry adoptee.
Money never makes up for what I’ve lost as a First Nations Canadian
Jen shares complex emotions following the Canadian government compensation to First Nations Canadians forcibly removed from their families and adopted out.
Where do I belong?
As a cross cultural adoptee, Charisse shares the complexities of being adopted from the Anglo-Saxon culture to a Latin American culture.
Adoptee Fear and Vulnerability
Oleg shares on the fear and vulnerability so many adoptees live and being brave to open up and trust his adoptive mother to understand and support his journey.
Forgiving and Moving On
Desiree shares about forgiveness, coming to accept the complexities of being adopted, being part of an adoptive family, and living life as an adoptee.
Two Reasons to Stay in Bloom
Roxas-Chua shares their artwork and writings to help us understand the complexities of being adopted, the ongoing journey to come to terms with who we are
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.
The Trauma Inherent in Relinquishment and Adoption
Lynelle's recent Podcast interview with Doc Shauna Springer on the trauma inherent in adoption.
Adoptee Birthdays
Maars shares the complex feelings that arise on her birthday as a transracial intercountry adoptee.
Adoption Can Be a Psychological Prison
Desiree shares about the complexities of breaking away from toxic ties if an adoption hasn't served our best interests.
If the Moon Could Be My Birthmother Now
Roxas-Chua shares their artwork and thoughts when contemplating their birthmother, giving tenderness to self and coming to terms with being an adopted person.
Poetry Reflects My Inner World
Kev Minh Allen shares poetry that reflects his inner world as an intercountry adoptee, born in Vietnam and raised in the USA.
Toxic Positivity
Kate McCann shares about toxic positivity for adoptive parents who have intercountry adopted children.
Painting My Infant Self
JS Lee creates an art piece of her infant self and the transformation of the beginnings of her life into a nurturing moment of self love and acceptance.