kim thompson shares her letter to Korea about her friend who was adopted and committed suicide in her 30s
Tag: trauma of relinquishment
Suicide Amongst Adoptees
Hilbrand shares about the trauma in relinquishment and adoption and the connection with suicide amongst adoptees.
The Dehumanisation of an Adoptee
Kayla discusses the dehumanising effects being adopted had or her life, the role Christianity played, and the importance to reclaim our own truth as an adoptee.
Review of Reckoning with The Primal Wound
Lynelle provides thoughts after watching Rebecca's Sansom's documentary Reckoning with the Primal Wound, an adoptee led film on the impacts of our separation.
I Lost My Mother Twice
by Linzi Ibrahim adopted from Sri Lanka to Australia, founder of Sri Lankan Adoptees. I miss you every day but most of all today. The pain never fades. You were taken from me twice, I have grieved you twice. You lived the hardest life and still managed to be the most incredible human. You were …
Adopted Men Only Online
Niels shares about joining in with a group of adopted men to talk about relinquishment and adoption, how it impacts their lives.
Adoptees Need Mental Health Services
Christina speaks about the need for mental health services for intercountry adoptees who live many traumas.
Grief for Mother Lasts Forever
by Melanie Kleintz adopted from Peru to Germany. Between 24 December 2020 and 1 January 2021, a total of 6 adoptees from Europe took their own lives, a Black Week in Europe for adoptees. The number of unreported cases is definitely higher. All could not clarify their origins, their pain was too strong, and they …
Adopted to Spain
Andrea Pelaez Castro shares about being adopted to Spain from Colombia.
어머니 (Mother)
Michelle Piper shares the grief and loss of relinquishment and adoption, the multitude of questions, the lifelong emotional journey.
Broken
by Yolanda, a transracial adoptee (of Jamaican, black mixed with Chipawaue Indian origins) raised in the USA into a black American adoptive family. Artwork by Yolanda I was adopted at seven months old and my adoptee story isn't a good one. Basically I grew up in a religious family full of mental, physical, emotional and …
Deep Truths
Exploring an adoptee's deep trauma via psilocybin.
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.
One More Day Without You
Pradeep shares about his mother's birth date.
Family and Xmas Times
Lynelle shares her mix of feelings for adoptive family at key times like Xmas.
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 …
Adoptee Remembrance Day
Lynelle writes about adoptee suicide for Adoptee Remembrance Day
Life Lessons from an Adoptee – Part 6
Part 6 of Life Lessons by Tamieka Small
Adoption Like This Has To STOP!
Why experiences like Huxley's make adoptees like me, mad!
Review: One Child Nation
Lynelle shares her thoughts about One Child Nation documentary.
Why?
Jayme asks why his parents adopted?
Forget Me Not: Review
Lynelle reviews Forget Me Not, a documentary about Sth Korean mothers.
The Caged Soulmate
Artist and Korean adoptee Jonas Haid shares on loss in adoption.
Celebrating Secrets and Sadness
Adoptee birthdays are a day of celebrating secrets and sadness, a complex day of emotions reminding us we are not with the ones who birthed us.