Who am I? A blog about identity from an adoptee’s perspective
UK adoptee Danielle has spent many years wrestling with questions such as “Do I belong?” and “Do I matter?”…
Finding My Way Out Of The Adoption Fog - guest post by Gilli Bruce
Often it is not until adopted people reach mid-life, or beyond, that patterns can be seen and the denial no longer works – this is when the fog comes into focus …
Put on a diet at six weeks old - guest post from adoptee Cat Theresa
Honest and reflective post from an adoptee who was put on a diet at 6 weeks-old when she was transitioning from the Mother & Baby Home to her adoptive home.
What is it with Ofsted regulating adult adoptee support in the UK?
We need subsidised, adoption-competent and local therapy, but Ofsted is preventing that. Why?
Searching for Truth guest blog by Yuna Silverstein
Adoptee Yuna talks of growing up in Philadelphia as a Chinese American.
6 things adoptees of the future need - guest post by Lara Leon
Adoptees are over-represented in therapy, although they often don’t realise their feelings may be linked to adoption.
I am not grateful to my parents for adopting me
Why it’s problematic that people expect adoptees to preface their content with gratitude for their adoptive parents…
Letting the Pain Leak Out a Little - guest post from Haley Radke creator and host of the podcast Adoptees On
AdopteesOn host, Haley Radke, talks about how sharing our pain can help lighten the load…
The yoga retreat where I found my voice
Tips from Julie Bickerton on opening the throat chakra - often blocked in adoptees
Relationships, adoption and me: guest blog from Gilli Bruce
Guest blog from Gilli on how adoptee trauma affected her friendships and romantic relationships…
Finding my voice through adoption blogging
This was the year I shed my anonymity in a pretty huge way with a Grazia interview, AdopteesOn podcast and speech for One Adoption.
Why are you so angry? Part two
A confession... I wasn’t telling the whole truth in my blog post about angry adoptees…
Alone - a guest blog by transracial adoptee, Debbie Nahid
Honoured to feature a small part of Debbie’s journey, it’s an epic tale from a courageous soul…
What the AdopteesOn podcast has meant to me
In celebration of my interview with AdopteesOn, here are the episodes that had the most impact on me from 2017 to today…
Long Lost Family's response to my open letter
I said the programme was “a source of frustration and bewilderment,” and the producers of the show replied! Here’s what they had to say…
I Grew Up White - guest blog from This Adoptee Life
Amanda Medina talks about growing up in Sweden as a Colombian adoptee…
Finding the pieces - an adoptee's journey to feeling whole
Guest blog from Gilli Bruce about building a sense of self as an adoptee
I am your daughter
Guest blog from fellow adoptee Lara Leon about her search for her birth father in 2019…
Meet Twayna Mayne: comedian, black woman and transracial adoptee
Introducing the host of podcast Loco Parentis and the talent behind Radio 4 series Black Woman.
