Children belong with their family of origin. Discuss.
A brief introduction to family preservation
To my biological father’s wife
AdopteesOn podcast made me realise I overlooked you in the reunion ‘honeymoon’…
I asked my mother when she met me
I was in my mid-30s when I plucked up the courage to ask my mum when she first met me…
I am not your shame
Enough is enough. Adoption will not take my dignity. You will not take my dignity.
I was in Grazia magazine talking about being adopted and having post-natal depression
We are only truly alive if we are able to be honest - paraphrased from Anne Heffron
New play seeking funding: "a tribute to adopted people"
Show your support for ‘Giving Up Marty’ a new play about adoption and reunion by UK adoptee Karen Bartholomew
“How did your adoptive parents feel about it?” And other annoying questions about reunion
I grew up with articles like this, packed with not-so-subtle shaming of adoptees.
An open letter to Long Lost Family from an adoptee
What Long Lost Family doesn’t tell us about adoption search and reunion - and beyond.
Where I find support and solace as an adult adoptee
Where I get the extra support I need for adoption-related angst, aka the fluffy stuff like yoga, meditation and self-care podcasts.
Do you have a family tree you could share?
The question I dread as an adoptee recently new to Ancestry.
A letter to... my little sister who has been missing for a year
My piece about my little sister published anonymously in the Guardian, Christmas 2015
Claiming space as an adoptee
Sometimes I just want to run riot. Tag a few bios on Facebook! Knock on my grandparents’ door! Change my name! But am I “allowed”?’
9 things I would give my sister for Christmas
Her own name, her own room and some goddamn support with attachment and adoption trauma.
What is life story work and why does it matter?
Guest blog on identity, the “trove” project, and why it’s important for adoptees and care experienced children to keep mementos and memories safe…
A letter to my friends having IVF
Please, please forgive me if I cheer you on from a distance…
Dear dearest adoption, a backward impossible paradox
“…the weights are tipped I’m sad to say and hopeful love and best intentions are often drowned.”
Heard the one about social services taking your children into care?
Have you noticed it’s trendy to joke about your children being taken away?
Dear grandmother, from your secret granddaughter...
A letter to my biological grandmother, who didn’t know she had a granddaughter given up for adoption…
Sophie Willan: highbrow comedy from a care leaver
Can we all be reduced to the label of hero, victim or devil? My thoughts on Sophie’s show…
Sorry these seats are taken: a short reflection on adoption reunion
A short reflection on adoption reunion and how it’s felt since coming out of the fog…