How to be adopted 1/1/26 How to be adopted 1/1/26

North London adoptee peer support group turns 4!

The North London HTBA group is longest running peer support group for adoptees set up by Claire and now organised by Lindsay and Rachel with support from Adopt London North.

How to be adopted 12/31/25 How to be adopted 12/31/25

Nature retreats and wellbeing workshops: The Wild Adoptees

New organisation for adopted people and other relinquished folk. Find out more and join the community….

How to be adopted 12/18/25 How to be adopted 12/18/25

New training to help therapists understand the adoptee experience

Gilli Bruce delivers the UK’s first adoptee-designed and led course for counsellors and therapists working with adopted adults. Featured here with Mike Hancock, National Strategic Lead, PAC-UK.

How to be adopted 11/12/25 How to be adopted 11/12/25

Happy birthday to How To Be Adopted – 8 years old!

An update from founder Claire as How To Be Adopted celebrates eight years of connecting adoptees…

How to be adopted 11/10/25 How to be adopted 11/10/25

Introducing "Adopted and Seen: Your Personal Guide and Journal" by Lara Leon

Imagine a book that finally puts words to what you’ve felt but couldn’t explain. Lara Leon has created just that…

How to be adopted 8/28/25 How to be adopted 8/28/25

Adoptee-centred training for counsellors: from PAC-UK and Gilli Bruce

Book now for Working With Adopted Adults in Counselling Practice, London and Leeds, November 2025

How to be adopted 6/7/25 How to be adopted 6/7/25

SAAM’s complaint to the Scottish government about short-form birth certificates for adoptees

The Scottish Adult Adoptee Movement (SAAM) has formally complained to the Scottish government about short form birth certificates for adoptees.

How to be adopted 6/6/25 How to be adopted 6/6/25

My parent was adopted - guest blog from Sandra

Adoption affects generations. Sandra is looking to connect with other children of adoptees.

How to be adopted 6/5/25 How to be adopted 6/5/25

Out of the fog, into the body: how breathwork helped me finally come home

Guest blog on how we inherit breath patterns in utero, and the effect this has on adopted people and our nervous system regulation…

How to be adopted 5/31/25 How to be adopted 5/31/25

Join the historic forced adoption apology protest - 16th July, London

Join Zara Phillips, the Movement for an Adoption Apology (MAA) and more on July 16th in London!

How to be adopted 5/15/25 How to be adopted 5/15/25

Exploring adoption and wellbeing with Lara Leon

Get to know adoptee, therapist and YouTuber Lara Leon…

How to be adopted 5/14/25 How to be adopted 5/14/25

Finding a peer support group for adopted people or an adoptee meet-up

8 in 10 adoptees have never (knowingyl!) met another adopted person. Let’s change that!

How to be adopted 3/20/25 How to be adopted 3/20/25

Adoption, ADHD, and EMDR - a personal journey on the path to self

“After most sessions, as challenging and painful as they were, I slowly shed the layers of trauma,” by Carole Dwelly

How to be adopted 2/27/25 How to be adopted 2/27/25

Adoptees have been gaslit on a grand scale - by Gilli Bruce

There is no comprehension of the loneliness and feeling of being misunderstood that impacts upon the daily life of adoptees.

How to be adopted 1/2/25 How to be adopted 1/2/25

2024 adoptee round up

Highlights of the year including BBC Radio 4 Women’s Hour and new adoptee groups springing up!

How to be adopted 10/22/24 How to be adopted 10/22/24

An adoptee's experience with somatic therapy

“After my daughter was born 7 years ago, how I felt about my adoption was always at the forefront of my mind and it was starting to affect my life a lot more noticeably.”