Return to Seoul, the Ofsted victory and other highlights! Plus what’s coming up in 2024…
Improving adoptee wellbeing by sharing experiences, hosting meet-ups and campaigning for more support!
All tagged adoptees
NO HO HO MERRY CHRISTMAS!! - guest blog from adoptee Angela
Does the thought of Christmas send your emotions into your stomach where it lurches and churns…?
Adopted……………And then what? by Gilli Bruce
If we want to heal, we need distinguish which bits are about being adopted and which bits are about something else...
Return to Seoul - adoptee film screening at London's ICA + Q&A with Laure Badufle
Tickets on sale now for 8th July in London, this will be a very special adoptee event.
Held - a guest blog by adoptee Helen
Could my being a fragile person who easily falls apart be a consequence of not being held? Not being held when I was born, at least not by my mother.
Adoptee advocate burnout - Claire's story
As adoptees, our nervous systems can need lots of additional care and tending. You can have years of talking therapy but the body holds the score!
The dread of telling a therapist you're adopted in case they pull the plug
March 20th is the deadline to respond to the gov consultation
Introducing Adult Adoptee Movement
Find out more about this wonderful new organisation dedicated to adoptee rights.
How To Be Adopted Lake District retreat June 9-11th 2023
Answers to frequently asked questions about the 9-11 June retreat, hosted by Gilli Bruce and Lara Leon
A life-changing day for adoptees to gather in community
Testimonials on our first adoptee-only virtual retreat for National Adoption Week
Adoptee-only virtual retreat for National Adoption Week 2022: what to expect
Find out more about the sessions we have planned for the day!
‘Did you have a good adoption?’ and other dumb questions…
Pondering this question as I contemplate my sister’s path and my own…
7 tips for adoptees who are new to this blog
What we wish we knew when we first started thinking and talking about what it means to be adopted.
Dancing on eggshells - guest post from adoptee David
Moving and ultimately uplifting post on adoption reunion and people pleasing…
An update on the Ofsted regulations that obstruct counselling for adoptees in the UK
Update from Gilli Bruce on the Ofsted ruling preventing adoptees from accessing counselling
What is EMDR and why can it be helpful for adopted people? guest blog from David Benjamin
Therapist and adoptee David Benjamin explains all about EMDR and how it can help with adoption trauma
How the peer group for adopted people began in North London
Starting and facilitating an adoptee peer group in North London in late 2021. How it’s going….
Happyendingfication: new show by adoptee, Yami Löfvenberg, about coming out of the fog
New solo show about the adoption fog from hip hop dance theatre maker and director Yami Löfvenberg
National Adoption Week round-up
Watch the How To Be Adopted talk for National Adoption Week all about coming out of the adoption fog…
The problem with National Adoption Week for adoptees
Why do so many adopted people report feeling distressed around National Adoption Week?