An overview of all the places How To Be Adopted has appeared, including the AdopteesOn podcast - woo!
Improving adoptee wellbeing by sharing experiences, hosting meet-ups and campaigning for more support!
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Study into lifelong impacts of adoption by Gillian Bruce
Exclusive: results of a recent study of UK adoptees into the lifelong impacts of adoption
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 …
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?
The yoga retreat where I found my voice
Tips from Julie Bickerton on opening the throat chakra - often blocked in adoptees
Why are you so angry? Part two
A confession... I wasn’t telling the whole truth in my blog post about angry adoptees…
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…
7 reasons I love Anne Heffron
I’ll admit I’m a fangirl and I don’t care! Thank you Anne for challenging us to grow, heal and find our voices…
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.
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.
Self-care meet-up for adoptees by On Being Adopted - my review
A wonderful experience with a small group of UK adoptees, including healing yoga and a safe space for sharing stories...
Six things I've learned since coming out of the adoption fog
Since I had my children I’ve been slowly emerging from the adoptee “fog”. It’s been a hell of a ride, with new revelations coming thick and fast. Here’s what I now know…