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"It's harder to think about a bigger trauma than relinquishment" - Paul Sunderland on adoption
How to be adopted 10/20/24 How to be adopted 10/20/24

"It's harder to think about a bigger trauma than relinquishment" - Paul Sunderland on adoption

Adult Adoptee Movement webinar with adoptee ally Paul Sunderland

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Study into lifelong impacts of adoption by Gillian Bruce
How to be adopted 10/6/21 How to be adopted 10/6/21

Study into lifelong impacts of adoption by Gillian Bruce

Exclusive: results of a recent study of UK adoptees into the lifelong impacts of adoption

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9 things I would give my sister for Christmas
How to be adopted 11/22/18 How to be adopted 11/22/18

9 things I would give my sister for Christmas

Her own name, her own room and some goddamn support with attachment and adoption trauma.

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Dear dearest adoption, a backward impossible paradox
How to be adopted 9/22/18 How to be adopted 9/22/18

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.”

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Sorry these seats are taken: a short reflection on adoption reunion
How to be adopted 6/12/18 How to be adopted 6/12/18

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…

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Friendship, goodbyes & holidays: adoption triggers part two
How to be adopted 3/24/18 How to be adopted 3/24/18

Friendship, goodbyes & holidays: adoption triggers part two

Even adoptees who have only ever lived with one family can struggle with attachment on a day-to-day basis, or when a big life event occurs...

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What does it take to love an adoptee?
How to be adopted 1/7/18 How to be adopted 1/7/18

What does it take to love an adoptee?

Do you have endless patience, nerves of steel and the ability to withstand constant attempts to push you away?

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Six things I've learned since coming out of the adoption fog
How to be adopted 11/1/17 How to be adopted 11/1/17

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…

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