Adoption Impacts - Rejection and People Pleasing - by Gilli Bruce
New blog post from the popular adoptee author and therapist Gilli Bruce
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.
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”?’
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…
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...
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?
A-Z of adoption triggers (Part one: A-C)
I didn't realise how many adoption triggers I had until I started to list them! It's been really helpful for me to become aware of what makes me anxious, down or overwhelmed. Here's part one of my adoptee triggers ABC!