Post Adoption Resources for Teen Adoptees

Teen Adoptees: This page is for YOU! You are the expert on what it's like to be a teen adoptee. Here we offer resources to help you feel connected and understood.

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Express Yourself

"The most important thing adoptees need is the freedom to express their conflicting emotions without fear of judgment. This is the final step towards healing, the one that brings release and freedom."

—SHERRIE ELDRIDGE, AUTHOR OF TWENTY THINGS ADOPTED KIDS WISH THEIR ADOPTIVE PARENTS KNEW

Blogs for Teen Adoptees

Check out BPAR blogs written especially for teens.
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Three Of The Most Annoying Things You Can Say To An Adoptee

“So your parents aren’t your real parents?” You’ve heard this question before. How does this make an adoptee feel? There’s better adoptee language, and we encourage thinking about a different way to ask a question or make a statement.

How To Combat The Winter Blues

By Kelly DiBenedetto, LMHC, ATR

Here is a quick guide for how to take care of yourself when Mother Nature is giving you the Winter Blues. Tap into your creative ideas. Spend some time doing what makes you feel good. Remember this winter will end and you will get through it!

Documentary Review: Generation Cryo

By Kelly DiBenedetto, LMHC, ATR

The search process is complicated and emotional for all parties involved. When I recently came across the documentary GENERATION CRYO, I was blown away by their ability to capture such a deeply intense, complicated, and emotional experience in a natural and unproduced manner.