Movie & TV Reviews
Film Review: Reckoning with the Primal Wound
Reckoning with the Primal Wound, a documentary, asks us to understand relinquishment trauma. The child and birth mother’s separation is a profound loss that needs to be acknowledged, seen, supported, and cared for.
Read MoreAdoption In the Media: The Unseen, Unrecognized Struggle of JuJu in “The Chair” TV Series
As an adult adoptee, Marta watched the Netflix series “The Chair” through the eyes of JuJu, the lead’s daughter. “My heart felt rage, grief and deep isolation. I see a child so completely alone in her trauma and loss that she has had to abandon her own narrative.
Read MoreThree Identical Strangers
The new documentary THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS addresses the lasting and far-reaching impact of early adoption decisions with disquieting detail. Here’s our perspective at BPAR.
Read MoreHow BPAR Could Support the This Is Us Family
As the popular tv show, THIS IS US, wraps up season 2, the clinicians at Boston Post Adoption Resources identify ways we could help all generations of the Pearson family if they came to us for therapy and support.
Read MoreWhat This Is Us Means to Adoptive Families
THIS IS US explores real parts of the complex emotional journeys of individuals and relationships in their adoptive families. Boston Post Adoption Resources …
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