Posts Tagged ‘emotions’
Adoption, Addiction, and Recovery — A Poem
At BPAR, our clinicians understand the connection between adoption and addiction. We are proud to highlight this piece written by an adoptee who has found their way into ongoing recovery from addiction.
Read MoreThe Impact of Breakups on Adoptees
Romantic relationships carry an unavoidable risk of possible loss and rejection. This blog explains why adoptees may feel particularly vulnerable in breakups and offers tips on how to tap into the resiliency that comes from being an adoptee.
Read MoreEMDR Therapy for Trauma Recovery and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
EMDR or Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing therapy helps the body remember or process a traumatic experience, while preventing our brain from reacting as if it is still in danger. This blog explains the value of EMDR and debunks some EMDR myths.
Read MoreHow Does Play Therapy Help Adoptees and Therapists?
Play therapy acts as a medium for communication, rapport building, and the exploration of themes related to safety, abandonment, identity, and integration for adoptees. Therapists strategically use play to help children express what is troubling them when they don’t have the verbal language to express their thoughts and feelings.
Read MoreConnecting the Dots: Even Young Adoptees Sense the Loss of Relinquishment
Adoptee Isaac Etter was one of the few people of color in his small town. His family didn’t understand how to broach topics around race or adoption. Most of what he learned about race and racism came from the internet as a teen. But by age five or six he already felt the rejection and abandonment of relinquishment.
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