Back to the Beginning

By Maya Rogers-Bursen, LMHC, Expressive Therapist | February 26, 2019

Unexpectedly, a child’s birth country visit unlocked worries and fears. BPAR clinician Maya Rogers-Bursen explores her childhood nightmares and the assumptions she was too young to articulate when her adoptive family took her and her sister to India.

Translating for Intercountry Adoptees in South Korea — My Summer Journey

By Michelle (Seungmi) Lee | January 28, 2019

Photo from my summer as a translator for adoptees in South Korea

As a translator for adoptees returning to Korea to find their birth mothers, BPAR team member Michelle (Seungmi) Lee shares the emotional moments she witnessed, their effect on her own identity, and subsequent thoughts for transracial and intercountry adoptees.

4 Intentions for the Adult Adoptee in 2019

By Jennifer Eckert, LICSW | January 15, 2019

When we set true intentions and make the commitment to face our adoption challenges, we can become stronger and more resilient. Here are 4 intentions for adult adoptees to consider in 2019 as powerful catalysts for change.

DNA Testing Part 2: What To Do When You Find Out Unexpected Information

By KC Craig, LICSW | December 19, 2018

How can adoptees and their families deal with unexpected DNA test results? This second blog in BPAR’s series provides tips on how to manage new information about your biological family you might receive from DNA test kits and some questions to ask yourself.

Researching Attachment: A Student’s Journey to Her Orphanage in the Philippines

By Lisa Coppola, M.Ed, LMHC | November 28, 2018

Desi studies attachment at the orphanage

As a psychology major, Desi Hartman returned to the Philippines orphanage she had left as a baby to research attachment theory in a multiple caregiver setting. In this interview, she reveals her findings, some of them surprising.