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Posts Tagged ‘trauma’

Adoptee Remembrance Day — Shining a Light on the Hidden Side of Adoption

By Angela Smith | October 26, 2022
Adoptee Remembrance Day

On Adoptee Remembrance Day, we acknowledge the complexities of adoption for the adoptee, remember that adoption is rooted in loss, honor adoptees we have lost to suicide, and vow to promote education about adoption trauma. This blog explains ways to support your adoptee loved ones.

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Film Review: Reckoning with the Primal Wound

By Elena Li | June 9, 2022
Reckoning with the Primal Wound documentary

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.

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Through Every Season — Parenting with Melodies

By Guest Writer | January 14, 2022

For adoptive parent and songwriter Lissa, memories, stories, and emotions get woven into melodies as she navigates parenting a child with a history of trauma. Learn how she uses songwriting for both communicating and healing.

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Why Sudden School Closing Has Been Hard for the Adopted

By Jennifer Eckert, LICSW | April 23, 2020

Sudden school closings and decisions not to reopen before year-end are resulting in abrupt goodbyes without closure. Here we provide insight into why the current situation is particularly difficult for adoptees and to encourage family conversation.

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