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Posts Tagged ‘trauma’

Drama Therapy — Mental Health Awareness Month Spotlight

By Rebecca Elowe | May 22, 2023
drama therapy

A person may feel the impact of the traumatic experience without having language to talk about it. Drama therapy can evoke, hold, and assist in the processing of feelings when there are no words. For adoptees, it offers an opportunity to change a person’s view of their life story.

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How Do We Begin to Embrace Marginalized Identities in a Violent World? The Struggle of the Adoptee

By Marta Isabella Sierra, LMHC | March 20, 2023

“We have gathered together. We are now at risk.” Imagine you are an adopted person who worked, blood, sweat and tears over countless hours to discover who you are. Maybe you long for your community. As you enter that physical space, instead of euphoria, you feel paralyzing fear.

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

By Angela Smith, LICSW | 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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