I had a friend when I was in elementary school that I was close to, or as close as I would let anyone get to me that is, and weRead More
Category: Adoptee Trauma
The Identity Box
Earlier this year, I heard the words “adoptee” and “adoptee trauma” for the first time. It’s hard to believe that I had no idea the ongoing trauma adoptees like myselfRead More
My Brother
Some things are harder to write about than others. Writing about my brother is one of those things, but I’m not going to be able to skip over the toughRead More
Coming Out of the Fog
Even though I was adopted in 1966, I had not heard the phrase “adoptee trauma” until five days ago, which caused me to feel a surge of emotion that IRead More