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What Adoption Memoirs Can Teach us: A Talk With Marianne Novy
Read more: What Adoption Memoirs Can Teach us: A Talk With Marianne NovyMarianne Novy was an adoptee who was encouraged to hide that fact and obliged the people around her by keeping quiet about it until she became a college student. Over time she chose to seek out members of her birth family and develop some relationships with some of them. When she became a college professor…
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Why Do Adoptees Search for First Family?
Read more: Why Do Adoptees Search for First Family?One thing that makes adoptees unique is their connection to more than one family at a young age. (1) In the past many times, adoptive families and sometimes first families made an effort to keep this reality quiet. (2) We know better now. There are many studies and the witness of both adoptees and first…
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A First Parent Surprise with Ed Di Gangi
Read more: A First Parent Surprise with Ed Di GangiEdward Di Gangi didn’t feel the pull to search out his first family until later in life. He felt content with the life he was living and it took a series of events to put in his mind the determination to start his search. Once he did start his search he connected with numerous people…
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Acknowledging Race in Adoption Matters
Read more: Acknowledging Race in Adoption MattersLove is Important, But it isn’t the Complete Answer. Adoptive families often are full of love for the children they consider adopting. Many of these families are open to inviting children of any race into their homes. They feel like the love they have for all of the children in their homes should be enough…
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Isaac Etter Discusses Adoptees and Identity
Read more: Isaac Etter Discusses Adoptees and IdentityIsaac Etter grew up as a black boy surrounded by a loving but also primarily white family. It took him a long time to understand his full identity and how his race affected his place in the world. Over time, Isaac educated not only his adoptive family about race and adoption but also sought to…
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When Your Adopted Child Has a Severe Diagnosis Nothing in Your Day is the Same.
Read more: When Your Adopted Child Has a Severe Diagnosis Nothing in Your Day is the Same.Adoptive families can look similar to other families. But sometimes when families adopt they find that the children they have invited into their homes have behaviors they never imagined they’d face. Maybe social workers informed them that the children had been through a lot and they would need to prepare accordingly. Sometimes social workers were…
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A Native American Adoptee Discovers Her Roots
Read more: A Native American Adoptee Discovers Her RootsWhen Susan Fedorko was growing up she was content with her life and felt secure and cared for. In the back of her mind, however, this adoptee always wondered about the family that had allowed her to be adopted and who they might be. When Susan reached adulthood she put out her information in the…
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We Know Adoptees are at Risk. Why Don’t We Know More About How to Help Them?
Read more: We Know Adoptees are at Risk. Why Don’t We Know More About How to Help Them?The Risk for Adoptees Is Real We all know that adoptees are almost two times more likely to face a substance use disorder (1) and about four times more likely to report a suicide attempt. (2) These numbers easily capture people’s imagination and jibe with their stereotype that adopted kids are trouble. What these numbers…
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A Path Through Suicidality With Beth Syverson and Joey Nakao
Read more: A Path Through Suicidality With Beth Syverson and Joey NakaoBeth Syverson and her adopted son Joey Nakao have been on a difficult journey for a number of years. They have been facing the issues of addiction and suicidality. In light of these intense topics, some of you may prefer to pass on this episode and listen to a different one for today. If you…
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