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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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The Truth About The Orphanages of Today
Read more: The Truth About The Orphanages of TodayOrphan Annie is a classic portrayal of orphanage life from a time in our past, but do places like that still exist? Should they? Back in the late 1800s and early 1900s in America, orphanages were a lot like the place from Annie. City buildings where kids weren’t treated well and the meanest ones got…
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Investigating International Adoption has a lot to Teach Us.
Read more: Investigating International Adoption has a lot to Teach Us.There are many Christians in the world of adoption and many of them do wonderful work supporting foster families, and foster children, and making sure children outside of the country who need homes are able to access them. Some families within Evangelical Christianity have developed adoption practices that attracted the interest of investigative journalist and…
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Native American Adoptees Can Help Their Tribes Continue to Exist, but Only if They Know Who They Are.
Read more: Native American Adoptees Can Help Their Tribes Continue to Exist, but Only if They Know Who They Are.Most of the time adoption is viewed as a rescue in a sense. A child in need of a home is given one with a family who will raise that child as their own. That simple story often doesn’t resemble the reality of what adoption can mean for a child or that child’s first mother.…
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Trace Lara Hentz Talks About the Importance of “The Count 2024” to Native American Adoptees Everywhere.
Read more: Trace Lara Hentz Talks About the Importance of “The Count 2024” to Native American Adoptees Everywhere.Most of us have heard bits and pieces about how poorly America has treated the Native Tribes that have lived on this land. We may not understand fully how adoption was weaponized against tribes to raise children who were brought up without a memory of their heritage and culture. As journalist Trace Lara Hentz began…
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What Does Searching for Birth Family Mean for an Adoptee and How Should They Get Started?
Read more: What Does Searching for Birth Family Mean for an Adoptee and How Should They Get Started?Adoptees have about as broad a range of experiences growing up as any group of people. (1)Their feelings can range from deep family love to harsh abuse trauma and land everywhere in between. One thing adoptees have in common is that somewhere out there is another family they have some sort of connection to. (2)…
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Writing as a Person Touched by Adoption
Read more: Writing as a Person Touched by AdoptionHow can each part of the triad use writing to benefit themselves and the community as a whole? Putting words on paper, or typing a font onto an electronic document can be a therapeutic exercise for anyone. (1) When adoption is a part of your life it can take on a whole new meaning for…
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