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Black-Market Baby: Patricia Knight Meyer on Wonderland, a Made-Up Birthday, and Learning Love Doesn’t Have to Mean Loss adoptee adoptee experience adoption trauma belonging emdr gratitude grief mirroring private adoption reunion trauma trauma healing Oct 15, 2026
Damon Davis on 279 Adoptee Interviews, Two New Books, and Being "a Branch on Someone Else's Family Tree" adoption trauma damon davis disconnection mirroring reunion same-race adoptee trauma understanding adoption Sep 24, 2026
Adopted Therapist Melissa LaCour on Why a "Good Adoption Story" Still Needs Healing adoption story adoption trauma adoption triggers fear of abandonment grief identity identity issues melissa lacour performing gratitude permission relationships Sep 17, 2026
The Enneagram for Adoptees: Untangling Who You Are From Who You Became to Survive with Jennifer Hiltebeitel adoptee adoptee healing adoption trauma belonging community enneagram inner child jennifer hiltebeitel rejection self-awareness self-compassion survival trauma Aug 27, 2026
"You Don't Owe Them Your Loyalty": Brielle Wilson on Foster Care, Religious Trauma, and Reclaiming Her Story adoptee adoptee experience adoptee healing adoption trauma brielle wilson emotional journey Jul 30, 2026
Born Brokenhearted and Expected to Be Whole: Adoptee Grief, Faith, and Healing with Anita Garber adoptee adoptee experience adoptee healing adoptee identity adoption trauma anita garber belonging emotional journey empowerment identity rejection Jul 16, 2026
Un-M-Othered: A Revolution in Adoptee Healing - Five Adoptees on Experiencing the Five Conditions adoptee adoptee healing adoptee identity adoption trauma belonging community dr. liz debetta experience Jul 02, 2026
Behind the Curtain of the “I Am a Burden” Belief: What We Explored in the Gathering adoption trauma belonging healing identity inner work limiting beliefs resilience somatic therapy trauma-informed care Mar 12, 2026
Surrender Over Control: The Missing Piece in Adoptee Healing adoptee adoptee experience adoptee healing adoptee identity adoption trauma dr. liz debetta embodied healing personal growth self-belonging trauma healing understanding unmothered Feb 12, 2026
Un-M-Othered: A Revolution in Adoptee Healing adoptee healing adoption trauma community support dr. liz debetta embodied healing narrative therapy resilience project retreat somatic healing unmothered Jan 29, 2026

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