Steve Kalb, adoptee and director of Holt's post adoption services, shares advice for any adoptees beginning to explore and process what adoption identity means to you.
Visit our podcast channel on Libsyn Or follow us on RSS Feed In response to recent events, GIFT coaches hosted a series of podcasts on the confluence of Adoption-attunement (AQ), Intentional Pare…
Radqueers when they find out transspecies and transracial were never radqueer terms and are infact, alterhuman and adoptee terms
Minnesota has more Korean-American adoptees per capita than any other state. Kim Park Nelson's new book, "Invisible Asians," explores the adult adoptee experience.
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Holt adoptee Qiulan Henderson shares some advice for adoptive parents about how they can build a strong and loving relationship with their child. My name is Qiulan, which means “autumn orchid” in Chinese. I was born in China, and I came to America three years ago when I was 10. When I was first adopted, […]
We often hear from adoptive parents but seldom from the adoptees themselves
Addiction counselor Paul Sunderland noticed adoptee’s are significantly overrepresented in addiction counseling for substance misuse and abuse. His findings are remarkable. Many adoptees and …
Holt Post Adoption Services team members Katelyn Dixon and Joli Hanlon share insights about fostering a healthy Asian American and adoptee identity.
This post was originally published February of 2015. Today is February 23rd. A day I always reflect on as it’s the day I was adopted in 1988. I was escorted from an orphanage in Raja Gardens, Delhi, India to Seattle with different caregivers along the way. The only story about the journey that I’ve …
I know adoption by its less popular name and function: abandonment. Before I gained a family, I had to lose one.
I hate the smugness of family. The mindless celebrations. The unquestioned loyalty. I hate the Facebook posts
Adoptees are finding biological families through DNA testing. Learn which new DNA tests are helping with tracing birth parents.
all of these accounts are invaluable voices in the adoptee community ❤️
Navigating the complex waters of higher education is daunting, even more so when you're neurodivergent. Your unique way of interacting with the world can deeply influence your college experience. As you stand at the precipice of a major life decision, understanding your neurodiversity is not just important;
We are saturated with feel-good adoption stories during National Adoption Awareness Month and it’s this time of year, every year that I become apprehensive. Why? Because as an adopted adult, I exist…
FINDING YOUR TRUTH AS AN ADOPTEE WITH MARY HERBERT
Thoughts from an adoptee to help adoptive parents understand the need to search for birth parents. What adoptees in reunion feel about those relationships.
The meaning of family is different for an adoptee. Part one of my adoption story focuses on what family means to me as an adult adoptee.
