A few days after meeting my extended birth family for the first time, I had returned to my home in Guam and went back to work. That first...

Adoption Reunion for Adoptees and Birth Parents involves preparing with adoption therapy, searching for birth family, and first contact

For adoptees, the more we read the words of other adoptees, the stronger our thread of self becomes.

Six months after I left Guam to deal with a family emergency, I returned to find two happy wagging tails at the door and the exploded...

A loud bang and clatter make me jump. I nearly drop the contact lens precariously balancing on my index finger, and as I lean forward to...

Birthmom. Bio Mom. First mom. Mama. When I was a very little girl, as young as five or six, I would play a strange, demented version of...

"You look so happy" they said, snapping the photo of me with my hands raised in the outline of a gingerbread man at a Christmas light...

Looking back, it is clear that at the core of confusing family dynamic and parenting decisions my adoptive parents made was a deep...

After seemingly hundreds of different documents, a hefty bank transfer, and no small amount of nerves, my partner and I finally posed for...

I stumbled upon the social profile of an elementary friend I had lost touch with long ago. As I scrolled through the highlights of her...

Lately, I've been learning to live with a strange sort of absence. If you are an adoptee you may know what I mean. Tonight an indie movie...

A few years ago, I happened to be conversing with a new friend who asked me what I liked to do for fun. At the time, I was delving deep...

Adoptees and Relationships: How do adoptees deal with conflict? What are some ways adoptees can handle interpersonal relationship conflict?

Adoptive family and birthdays are a tricky component to navigate. Join me as I handle the reality of birthdays as an adult adoptee

Pre-birthday tension is actually very common for people who have been adopted. Here's what it's like for me, as a military spouse & adoptee

Although I am not a mother myself, I’ve browsed enough birth vlogs on YouTube to have a good idea of what happens when a baby is born....