mental health matters Archives

Adoption / December 13, 2021

Unresolved Trauma Leads to More Trauma

I’m not talking about the willfully ignorant parents. As adoptees sharing our stories, we all have encountered them and have all been triggered…

Adoption Episodes / October 27, 2020

We’ve all heard the saying, but what does it mean? To me, “self care” is just necessary resting and recharging. I almost dislike…

Adoption Episodes / September 29, 2020

Typically with age comes life experience, but there are certain experiences that not everyone will have. Being adopted is one of those. Despite…

Adoption Episodes / September 1, 2020

People often ask why/how my parents let me speak up about adoption. This is a problematic question for multiple reasons. I am an…

Advocacy / August 23, 2020

I have always struggled with asking for help. Perhaps it is a symptom of being the eldest child. My research isn’t in pyschology.…