Adoption Practices: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly — Breaking the Stigma of Speaking Out: Overcoming Societal Pressure As an adoptee, I understand firsthand the complexities and challenges that come with adoption. Despite the popular narrative of adoption as a heartwarming story of children finding loving families, the reality is much more complicated. Many adoptees have faced human rights violations, and their experiences have been met with denial…

The love that others won’t allow you to have. An AI Conversation. — From an adoptee’s perspective. I asked Chat GPT to name the love that others who love you won’t allow you to have. Forbidden love is a term used to describe the love that is craved by your heart but disallowed by those who claim to love you. It encompasses the affection that is deemed unacceptable or disapproved of by society, family, or even by the very people who are supposed to support…

Adoption, Identity, and the Brain. — The Complexities of Identity Formation in Adoptees: Biology, Environment, and Culture “Reassembling Reality” PART 1 — Fractured Realities

A Call for an Equitable Adoption System Exploring the systemic biases and power imbalances inherent in current adoption practices, and advocating for a child & adult-centred approach. Adoption is a complex process that can have profound and lasting effects on the mental health and well-being of adoptees for life. Despite this, adoption practices are often characterized by systemic biases, power imbalances, and societal neglect, perpetuating harmful stereotypes and misconceptions about…

Exploring Karma, Volition, and Mother-Child Separation — As an adoptee, the topic of volition and the role it plays in our lives is one that I have given a lot of thought to, the ability to make conscious choices, is a critical factor in our spiritual lives, and it is especially relevant to those of us who…

A Call to Action via Open AI | (AIPRM — ChatGPT Prompts) — Human rights are fundamental to the well-being and dignity of all people. They are universal and inalienable, and yet they are frequently denied, often in the most egregious ways. Human rights abuses take many forms, from violence and discrimination to economic exploitation and political oppression. …

A Story of Loss, Love, and Finding Home — Adoption is a complex and deeply personal experience that affects not only the adoptee, but also their birth family, adoptive family, and society as a whole. Despite this, society often fails to understand and validate the unique challenges that adoptees face. One of the biggest challenges for adoptees is the…

The Injustice of Adoption — Australia — The history of adoption law in Australia has been marked by forced adoptions which caused deep emotional trauma to birth parents and adoptees. The Australian government apologized in 2013 but there are still ongoing issues, such as a lack of support for adoptees to reconnect with their biological families. The…

The Impact of Separation and Loss on Individual Experience — Quantum entanglement is a phenomenon that occurs when two or more particles become connected in such a way that their properties become linked, no matter how far apart the particles are. …