Adoption
Adoptees share the 'extreme emotional challenge' of meeting birth parents decades after adoption
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Adoptees share the 'extreme emotional challenge' of meeting birth parents decades after adoption
Adult adoptees often experience trauma decades after their adoption. Vivien Grant and Nick Ede share their stories of pain, identity crises and reuniting
The John Lewis Christmas advert is a powerful challenge to foster care stereotypes
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The John Lewis Christmas advert is a powerful challenge to foster care stereotypes
'Adopted identity is often invisible to society, like it’s something to be ashamed of. But it’s something to be proud of'
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'Adopted identity is often invisible to society, like it’s something to be ashamed of. But it’s something to be proud of'
'Being adopted doesn’t define who we are – it's just the foundations that hold us up'
'Being adopted doesn’t define who we are – it's just the foundations that hold us up'
JB Mylet: A dark history of orphanages and a mother's childhood secret