3284Adoption shapes people in profound ways. Whether you were adopted or you placed a child for adoption, the emotional layers can run deep, leaving you with identity questions, grief, guilt, abandonment wounds,... read more
555The world is increasingly connected, and we live our lives surrounded by the incessant beeping of notifications. However, at the same time, we are experiencing a deeper, more pervasive loneliness than... read more
2873I’ve been the Creative Director of Adopted.com for over 8 years and during that time I have read and felt close to hundreds of reunions stories. I’ve seen the magic of reunion happen over and over... read more
2612I wish I had found this website, Adopted.com fifty years ago. Back then, things were only starting to warm up to the concept of opening up records. Things often work out for a reason. If I had found... read more
634Introduction Between 1945 and 1973, about 350,000 unmarried Canadian mothers were persuaded, coerced or forced into giving their babies up for adoption. (Andrews, Valerie: White Unwed Mother: The Adoption... read more
665The following is a story by Ryan Anderson detailing his experience with adoption. At the age of 18, Ryan was told he was adopted in Morocco by his Moroccan father and white British mother - his world fell... read more
235Introduction The following adoption reunion story is by guest writer, Margaret Watson, who holds a Bachelor of Arts (Welfare Studies) and a Certificate of Somatic Psychotherapy. She has worked in community... read more
240Introduction The following adoption reunion story is by guest writer, Margaret Watson, who holds a Bachelor of Arts (Welfare Studies) and a Certificate of Somatic Psychotherapy. She has worked in community... read more
434The following is a short essay by Tracy Lyon detailing her experience with adoption and her inspiration for To Absent Family—a service providing Bereavement Boards for people who have lost family members. The... read more
