Adult Adoptees and Writing to Heal

Adult Adoptees and Writing to Heal
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 104
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ISBN-10 : 9789004681712
ISBN-13 : 900468171X
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Book Synopsis Adult Adoptees and Writing to Heal by : Liz DeBetta

Download or read book Adult Adoptees and Writing to Heal written by Liz DeBetta and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-06-19 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We live in a world where conversations about trauma are becoming commonplace and adopted people are using their voices to educate the general public about the effects of maternal separation and genealogical bewilderment. But for many adult adoptees the act of speaking truth to power is still fraught. Personal writing can unlock long held silences and help adult adoptees feel empowered to rewrite their narratives. The need to deconstruct dominant narratives about adoption and its inherent loss and trauma is necessary if we are to reform an institution that has damaged many generations of mothers and children. Because many adoptees do not have access to adoption and trauma competent therapists, writing is an accessible therapeutic modality that can be used to reframe narratives that position adoptees as the object rather than the subject. Adult Adoptees and Writing to Heal shares the framework and method of using writing as a practice for adult adoptees, therapists, teachers, and researchers interested in learning how to migrate and heal embodied trauma. It analyzes lived experience and the author’s own writing to develop a methodology for moving toward wholeness by writing and speaking the truth of internal adoptee experiences.


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