My dearest papa
As a young girl, I used to lay in bed wondering what my life would've been like if I hadn’t left my biological family. I wondered if my father would…
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The Healing Embrace
Creating The Healing Embrace created amazing opportunities to meet other adoptees around the world and to hear their stories. The journey an adoptee goes on is one that you can’t…
The importance of the conversation on race
“I don’t want to be black Anymore” how powerful are those words? Those are words that show the battle a child of colour goes through in a society that does…
Aim for the moon
Have you ever picked up a novel and after reading a few chapters you skip to the last page, just so you can find out if your favourite character has…
8 helpful tips if you are alone this Christmas
It’s that time of year again, where Christmas is just around the corner. And we all know what that means: loads of food, over the top decorations, and plans with…
Why it’s important to protect your adopted child’s story
One of the best gifts an adoptive parent can give their adopted child is keeping their story private. I personally didn’t get that experience, so this article is to give…
6 Questions not to ask an adopted child from Africa
As someone who was adopted at a young age from Africa into a white family, I’ve had my fair share of uncomfortable questions asked by strangers. A lot of questions…
What My Anger Taught Me
It’s common for people with post-traumatic stress disorder to experience anger. We can experience anger when we feel like we hold no control over what is going on and we…
How do you measure success?
I remember a time I was sipping my morning coffee, feeling emotional because I felt I was behind in life. it was almost like the fairy godmothers had sprinkled magic…
Letting go
Saying goodbye to someone is difficult but not as difficult as saying goodbye to the former you. Having to say farewell to the old me was one of the hardest…