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What I Was Really Avoiding: Jay Barbanel on Adoption, Therapy & Healing

Jay Barbanel, author of Finding Tico, unpacks what he spent two decades avoiding, and what it took to finally choose healing over silence.

Latina Mislabeled
Martha Martha

Latina Mislabeled

Latinx/Hispanic Heritage month recently passed and it had me thinking back on my identity throughout the years.

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Adopteeland
Kristen Kristen

Adopteeland

One constantly intrusive thought in my head that’s been with me since I was a child has always been, β€œAm I alone? Am I the only one who feels this way?”

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  • Most non-adopted people oversimplify and invalidate the grief of adoptees because they assume that our families are just like other families.

    Adoptee Land by Kristen, Adoptee Contributor

  • It’s such a curious thing how being relinquished is never talked about with sorrow; but instead with applaud for the adoptive parents.

    Adoption, Shame & Cocktail Parties by Amy, Adoptee Contributor

  • I played the role of being a chameleon; not realizing the toxicity of what I was doing in allowing people to mislabel me.

    Latina Mislabeled by Martha, Adoptee Contributor

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