Adult Adoptees and Writing to Heal : : Migrating Toward Wholeness / / Liz DeBetta.

"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 f...

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Superior document:Arts, Creativities, and Learning Environments in Global Perspectives Series ; Volume 9
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden, The Netherlands : : Brill,, [2023]
©2023
Year of Publication:2023
Edition:First edition.
Language:English
Series:Arts, creativities, and learning environments in global perspectives ; Volume 9.
Physical Description:1 online resource (96 pages)
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