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

• Superior document: Arts, Creativities, and Learning Environments in Global Perspectives Series ; Volume 9
• VerfasserIn: DeBetta, Liz,
• 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)

"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 therefore an accessible therapeutic modality that can be used to reframe narratives that position adoptees as the object rather than the subject"-- Provided by publisher.