Pace and Love

8. Adoptee perspective: What makes a family?


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Molly is joined by Ian, an adoptee and fellow bereavement counsellor. They discuss how their life journeys have led them to view shared experiences as the key part of what it means to be family . Amongst other things they discuss:

-Ian's story as an adoptee

-A feeling of isolation and disconnection

-The historical attitude of shame around adoption

-How life story work has changed from non-existent to essential

-The beauty of a family created from a foundation of loss

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Pace and LoveBy Molly Christodoulou