Keywords

Resilience - Adoption - Separation – Developmental Trauma – Relationships - Destiny

In this episode of Resilience Unravelled Dr Stephen Rowley shares his career journey from public education to psychotherapy and his personal experiences as an adopted individual. Stephen suggests that separation from birth mothers can lead to developmental trauma and that adoptees often grapple with questions of identity and belonging. He also talks about the emotional outcome when birth parents and adopted children reunite.

Main topics

• The core experiences adoptees share.
• How separation can lead to developmental trauma
• The power and interpretation of dreams.
• How our perceptions are heavily influenced by our projections.
• The importance of embracing the unknown and the idea that life is not just a single story but a collection of different themes.

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Stephen’s book is: The Lost Coin: A Memoir of Adoption and Destiny or learn more at stephenrowley108.com/memoir/

You can connect with Stephen through his social links:

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http://linkedin.com/in/stephen-rowley-ma-lmhc-b83ab811

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