- Description
- 1 online resource (pages cm.)
- Summary
- "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"--
- Series Statement
- Arts, creativities, and learning environments in global perspectives, 2589-9813 ; volume 9
- Uniform Title
- Adult adoptees and writing to heal (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Adult adoptees and writing to heal (Online)
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- LCCN
- 2023025031
- OCLC
- ssj0002866271
- Author
DeBetta, Liz.
- Title
Adult adoptees and writing to heal [electronic resource] : migrating toward wholeness / by Liz DeBetta.
- Imprint
Leiden : Boston : Brill, [2023]
- Series
Arts, creativities, and learning environments in global perspectives, 2589-9813 ; volume 9
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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