I have always known I was adopted, but it wasn’t until I was in my forties that I really began to understand the massive impact this had on my life. We never talked about it in my family; I knew that the reason I didn’t look like anyone else was that I had different...

Sarah sat alone in her small apartment, staring blankly at the wall in front of her. It had been another long day at work, filled with fake smiles and forced interactions with her colleagues. She had never been good at making friends, always feeling like she was on...

Rufus Bumblebottom was a man who always seemed to have a smile on his face. He had a quick wit and a penchant for making people laugh, but deep down he carried a heavy burden from his childhood. Rufus was adopted at a young age, after being relinquished by his birth...

Michael had always been curious about his birth family. As an adult adoptee, he couldn't shake the feeling of wanting to know where he came from and who his biological parents were. Despite being raised by loving adoptive parents, the curiosity nagged at him, pushing...

Ambiguous loss is a type of loss that occurs when there is no clear resolution or closure to a situation, and it can lead to feelings of grief, confusion, and ambivalence. Childhood relinquishment can be ambiguous because the child may have lost their birth family and...