IAMAdoptee interviews Laura Cerrano, adopted from Colombia and citizen of the world, as she shares her journey to becoming a Feng Shui Master. What is your name(s)? Silvia Céspedes Serrano (my birth name) + Laura Cerrano (the name I use today). I’ve had a few names over the years and […]
IAMAdoptee interviews Anna Grundström, adopted from Indonesia, as she shares her own awakening of her adoption story and how she is now helping intercountry adoptees explore the language of the body, the stories our body tells and finding resilience. What is your name(s)? Anna Grundström How do you identify yourself? Indonesian […]
IAMAdoptee spoke with Reiki Master Heather Schultz Gittens, adopted from Korea, about her experience in finding meaning and healing through the practice of Reiki. What is your name(s)? My name is Heather Schultz Gittens. My birth name is Huh Mee-Young. My pronouns are she/her. How do you identify yourself? My identity is […]
“What do you want to be when you grow up my love?,” I ask my little one. He says without hesitation, “I want to be a father.” Too often in adoption, we can be very birthmother centered, and I am guilty of that too. She has been a presence almost all of my adult […]
How do we feed ourselves when we were raised on pasta and pizza? It’s a facetious question, because I have nothing against pasta or pizza, but I distinctly remember that pizza was an acquired taste and I never crave pasta the way I crave rice. I still hold my memory of pizza for the first […]
IAMAdoptee meets Adoptees of South America. We are so thrilled to have a chance to speak with Maria and Megan, adoptees from Ecuador, and learn about their ambitious goal of creating community for intercountry adoptees born in South America. Our contributor Emma, sat with them to hear all about them and their project! Adoptees of […]
Holidays As Adoptees This article presents a video conversation with international adoptees Katie Naftzger, LICSW and Kathy Sacco, LCSW and their wisdom on the challenges, the opportunities, the tough parts and the ways we can authentically navigate the holiday season. IAMAdoptee is grateful to all of you who shared your thoughts on how being adopted has impacted the […]
Emma, IAMAdoptee Contributor: Do you go by Katie Cicneros? Katie: My legal name is that, but in terms of Facebook, I have it as Betancourt because that’s my birth name. And I just do it in case somebody’s searching, but my legal name is Cicneros. Emma: Is that how you would like us to identify […]
