Resources

Adoptees On
Haley Radke

All There Is with Anderson Cooper

Becoming the People Podcast
Prentis Hemphill

Come Back to Care
Nat Vikitsreth

Labor of Love: A Podcast for BIPOC Adoptees Navigating Parenthood

Nari Baker & Robyn Park

Boymom
Ruth Whipman

What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma
Stephanie Foo

When the Ache Remains & Already Enough
Lisa Olivera

The Wild Edge of Sorrow
Francis Weller

Creative Consciousness Healing (44 card oracle deck and guidebook)
Johanna Wright

Sage Crystals
Visit if you are in the Portland area

Smiski
I can’t get enough of these guys! :)

Watercolor workbook
Emily Lex Studios

Adoptees and Addiction meeting
Hosts monthly virtual space to support recovery

Adoption Mosaic
Hosts in-person & virtual events, based in Portland

Anne Hefron (adoptee, Instagram: @anne_hefron)
Offers monthly, virtual writing groups

BADAN (Black African Diaspora Adoptee Network)
Hosts monthly virtual support circle, facilitated by an adoptee

BIPOC Adoptees
Hosts in-person & virtual events, including annual conference in Portland

BUFU (By Us, For Us): Adoptees of Color Community Connections
Hosts monthly virtual space, facilitated by two adoptee therapists

Ember
Monthly virtual support group for adoptees navigating biological motherhood, facilitated by an adoptee

Beyond Words Psychological Services

Offers directory of licensed U.S. mental health professionals who identify as adoptees and work with adoptees/adoptive families

Juntos Unidos
Community space for adoptees of South America & extended Latin Americas

Kathy Mackechney (adoptee, Instagram: @adopteetherapy)
Offers IFS based adoptee retreats

Numaru
Emotional support program for transracial & BIPOC adoptees, led by an adoptee

PACT monthly support group
Hosts in-person & virtual events, based in Northern CA, led by an adoptee