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In the city of Lima, Peru, Mary Ellen solemnly promised Jessica, her adoptive daughter’s birth mother, to reunite mother and daughter. That promi

I recognize that through an adoption journey, the adopted child is the most important person in the adoption triad, and the one with the least amou

We all love a beautiful reunification story, right? It feels good to see adoptees finding their long-sought after birth families, then the first gl

Over the years, I went back and forth on the decision to search for my birth parents. I considered many different scenarios. What if they didn’t

Many adoptees are curious about their roots, but often don’t have options in terms of receiving information that will help them to uncover them b

Take a look at this BuzzFeed story about Jazmin and her younger brother, Jibril. When Jazmin was a little girl, her father (with whom she lived wit

Connecting with my birth family has been both rewarding and extremely difficult for me.  I always knew that I was adopted. It was normal for me. I

Samantha always knew she was adopted, so when her curiosity kicked into high gear, she logged on to the Adoption Reunion Registry and immediately g

“You need to know where you came from,” says 58-year-old William Taylor. William is an adoptee, but didn’t know it until he came across his o

In this age of open adoption it’s rare to find advocates of closed adoptions. It’s equally difficult, among all the joyful stories shared about

Before embarking on any new emotional journey, it is important to take a personal inventory. You should consider what expectations you have and whe

As the former Executive Director of Joint Council on International Council Children’s Services and as the Founder of Trustify, a technology platf

We all knew it was coming, but I didn’t expect it to be during this episode. It caught me off guard and I was unprepared for the emotions since I

If you are reading this article, you are likely considering a search for a birth relative. The journey to get to this point may have been a long ti

As the founder of a technology platform that connects private investigators with clients and the former Executive Director of Joint Council on Inte

Quick!  Grab a full box of tissues. You’re about to watch the joyful, yet tearful reunion of 10-year-old identical twin sisters, separated a

My name is Heather and I found my birth family in 2011. I was adopted when I was just two weeks old. It was a closed adoption and I knew very littl

As the former Executive Director of Joint Council on International Council Children’s Services and as the Founder of Trustify, a technology platf

Beverly Zuhorski was just 15 years old when she was kicked out of her home because she was pregnant. Without a way to even provide for herself, she

Mary Ellen Day was young when she gave birth to a baby boy. She was counseled to place him for adoption because of the circumstances she was in at