Explore the often-overlooked impact of pre-verbal trauma on adopted individuals. Learn about potential prenatal, birth, and postnatal experiences that can leave lasting imprints.

The revelation of adoption can be a pivotal moment in an adoptee's life, a disclosure that ripples through their sense of self, their understanding of their history, and ultimately, their mental well-being. Whether it's a truth known from infancy or a secret unearthed in adulthood, the way this information is shared and processed can have profound and lasting effects.

Hey Awesome Adoptees! Let's gather 'round the virtual campfire (marshmallows not included, sadly, blame the internet). Today, we're tackling a feeling that might bubble up every now and then, like that weird uncle at Thanksgiving who insists on telling the same joke every year: the feeling of being a missing piece.

Where was the overflowing happiness everyone talked about? Why did they feel this profound sense of sadness lurking beneath the surface of every seemingly perfect moment? Shame coiled in their stomach. How could they feel anything but pure gratitude after this incredible gift? Were they bad parents? Were they ungrateful?

Somatic yoga provides a unique avenue for healing by acknowledging the body's profound role in storing and processing these experiences.

For adoptees, therapeutic intervention can be a vital component of mental and emotion well-being.

Adoption is often seen as an act of love, a bridge between families and children in need.