Resources

Recommendations regarding various adoption topics, etc.

Will be updating periodically :)

Books/links

Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love by Amir Levine

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Heal your wounds and find your true self Lise Bourbeau : 5 wounds of the soul: abandonment, rejection, injustice, humiliation, betrayal.

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Top 5 Adoption Trauma Books You Must Read – I Am Adopted

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Books about Intercountry Adoptions from Colombia - Adoptee Reading

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Great Adoptee led site:  https://www.colombianinfluence.com

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Adoption history in Colombia

https://www.nytimes.com/1981/08/16/world/ring-in-columbia-kidnaps-children-for-sale-abroad.html

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https://www.vice.com/es/article/ppnbz9/morir-sin-saber-un-origen-la-realidad-de-miles-de-adoptados-colombianos

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https://colombiareports.com/locating-colombias-stolen-children/

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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/13/us/overseas-adoptions-decline.html

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Colombia adoptees find family decades after volcano tragedy https://apnews.com/article/6533119d8b674c3b9742d95cd78702c8

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Colombian adoptees speak about corruption, culture, and dna testing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fuyqvxw-5p4&t=1386s

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DNA testing

Best DNA Test for Adoptees - Connecting with Your Biological Family

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23 and Me DNA Genetic Testing & Analysis - 23andMe AU, DE, FR & EU

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FTDNA DNA Testing for Ancestry & Genealogy | FamilyTreeDNA

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MyHeritage Free Family Tree, Genealogy, Family History, and DNA Testing (myheritage.com)

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