Adoption and destiny

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 Keywords

Resilience - Adoption – Separation – Developmental Trauma – Relationships - Destiny

In this episode of Resilience Unravelled Dr Stephen Rowley shares his career journey from public education to psychotherapy and his personal experiences as an adopted individual.

Stephen suggests that separation from birth mothers can lead to developmental trauma and that adoptees often grapple with questions of identity and belonging. He also talks about the emotional outcome when birth parents and adopted children reunite and recounted his recent encounter with his half-sister, who had completed a stint in a halfway house for drug and alcohol addiction. He then shared how, despite her struggle, his sister's brilliance and the connection they shared was truly remarkable.

Main topics

  • The core experiences adoptees share.

  • How separation can lead to developmental trauma

  • The power and interpretation of dreams.

  • How our perceptions are heavily influenced by our projections.

  • The importance of embracing the unknown and the idea that life is not just a single story but a collection of different themes.

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You can find out more at https://stephenrowley108.com or connect through his social links:

https://www.facebook.com/srowley108
http://linkedin.com/in/stephen-rowley-ma-lmhc-b83ab811
https://www.instagram.com/stephenrowley108/
https://twitter.com/srowley108

His book is: The Lost Coin: A Memoir of Adoption and Destiny  Learn more at stephenrowley108.com/memoir/. 

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