30 Days of Adoptee Resources for National Adoption Month 2016

By Dr. Chaitra Wirta-Leiker | November 25, 2016

For 2016’s National Adoption Awareness Month, check out 30 Days of Adoptee Resources – by adoptees, for adoptees & their families! If you missed out on the daily emails, here’s a comprehensive list of the resources shared through Beyond Words Psychological Services!

  1. Adopted – Documentary – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYI686su6PY
  2. Trauma to Treasure: A Healing Journey – Blog – https://traumatotreasure.wordpress.com/
  3. Dear Wonderful You: Letters to Adopted & Fostered Youth – Book – https://www.amazon.com/Wonderful-Letters-Adopted-Fostered-Project-ebook/dp/B00OSS2LV6
  4. Written By Resh – Blog – https://writtenbyresh.com/
  5. The Declassified Adoptee – Blog – http://www.declassifiedadoptee.com/
  6. In Their Own Voices: Transracial Adoptees Tell Their Stories – Book – https://www.amazon.com/Their-Own-Voices-Transracial-Adoptees/dp/0231118295
  7. YOU FOLLOW: a search for one’s past – Documentary & The Adoptee Diary – Blog – http://www.youfollowthefilm.com/
  8. Light of Day Stories & Ethiopian Adoptees of the Diaspora – Blog & News – https://lightofdaystories.com/
  9. Three Little Words: A Memoir – Book – http://rhodes-courter.com/three-little-words/
  10. The Lost Daughters – Blog & News – http://www.thelostdaughters.com/
  11. Growing Up Black in White – Book – https://www.amazon.com/Growing-Black-White-Kevin-Hofmann/dp/0578051508
  12. My Mind on Paper – Blog – https://mymindonpaper.wordpress.com/
  13. Closure – Documentary – http://closuredocumentary.com/
  14. The Adopted Life – Blog & Webisodes – http://www.theadoptedlife.com/
  15. Twinsters – Documentary – http://twinstersmovie.com/our-story/#our-story-1
  16. Tara Vanderwoude – Blog – http://www.taravanderwoude.com/
  17. A Long Way from Home – Book – https://www.amazon.com/Long-Way-Home-Rey-Sirakavit/dp/0982976518
  18. Girl, Adopted – Documentary – http://www.girladopted.com/
  19. Father Unknown – Documentary – http://www.fatherunknown.com/
  20. John Raible Online – Educational Materials – https://johnraible.wordpress.com/about-john-w-raible/
  21. Harlow’s Monkey – Blog & News – https://harlows-monkey.com/
  22. Somewhere Between – Documentary – http://www.somewherebetweenmovie.com/
  23. Outsiders Within: Writing on Transracial Adoption – Book – https://www.amazon.com/Outsiders-Within-Writing-Transracial-Adoption/dp/0896087646
  24. Off & Running – Documentary – http://www.offandrunningthefilm.com/
  25. Not So Secret Life of an Adoptee – Blog – http://www.thenotsosecretlifeofanadoptee.com/
  26. The Harris Narratives: An Introspective Study of a Transracial Adoptee – Book – https://www.amazon.com/Harris-Narratives-Introspective-Transracial-Adoptee/dp/0984921621
  27. Vance Twins – Blog & News & Books – https://vancetwins.com/
  28. Land of Gazillion Adoptees – Blog & News – http://lgamedia.com/
  29. The Lost Boy: A Foster Child’s Search for the Love of a Family – Book Series – http://www.davepelzer.com/
  30. Dear Adoption – Blog – https://dearadoption.com/
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About Dr. Chaitra Wirta-Leiker

Dr. Chaitra Wirta-Leiker is an adoptee, adoptive parent, and psychologist who provides mental health support focused on adoption, trauma, and racial identity work. She is the author of the "Adoptees Like Me" book series.