https://www.iamadoptee.org/blog daily 0.75 2026-06-21 https://www.iamadoptee.org/blog/untitled-thoughts monthly 0.5 2026-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/d99eb7d2-1b37-4612-afec-9d7c5b2212cb/Joy-Lieberthal-Rho-Small-Square-300x300-1-768x768.jpg IAMAdoptee Blog - Untitled Thoughts - JOY LIEBERTHAL RHO Joy Lieberthal Rho, LCSW is the co-founder of IAMAdoptee. Joy received her Master’s in Social Work from Columbia University. She has been working in the field of adoption for 25 years professionally and through various volunteer organizations. https://www.iamadoptee.org/blog/dunbar-number monthly 0.5 2026-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/e940b3cd-0376-44ae-89a7-3553b0315794/Joy+Lieberthal+Rho.jpg IAMAdoptee Blog - Dunbar Number - JOY LIEBERTHAL RHO Joy Lieberthal Rho, LCSW is the co-founder of IAMAdoptee. Joy received her Master’s in Social Work from Columbia University. She has been working in the field of adoption for 25 years professionally and through various volunteer organizations. https://www.iamadoptee.org/blog/i-want-to-be-a-father monthly 0.5 2026-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/e940b3cd-0376-44ae-89a7-3553b0315794/Joy+Lieberthal+Rho.jpg IAMAdoptee Blog - I Want To Be A Father - JOY LIEBERTHAL RHO Joy Lieberthal Rho, LCSW is the co-founder of IAMAdoptee. Joy received her Master’s in Social Work from Columbia University. She has been working in the field of adoption for 25 years professionally and through various volunteer organizations. https://www.iamadoptee.org/blog/finding-healing-one-song-at-a-time monthly 0.5 2026-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/8b3f1281-24d4-4fd4-98b8-92d9bd67ff7e/Teen+Vogue.png IAMAdoptee Blog - Finding Healing One Song at a Time - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/e940b3cd-0376-44ae-89a7-3553b0315794/Joy+Lieberthal+Rho.jpg IAMAdoptee Blog - Finding Healing One Song at a Time - JOY LIEBERTHAL RHO Joy Lieberthal Rho, LCSW is the co-founder of IAMAdoptee. Joy received her Master’s in Social Work from Columbia University. She has been working in the field of adoption for 25 years professionally and through various volunteer organizations. https://www.iamadoptee.org/blog/what-does-aapi-month-mean-to-me monthly 0.5 2026-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/3913b229-ddf5-4f97-8957-ee5b5b1e9ca9/Joy+%26+Glenn.jpg IAMAdoptee Blog - What Does AAPI Month Mean to Me? - Make it stand out Glenn Morey & Joy Lieberthal Rho https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/8a3d9e05-9c8c-48ac-a618-7269b5d10d07/Side+By+Side.png IAMAdoptee Blog - What Does AAPI Month Mean to Me? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.iamadoptee.org/post-category/discover/the-first-gathering daily 0.75 2026-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/02938c1b-fed8-4647-9896-9145d1bfaa47/The+Gathering+%281999%29.png https://www.iamadoptee.org/post-category/discover/the-first-gathering/dottie-enrico monthly 0.5 2026-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/19552885-e2f4-475f-a6b2-55dbf960eb11/Dottie+Enrico.webp The First Gathering - Dottie Enrico - For our first interview, we share with you the thoughts of Dottie Enrico, Group I participant. All of the participants of this first group were adoptees who were of mixed race; only their birthmothers were of Korean origin. We call them our ‘First Wavers’… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/6cb46a16-5c26-4a38-b2da-016389482927/Dottie+Enrico.png The First Gathering - Dottie Enrico - Reflections from Dottie ADD BIO https://www.iamadoptee.org/post-category/discover/the-first-gathering/kathy-sacco monthly 0.5 2026-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/f21744bb-eaf1-4931-8136-cbb8298d6beb/Mary+Lee+Vance.png The First Gathering - Mary Lee Vance - Mary Lee Vance, Ph. D was also a participant of Group I and another of our “First Wavers.” All of the participants of this first group were adoptees who were of mixed race; only their birthmothers were of Korean origin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/3a221593-3010-4b7f-a589-a4cda4047c05/Coming+Soon.jpg The First Gathering - Mary Lee Vance - Reflections from Mary ADD BIO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/c24eefd3-492d-44d6-9eca-3521ebfc0c68/Mary+Lee+Vance.png The First Gathering - Mary Lee Vance - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.iamadoptee.org/post-category/discover/the-first-gathering/the-gathering-kathy-sacco-dhk8f monthly 0.5 2026-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/8e354bc8-140d-4b50-ae33-1e4ee6c7e4d0/Jim+Milroy.jpg The First Gathering - Jim Milroy - We hear from Jim Milroy, Group II participant next. Oftentimes the dominant voice in adoption is female, as more female babies and children were adopted internationally. IAMAdoptee is grateful for Jim’s contribution not just to get the male perspective, but because he has a narrative that seems timeless. He speaks from both the micro and macro level in the adoptee community with wisdom, urgency and kindness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/3a221593-3010-4b7f-a589-a4cda4047c05/Coming+Soon.jpg The First Gathering - Jim Milroy - Reflections from Jim ADD BIO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/d6ae3168-64f8-4004-a8c7-73dfcbbda92e/Jim+Milroy+Photos.jpg The First Gathering - Jim Milroy - Make it stand out Top: Jim (top middle) with “fellow brave group 2ers” from the First Gathering, Bottom: Jim with fellow adoptees searching in Korea https://www.iamadoptee.org/post-category/discover/the-first-gathering/the-gathering-kathy-sacco monthly 0.5 2026-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/2674e795-67bc-4e3a-b416-5bbb5ce754c4/Kathy+Carney+Sacco.webp The First Gathering - Kathy Carney Sacco - Kathy Carney Sacco, from Group 4, shares her memories and thoughts of The Gathering and being adopted. Kathy was memorable to so many of us because she was expecting her first child at the event! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/baa7c8cf-bc36-463e-9a1d-a13470e5278e/Kathy+Sacco.jpg The First Gathering - Kathy Carney Sacco - Reflections from Kathy Kathy Carney Sacco serves as Vice President, International Children’s Policy at First Focus on Children. Prior to First Focus, Kathy worked for nearly eight years at the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Children’s Issues, shaping and leading policies related to child protection, intercountry adoption, and international parental child abduction. Previously, she facilitated foster care and intercountry adoptions for 13 years. In her work on various agency boards, Kathy advocated for ethical adoption practices and the expansion of post adoption services. Kathy was adopted from Korea at age five along with her biological sister. She is a licensed clinical social worker who obtained her Master of Social Work from Arizona State University. She resides in Baltimore, Maryland with her husband and two daughters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/4172e5fa-96bb-44c2-8f30-a609c306f70d/Kathy+%26+Paul.jpg The First Gathering - Kathy Carney Sacco Paul Sacco & Kathy Sacco https://www.iamadoptee.org/post-category/discover/the-first-gathering/the-gathering-kathy-sacco-t9m4s monthly 0.5 2026-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/d255c400-85c8-4aed-bae8-0e4a7c1f0269/Amy+Drapeau+Olson.png The First Gathering - Amy Drapeau Olson - In the final installation of interviews from The First Gathering of Korean Adult Adoptees, we heard from Amy Drapeau Olson who was in Group 5, one of two groups of adoptees who were in their 20s back in 1999. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/7f483566-fc9e-4eaf-a633-d48744114d2d/Amy+Olsen.jpg The First Gathering - Amy Drapeau Olson - Reflections from Amy ADD BIO https://www.iamadoptee.org/post-category/discover/the-first-gathering/the-gathering-kathy-sacco-6eeee monthly 0.5 2026-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/144ba68f-2f7c-4c25-b2d2-23c845f201a7/Paul+Sacco.jpg The First Gathering - Paul Sacco - We heard from one of the spouses, Paul Sacco, who also was the reporter for this group back in 99. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/5b03bfa8-bbba-4e9a-8daa-c969eb5ca54e/IMG_0267-768x1023-1-1024x1024.jpg The First Gathering - Paul Sacco - Reflections from Paul ADD BIO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/4172e5fa-96bb-44c2-8f30-a609c306f70d/Kathy+%26+Paul.jpg The First Gathering - Paul Sacco Paul Sacco & Kathy Sacco https://www.iamadoptee.org/spotlights daily 0.75 2026-06-21 https://www.iamadoptee.org/spotlights/out-of-the-fog-with-kassaye-berhanu-macdonald monthly 0.5 2026-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/3910c024-10f2-4050-b62d-5100fcb819b8/Kassaye+Berhanu-MacDonald.jpg Podcasts & Music Spotlights - “Out of the Fog” with Kassaye Berhanu-MacDonald - Our Conversation with Kassaye Berhanu-MacDonald Photo Credit: Juanita Giraldo Bueno https://www.iamadoptee.org/spotlights/this-song-is-about-mental-health monthly 0.5 2026-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/d11837bb-63c1-4193-869f-6c491e55b280/DANakaDAN.jpg Podcasts & Music Spotlights - This Song Is About Mental Health - Our Conversation with DANakaDAN https://www.iamadoptee.org/birth-search-reunion-narratives daily 0.75 2026-07-08 https://www.iamadoptee.org/birth-search-reunion-narratives/how-meeting-the-jeons-has-changed-my-life monthly 0.5 2026-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/cb1964b7-becf-4465-b68a-0bd36a7a283d/Whitney.webp Birth Search & Reunion Narratives - How Meeting the Jeons Has Changed My Life - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/a050c26e-ac90-43d2-b963-37311afabada/img_4699.jpg.webp Birth Search & Reunion Narratives - How Meeting the Jeons Has Changed My Life - Before meeting the Jeons, I remember having so many unanswered questions and unresolved feelings about my past and adoption. I never really took the time to address these questions or emotions prior to meeting Whitney. I did the best I could to fit in and adapt. After meeting Whitney, I had the opportunity to start to explore the emotions and questions that I have always had. Learning about her past and birth family was such a blessing. To connect on an emotional level with another Korean adoptee, who also happens to be my spouse, has been priceless. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/18e522be-03fc-4606-acca-4704b9358e5f/dsc07817.jpg.webp Birth Search & Reunion Narratives - How Meeting the Jeons Has Changed My Life - On our final day in Korea, we were dropped off at the airport by Whitney’s parents and younger brother. We said our goodbyes and headed into the terminal. At that moment, I just wanted to run back and spend more time getting to know them and sorting through my feelings. I can only imagine what Whitney was feeling. Our plane ride back to Nashville was very long. I spent some time looking out the window, staring at the thousands of miles of ocean below me and realized how far Korea is from us. I pondered on the experience that I’d just had and reflected on all of the information that I had learned. https://www.iamadoptee.org/birth-search-reunion-narratives/on-searching-for-birth-family-and-self-with-katie-betancourt monthly 0.5 2026-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/489b5467-0dcc-41eb-9374-f42b6f9cf232/Katie+Betancourt.jpg Birth Search & Reunion Narratives - On Searching for Birth Family and Self - With Katie Betancourt - Our Conversation with Katie Betancourt Colombian Adoptee, Katie Betancourt, sat down with Emma to discuss searching for birth family and self. Published, 2020 https://www.iamadoptee.org/birth-search-reunion-narratives/omoni-by-hillary-rankin monthly 0.5 2026-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/da5fc0a0-c321-4a71-9799-617cb355ea0a/Hillary+Rankin.jpg Birth Search & Reunion Narratives - Omoni, by Hillary Rankin - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.iamadoptee.org/dna daily 0.75 2026-07-08 https://www.iamadoptee.org/dna/dna-series-susan-branco monthly 0.5 2026-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/72f40437-cfd0-43ad-a248-a28bce4abbc6/Joy+%26+Susan.jpg DNA Series - DNA Series (Part 1) – Dr. Susan Branco Ph.D - Our Conversation with Dr. Susan Branco Ph.D Pictured: Joy Lieberthal Rho & Dr. Susan Branco Ph.D https://www.iamadoptee.org/dna/dna-series-susan-branco-dwf7j monthly 0.5 2026-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/7b166722-d771-468a-bfb4-3f7e8e6baa46/Katie+Mantele.jpg DNA Series - DNA Series (Part 2) – Katie Mantele - Our Conversation with Katie Mantele Katie Mantele, adopted from China, has been one of our more vocal advocates in ensuring accurate information and caution to her fellow adoptees considering DNA testing and birth search. She has agreed to share some of her thoughts and lend resources, as well as give us a fuller narrative on how DNA testing is impacting the Chinese adoptee community. With gratitude, here is our interview: https://www.iamadoptee.org/dna/dna-series-susan-branco-dwf7j-27wdk monthly 0.5 2026-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/30456cc7-e93d-45a2-bd22-7ef59b30802c/Katherine+Kim+and+Jayme+Hansen.png DNA Series - DNA Series (Part 3) – 325KAMRA - Our Conversation with Katherine Kim and Jayme Hansen You can learn more about 325KAMRA by visiting their website at 325kamra.org. https://www.iamadoptee.org/dna/dna-series-susan-branco-m53bl monthly 0.5 2026-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/cd77c105-103d-46e5-92bf-ffc975dcae1a/Robyn+Joy+Park.jpg DNA Series - DNA Series (Part 4) – Robyn Joy Park - Our Conversation with Robyn Joy Park Robyn just returned from running a marathon in South Korea. The marathon was part of her personal journey but also to advocate for and raise funds for 325KAMRA (325KAMRA.org). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/b87c483f-0e22-400c-93b6-fbdf24267df2/Seoul-Marathon-1024x1024-1-1024x1024-704x496.jpg DNA Series - DNA Series (Part 4) – Robyn Joy Park - Robyn just returned from running a marathon in South Korea. The marathon was part of her personal journey but also to advocate for and raise funds for 325KAMRA (325KAMRA.org). Robyn raised $3780 to support the “work 325Kamra is doing (as it) is transforming our community and changing lives. The heart of their mission is to reunite Korean families separated by war, adoption, death and tragedy by DNA testing Korean adoptees, armed forces personnel who served in Korea, and anyone of Korean descent to expand the worldwide database.” https://www.iamadoptee.org/wholistic-healers daily 0.75 2026-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/448bb2ea-2b57-445d-b0ea-1ddfa9cd5c04/Wholistic+Healers+Intro.png https://www.iamadoptee.org/wholistic-healers/anna-grundstrom-lbnke-jyj4t-59336-e8npb monthly 0.5 2026-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/5849f8b2-9355-479b-943e-fa5f1da676f8/Laure+Badufle.webp Wholistic Healers - Laure Badufle - Laure Badufle is a French-Korean adoptee, ESSEC MBA graduate, professional coach affiliated to the French School of Coaching, Kundalini Yoga teacher and Artist-Author. Laure is the founder of RAJAVTAR STUDIO, a healing space with presence both online and in Paris, and RAJAVTAR WEAR, a conscious minimal and natural clothing brand. RAJAVTAR is Laure’s spiritual name, meaning embodiment of grace. She created the ADOPTION MASTERMINED to help adoptees and adopters through the challenges of adoption and works with French and international organizations (Racines Coréennes, la Voix des Adoptés, G.O.A’L, I.K.A.A, Enfance et Familles d’Adoption) to promote the health and support the rights of the adoptees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/cca6ffe6-31fb-40ef-add7-ded6ee123bbe/Laure+Badufle.png Wholistic Healers - Laure Badufle - A Conversation with Laure IAMAdoptee interviews Laure Badufle, adopted from South Korea as she shares her journey of healing through kundalini yoga. https://www.iamadoptee.org/wholistic-healers/anna-grundstrom-lbnke-jyj4t-59336 monthly 0.5 2026-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/2c0b6cf6-2f3c-413e-a055-e240b375315a/Hye-Kyong+Kim.png Wholistic Healers - Hye-Kyong Kim - Hye-Kyong Kim is a Korean American, Korean-Adopted, clinical psychologist with many years of experience working with individuals around healing through a trauma-focused and decolonized lens. Hye-Kyong has experience working with Indigenous and multicultural communities, adoption (domestic, transnational, and transracial), foster care, complex and developmental trauma, grief, self- esteem, spirituality, depression, anxiety, attachment, racial trauma and oppression, and somatic work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/cc01e6c7-2b0e-4faa-8e3b-f064e0a6f795/providers_hyekyongkim_circle.jpg.png Wholistic Healers - Hye-Kyong Kim - A Conversation with Hye-Kyong IAMAdoptee interviews Hye-Kyong Kim, who was adopted from Seoul, South Korea in 1975. By day she works as a clinical psychologist and by night she writes creatively. https://www.iamadoptee.org/wholistic-healers/anna-grundstrom-lbnke-jyj4t monthly 0.5 2026-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/02f3da54-8628-4198-b2a1-5bb59095be2b/Sarah+Cave.jpg Wholistic Healers - Sarah MeeRan Cave - Sarah MeeRan Cave is a Korean adoptee and professional, international artist and educator who began violin studies at the age of three. Since, her journey has never ceased, as music became the means through which Sarah came to know herself. Sarah continues to explore the intersection of healing and music, as music continues to contribute to her resilience and inner confidence. She offers sound-healing consultations through her method, SoundBar, which uses the intuitive power of music to promote wellness for the client’s highest good. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/ce958f26-43ec-46fc-92fc-117152089578/Sarah+Cave+2.png Wholistic Healers - Sarah MeeRan Cave - A Conversation with Sarah IAMAdoptee interviews Sarah MeeRan Cave, adopted from South Korea as she shares her journey of healing through music and sound. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/1783550773411-LRQZABZ974DI1TZ93VRZ/Sara+Cave+1.jpg Wholistic Healers - Sarah MeeRan Cave https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/1783550773450-WVVEI9L2RBHBB5NURMVB/Sara+Cave+2.png Wholistic Healers - Sarah MeeRan Cave https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/1783550774379-3CLHPPTYN1PL2LKK333Q/Sara+Cave+2.jpg Wholistic Healers - Sarah MeeRan Cave https://www.iamadoptee.org/wholistic-healers/anna-grundstrom-lbnke-kgxtg-p3l37 monthly 0.5 2026-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/707ff0c3-b861-419a-a48c-a6a51f96dde6/Heather+Schultz-Gittens.jpg Wholistic Healers - Heather Schultz-Gittens - Heather Schultz-Gittens is a Korean adoptee, Reiki Master and Founder and Owner of Huh Healing Hub LLC, a Certified Usui Reiki Master, and Adjunct Lecturer in the Department of Communication Studies at Baruch College. After starting her Reiki Master certification training in 2018, she started to remove her negative self-talk, nurture her inner child and listen to her higher path. After experiencing the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual benefits of Reiki, she vowed to help others begin their healing journey. In 2019, Heather launched her Reiki business (Huh Healing Hub) in New York City. Heather included her Korean surname (“Huh”) into the company name because Reiki helped her heal wounds from her adoption. Huh Healing Hub provides virtual Reiki treatments that are tailored to each client’s intentions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/b329aae4-3e33-4e11-bb3f-867060e263a8/Heather+Schultz-Gittens.webp Wholistic Healers - Heather Schultz-Gittens - A Conversation with Heather IAMAdoptee spoke with Reiki Master Heather Schultz Gittens, adopted from Korea, about her experience in finding meaning and healing through the practice of Reiki. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/f5fe04ad-bf76-48e3-8a97-8b95eb63cca0/Seoul_Bukhansan_GuknyeongsaTemple_2019-1024x1024-1.webp Wholistic Healers - Heather Schultz-Gittens - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/160d8fc2-06ff-4b65-b7fe-6a090e606992/Heather_and_Hasani_Proposal_2019-300x300-1-1024x1024.webp Wholistic Healers - Heather Schultz-Gittens - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/52c05239-fca0-467d-aab2-986d50e975c8/Heather_Hiking.png Wholistic Healers - Heather Schultz-Gittens - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/1783550092459-VRRSNO64OO43YCT560CX/HuhHealingHub_ReikiSession_Heather_with_Client1-1024x1024-361x440.jpg Wholistic Healers - Heather Schultz-Gittens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/1783550092501-HHDU77SA9UO0U1AQYAYQ/Heather_Reiki.png Wholistic Healers - Heather Schultz-Gittens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/1783550093496-P5W3JX3Q89U3EFXMT37B/HuhHealingHub_ReikiSession_Heather_with_Tingsha-1024x1024-361x441.jpg Wholistic Healers - Heather Schultz-Gittens https://www.iamadoptee.org/wholistic-healers/anna-grundstrom-lbnke-kgxtg monthly 0.5 2026-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/65836685-8567-4b7d-8710-b9b13dc0901a/Amelia+Sun+Langkusch.jpg Wholistic Healers - Amelia Sun Langkusch - Amelia Sun Langkusch is an intercountry adoptee born in Iksan, South Korea, and raised as an only child in Laguna Beach, California. In 2018, she reunited with my birth mother and half brother during her first trip back home to South Korea. Following her birth family reunion, she began creating large studio artwork to process her adoption experiences, and was inspired to create a safe, therapeutic sanctuary, a healing home designed to hold adoptees through the deep healing process. Morning Calm Healing Home is a spiritual sanctuary and therapeutic art house designed to support integrative therapies, holistic chakra alignment, and international retreats for Korean adoptees, all adopted people, and all who seek wellness and wholeness. In February 2024, Amelia began hand pouring small batches of soy wax candles to spread the powerful healing love emanating from Morning Calm Healing Home in Las Vegas, NV. IKSUN 익선 LIGHT healing candles are infused with a felt sense of care, and stored within the healing home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/e8eb440c-b899-4c3e-82cc-00e26f0291f6/Iksun.webp Wholistic Healers - Amelia Sun Langkusch - Morning Calm Healing Home & IKSUN 익선 LIGHT Morning Calm Healing Home is a spiritual sanctuary and therapeutic art house designed to support integrative therapies, holistic chakra alignment, and international retreats for Korean adoptees, all adopted people, and all who seek wellness and wholeness. IKSUN 익선 LIGHT healing candles support your deep inner-healing work, the vulnerable process of knowing and loving Self and the World. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/1783548865525-JMNP7P03RDM32CQ3CUNL/green-1024x1024-361x441.jpg Wholistic Healers - Amelia Sun Langkusch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/1783548865539-UVX202ZY2GD7OKQ5AMIN/0-1-10.47.14-PM-1024x1024-361x440.jpg Wholistic Healers - Amelia Sun Langkusch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/1783548866506-2YIOMCSBHC4HOI7UQB9M/0-2-1024x1024-361x441.jpg Wholistic Healers - Amelia Sun Langkusch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/1783548866602-V890ATUX0DVOW1HL54YR/midnight-1024x1024-361x441.jpg Wholistic Healers - Amelia Sun Langkusch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/1783548867541-K2GCEPGBK9Y39PXAITOI/gold-tin-1024x1024-361x440.jpg Wholistic Healers - Amelia Sun Langkusch https://www.iamadoptee.org/wholistic-healers/anna-grundstrom-lbnke monthly 0.5 2026-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/7f7f12a9-6cea-43e0-b708-a04638fed673/Laura+Cerrano.jpg Wholistic Healers - Laura Cerrano - Laura Cerrano is an adoptee from Bogotá, Colombia. She is second generation of Certified Feng Shui Masters and first generation Certified Usui Reiki Master within her family. Laura advises and helps thousands on issues of personal, professional, and spiritual transformation. Her unique approach to Feng Shui has been credited with reducing stress, anxiety, and depression, and has helped improve focus, sleep, and the betterment of a person’s overall well-being. She is currently conducting research for her upcoming book that focuses on bridging the gap between the ancient wisdom of Feng Shui and the psychology, neurological, and physiological health benefits it provides. The intention for these collaborative studies is to establish the practice of Feng Shui as a credible form of preventive and general health care. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/d3a1461b-dc4c-4668-93b2-b2107aa19de4/LauraCerranoofFengShuiManhattangivingaspeechatnetworkingfuncitoninNewYorkCityforFengShuiPhotobyTatianaValerieatArtVestaStudio.jpg Wholistic Healers - Laura Cerrano - A Conversation with Laura IAMAdoptee interviews Laura Cerrano, adopted from Colombia and citizen of the world, as she shares her journey to becoming a Feng Shui Master. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/dc78ee5f-bca6-4f3f-b996-4a60c0887689/Curate-Your-Own-Altar-Graphic.jpg Wholistic Healers - Laura Cerrano - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/1783393819107-6YN00IDMXVPLQDPSGA0T/Laura+1.jpg Wholistic Healers - Laura Cerrano https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/1783393820617-2CZAO4IV1ZQE4FSCB1MF/Laura+2.jpg Wholistic Healers - Laura Cerrano https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/1783393821717-OENFHJ9MQD7ZQIVEZYP2/Laura+3.png Wholistic Healers - Laura Cerrano https://www.iamadoptee.org/wholistic-healers/anna-grundstrom monthly 0.5 2026-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/09df6dd3-7a73-48a6-a2a9-22f73d800400/Anna+Grundstrom.jpg Wholistic Healers - Anna Grundström - Anna Grundström is an Indonesian adoptee and BodyMind Movement Facilitator, dancer and artist who works to help people with the emotional tools to navigate transitions and changes in life. Anna’s personal experience as an artist has amplified the fact that creative self-expression such as movement, art, and writing serve as a mirror to our inner self. She integrates her educational background as a certified embodied somatic practitioner, positive psychology practitioner, and coach with being a bodymind movement facilitator and a lifelong artist. Anna’s goal is to help you listen to your body to move through life from your authentic voice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/f0a5c382-076a-43a5-9f18-56af4e870a6f/Anna+Grundstrom.png Wholistic Healers - Anna Grundström - A Conversation with Anna IAMAdoptee interviews Anna Grundström, adopted from Indonesia, as she shares her own awakening of her adoption story and how she is now helping intercountry adoptees explore the language of the body, the stories our body tells and finding resilience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/488c3753-7af5-4ff3-aea8-595b8c7f1a20/Anna+Grundstrom+%282%29.jpg Wholistic Healers - Anna Grundström https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/1509362b-94df-4862-9add-756db9f04be6/Anna+Grundstrom+%281%29.jpg Wholistic Healers - Anna Grundström https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/443bef5a-0b61-4331-9c7e-40068233609b/Anna+Grundstrom+%283%29.jpg Wholistic Healers - Anna Grundström https://www.iamadoptee.org/adoptee-leader daily 0.75 2026-07-08 https://www.iamadoptee.org/adoptee-leader/charlottecotter monthly 0.5 2026-07-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/fb4693e4-5cba-4c8f-b745-65032d355a66/Charlotte+Cotter.jpg Adoptee Leaders - Charlotte Cotter, China’s Children International  - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/d6192c54-27c9-4e26-98f9-d3f78620481b/Mahli+Knutson.png Adoptee Leaders - Charlotte Cotter, China’s Children International  - With gratitude to Mahli Knutson, who helped to edit this interview. Mahli Knutson lives in Vermont with her mother and older sister. She is an undergraduate senior studying International Politics and Economics at Middlebury College. She is interested in learning new languages and human rights advocacy, and in her free time, she plans cultural events with her college Japanese Club. https://www.iamadoptee.org/adoptee-leader/emilyfinley monthly 0.5 2026-07-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/74be5cc2-5a71-4346-9a38-cd51f01e9e35/Emily+Finley.jpg Adoptee Leaders - Emily Finley, China’s Children International  - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/d6192c54-27c9-4e26-98f9-d3f78620481b/Mahli+Knutson.png Adoptee Leaders - Emily Finley, China’s Children International  - With gratitude to Mahli Knutson, who helped to edit this interview. Mahli Knutson lives in Vermont with her mother and older sister. She is an undergraduate senior studying International Politics and Economics at Middlebury College. She is interested in learning new languages and human rights advocacy, and in her free time, she plans cultural events with her college Japanese Club. https://www.iamadoptee.org/adoptee-leader/adopteesofsouthamerica monthly 0.5 2026-07-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/b05fb0aa-0056-4781-b0f9-3f5238fcda56/Maria+%26+Megan.jpg Adoptee Leaders - Adoptees of South America + Extended Latin Americas - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/c99fcee1-d843-4dd1-8210-2111d7dddb0e/Emma.jpg Adoptee Leaders - Adoptees of South America + Extended Latin Americas - With gratitude to Emma Charlesworth-Seiler, who facilitated this interview Emma Charlesworth-Seiler is a social media manager and content developer for IAMAdoptee. Emma was adopted from Hunan province in 1995 and now resides in Minnesota. She has returned to China a few times and has been attempting to learn Mandarin for many years. Emma enjoys art, music, sports, traveling, and bubble tea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/e78a22e3-b624-4d70-9592-7a0f6c42beed/Megan+Keif.jpg Adoptee Leaders - Adoptees of South America + Extended Latin Americas - Megan Keif is a 24-year old international, transracial adoptee from Ecuador, South America and co-creator of Adoptees of South America. Megan is working towards her Masters Degree in Social Work and will graduate in May of 2021. Megan plans to dedicate her career to supporting adoptees. She currently lives in Massachusetts. @megankeif https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/6cd6ff17-35ec-4a84-a239-241a157c0ee4/Maria+Richmond.jpg Adoptee Leaders - Adoptees of South America + Extended Latin Americas - Maria Richmond is a multiracial, transracial, international adoptee. She lives in Texas. She is married to her favorite person, mother of two amazing children, three sweet fur babies and many curious aquatic babies. Her personal experience inspired her to co-create Adoptees of South America. @abutterflyseries https://www.iamadoptee.org/adoptee-leader/iamadoptee-interviews-dr-judy-eckerle-of-the-adoption-medical-clinic monthly 0.5 2026-07-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/3dbfc41b-a41c-48de-87fa-2666a1385ea4/Dr.+Judy+Eckerle.jpg Adoptee Leaders - IAMAdoptee Interviews Dr. Judy Eckerle of the Adoption Medical Clinic - IAMAdoptee is about shining a light on the way adoptees contribute to the adoption community at large. We interviewed Dr. Judy Eckerle, pediatrician and Korean adoptee, as she prepares for the second annual gala for the Adoption Medicine Clinic at the University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/ec73a81c-e83d-42ea-ae8d-ec525c4ea85d/Dr.+Eckerle.jpg Adoptee Leaders - IAMAdoptee Interviews Dr. Judy Eckerle of the Adoption Medical Clinic - The force that created the clinic was Dr Johnson’s personal connection to adoption. This personal connection is something unique in adoption and medicine. At the AMC, there are 4 physicians that work here – 2 are adoptive parents and 2 of us are adopted people. This is very personal for us and we have a real vested interest in helping adoptive families come together in the healthiest way possible. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.iamadoptee.org/adoptee-advocacy2 daily 0.75 2026-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/fe4e54f0-c157-4173-905e-c7605ca91170/newsletter.png https://www.iamadoptee.org/adoptee-advocacy2/adoptee-advocacy-by-issue monthly 0.5 2026-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/be73f8df-55d7-4a71-9ba5-d0aa59e2b98c/Adoptee+Advocacy.png Adoptee Advocacy - Adoptee Advocacy by Issue - Adoptee-centered advocacy is crucial because it prioritizes the unique needs, voices, and rights of those directly affected by adoption—the adoptees themselves. By focusing on adoptee experiences and perspectives, this approach ensures that policies, practices, and support systems are tailored to address the complexities of their experiences, including identity formation, trauma, and the search for biological roots. Advocacy empowers adoptees to actively shape their narratives and advocate for their well-being, promoting a more just and responsive adoption system that recognizes their inherent dignity and autonomy. https://www.iamadoptee.org/adoptee-advocacy2/adoptee-citizenship-advocacynbsp-nbsp monthly 0.5 2026-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/2d7e34b8-f97b-445e-8349-686e1e9cdd09/Coming+Soon.png Adoptee Advocacy - Adoptee Citizenship Advocacy    - The Issue Facing Adoptee Citizenship Many intercountry adoptees lack citizenship despite having been adopted as children by American citizens. The Child Citizenship Act of 2000 automated the citizenship process and granted citizenship retroactively to adoptees who were affected—except for those who had reached 18 years before the enactment date. The abrupt transition of responsibility for naturalization placed many adoptees in legal limbo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/2d7e34b8-f97b-445e-8349-686e1e9cdd09/Coming+Soon.png Adoptee Advocacy - Adoptee Citizenship Advocacy    - The Importance in Addressing This Issue Citizenship and nationality are the fundamental human rights of all individuals. Families who come together through adoption deserve the same rights, privileges, and security as biological families. Adoptees should receive equal legal inheritances, including insurance benefits, family name, and other assumed family rights. Adoptees who were not naturalized by their parents deserve citizenship as they legally immigrated to the U.S. as children. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/2d7e34b8-f97b-445e-8349-686e1e9cdd09/Coming+Soon.png Adoptee Advocacy - Adoptee Citizenship Advocacy    - The Adoptee Citizenship Act of 2024 The Adoptee Citizenship Act of 2024 was introduced in the 118th Congress in June of 2024. H.R.8617 was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Reps. Adam Smith (D-WA) and Don Bacon (R-NE), and S.4448 was introduced in the Senate by Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Mazie Hirono(D-HI). If enacted with inclusive language, the Adoptee Citizenship Act will grant U.S. citizenship to all individuals internationally adopted before the age of 18, regardless of current age, interactions with criminal legal systems, or deportation status. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/a623dc0a-0333-474b-a75b-0d494e4837a9/1-300x300.png Adoptee Advocacy - Adoptee Citizenship Advocacy    - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/44de2f1a-9dd4-4244-b466-ead814d6013a/5-300x300.png Adoptee Advocacy - Adoptee Citizenship Advocacy    - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.iamadoptee.org/therapy-modalities daily 0.75 2026-07-08 https://www.iamadoptee.org/therapy-modalities/emotionally-focused-couples-therapy-46cmf-yhmjx monthly 0.5 2026-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/8e9ded20-c5b7-4fd8-b7dc-72fb6b7cf107/Chaitra+Wirta-Leiker.png Therapy Modalities - Adverse Childhood Experience Explained by Dr. Chaitra Wirta-Leiker - Dr. Chaitra Wirta-Leiker Dr. Chaitra Wirta-Leiker is a licensed psychologist, international/transracial adoptee of color, and an adoptive parent. She specializes in providing mental health support focused on adoption, trauma, and racial identity work through her private practice based in Denver, Colorado. Chaitra is a frequent speaker and trainer at adoption agencies, camps, and conferences throughout the U.S., and the creator of the National Adoptee-Therapist Directory. She is also the author of “The Adoptee Self-Reflection Journal,” “The Adoptive Parent Self-Reflection Journal,” and the “Adoptees Like Me” illustrated series for elementary readers. https://www.iamadoptee.org/therapy-modalities/emotionally-focused-couples-therapy-46cmf monthly 0.5 2026-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/e77c3b12-af9e-4ece-88c3-05e24bd513fd/Kacy+Ames.jpg Therapy Modalities - Attachment Theory Explained - Kacy Ames, LCSW Kacy Ames is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New York City, where she has a private practice and she meets with individuals, couples and families touched by adoption. Kacy completed her training in Family and Couples Therapy at the Ackerman Institute for the Family where she continues as a Project Associate in the Foster Care and Adoption Project. She has run groups for adoptees through her private practice and has facilitated birth parent support groups through the Foster Care and Adoption Project. Kacy’s therapeutic approach focuses on family systems, narrative work and trauma informed practice with a social justice and racial justice lens. Kacy was adopted through transracial, inter country adoption. She was born in Korea and adopted by a white family in Massachusetts. Kacy is the parent of two children by birth. She currently resides and practices in NYC. https://www.iamadoptee.org/therapy-modalities/emotionally-focused-couples-therapy monthly 0.5 2026-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/62606208-d64f-495d-bf4d-7d71b2b1ac28/Attachment+Theory+in+Practice.webp Therapy Modalities - Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/f0c1994d-4c27-44b8-856a-364a7e5b5c6d/Cycle+of+Interaction.png Therapy Modalities - Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/e77c3b12-af9e-4ece-88c3-05e24bd513fd/Kacy+Ames.jpg Therapy Modalities - Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy - Kacy Ames, LCSW Kacy Ames is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New York City, where she has a private practice and she meets with individuals, couples and families touched by adoption. Kacy completed her training in Family and Couples Therapy at the Ackerman Institute for the Family where she continues as a Project Associate in the Foster Care and Adoption Project. She has run groups for adoptees through her private practice and has facilitated birth parent support groups through the Foster Care and Adoption Project. Kacy’s therapeutic approach focuses on family systems, narrative work and trauma informed practice with a social justice and racial justice lens. Kacy was adopted through transracial, inter country adoption. She was born in Korea and adopted by a white family in Massachusetts. Kacy is the parent of two children by birth. She currently resides and practices in NYC. https://www.iamadoptee.org/seeking-counsel daily 0.75 2026-07-09 https://www.iamadoptee.org/seeking-counsel/therapy-interventions monthly 0.5 2026-07-09 https://www.iamadoptee.org/seeking-counsel/seeking-counsel-an-expert-panel-in-mental-health-shares-wisdom monthly 0.5 2026-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/4ce3f3ed-93dc-4803-b3a2-97058a257044/Dr.+Katie+Bozek.png Seeking Counsel - Seeking Counsel: An Expert Panel in Mental Health Shares Wisdom - Katie Bozek, LMFT, Ph.D, Katie Bozek, LMFT, Ph.D, has been in private practice as a licensed marriage and family therapist. She is currently the Executive Director of Korean American Adoptee Adoptive Family Network (KAAN) where this article was originally posted. You can find the original version of this article at https://www.wearekaan.org/post/how-to-find-a-therapist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/aef4476e-b6ca-4ca0-b536-835a57f159d2/Jae-Hee+%28Melanie%29+Chung+Sherman.jpg Seeking Counsel - Seeking Counsel: An Expert Panel in Mental Health Shares Wisdom - Melanie Chung-Sherman, LCSW-S, LCPAA, PLLC Melanie Chung-Sherman, LCSW-S, LCPAA, PLLC (she, her, hers) is a licensed clinical social worker, licensed child-placing administrator, and TSBSWE-Board approved clinical supervisor through the State of Texas. She is a Certified Theraplay® Practitioner and Trainer. She is the Regional 3 Representative for the NASW-Texas State Board of Directors. She is a senior psychotherapist with the University of Texas at Dallas’ Student Counseling Center serving the diverse mental health needs of UTD’s student population. Melanie is also the founder and owner of a private practice in North Dallas where she specializes in transracial adoption, complex trauma, and womxn’s health. She was an adjunct professor of Social Work at Collin College. In addition, she has worked in the field of child welfare, medical social work, and womxn’s issues since 1999. Her passion includes education and training others to lift the voices of marginalized groups, particularly womxn of color and adoptees, combatting mental health stigma, and addressing power-based violence. For more information, you can contact Melanie at: counsel@mcscounsel.com or https://mcscounsel.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/8d528047-7c88-4bff-bdeb-181d2c8dbf50/Jaclyn+Skalnik.jpg Seeking Counsel - Seeking Counsel: An Expert Panel in Mental Health Shares Wisdom - Jaclyn Skalnik Jaclyn Skalnik is the founder of Adoption Wellness and is also a transracial, internationally adopted person. Jaclyn earned a Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Wisconsin. She has assisted adoptive families throughout their adoption process for nearly two decades. She has presented at global conferences on matters concerning adoption and is passionate about counseling adopted persons and adoptive families seeking support. Other professional experiences include international adoption related travel throughout Asia and Latin America, homeland travel with adoptive families, and advocating on behalf of children who deserve permanency in a loving, healthy family. Jaclyn is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), a trained Hague Accreditation reviewer for the Council on Accreditation, a member of the National Association of Social Workers, a World of Diversity trainer, adoptive family homeland journey social worker and has facilitated international birth-family searches and reunions. https://www.iamadoptee.org/navigating-covid19 daily 0.75 2026-07-09 https://www.iamadoptee.org/navigating-covid19/be-well-adoptees-coping-with-covid-19 monthly 0.5 2026-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/dfa08b21-9d70-4b64-9e5d-aac5cb0e0520/Susan-Branco.jpg Navigating COVID-19 - Be Well: Adoptees Coping with COVID 19 - Dr. Susan Branco Dr. Susan Branco is a clinical assistant professor in the clinical mental health counseling program at the Family Institute at Northwestern University. Her research examines experiences of transracially adopted persons and counselors of color. 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Learn more about the services and educational resources she offers at www.growbeyondwords.com. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/c99fcee1-d843-4dd1-8210-2111d7dddb0e/Emma.jpg Navigating COVID-19 - How COVID-19 May Be Provoking Old Wounds (Part 2) - Emma Charlesworth-Seiler Emma is an editor for IAMAdoptee. She enjoys art, music, sports, traveling, and bubble tea. She was adopted from Hunan province in 1995. Emma has returned to China a few times and has been attempting to learn Mandarin for many years. https://www.iamadoptee.org/navigating-covid19/how-covid-19-may-be-provoking-old-wounds-part-1-m84k4-72tpm monthly 0.5 2026-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/8e9ded20-c5b7-4fd8-b7dc-72fb6b7cf107/Chaitra+Wirta-Leiker.png Navigating COVID-19 - How COVID-19 May Be Provoking Old Wounds (Part 3) - Dr. Chaitra Wirta-Leiker Dr. Chaitra Wirta-Leiker provides support from her unique “trifecta perspective” as a licensed psychologist, transracial adoptee, and adoptive parent specializing in adoption, trauma, attachment, and racial identity work through her private practice in Denver, Colorado. She is a frequent speaker and trainer at adoption agencies, camps and conferences throughout the U.S., and is the author of “The Adoptee Self-Reflection Journal,” as well as the creator of the National Adoptee-Therapist Directory. Learn more about the services and educational resources she offers at www.growbeyondwords.com. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/c99fcee1-d843-4dd1-8210-2111d7dddb0e/Emma.jpg Navigating COVID-19 - How COVID-19 May Be Provoking Old Wounds (Part 3) - Emma Charlesworth-Seiler Emma is an editor for IAMAdoptee. She enjoys art, music, sports, traveling, and bubble tea. She was adopted from Hunan province in 1995. Emma has returned to China a few times and has been attempting to learn Mandarin for many years. https://www.iamadoptee.org/bios daily 0.75 2026-07-09 https://www.iamadoptee.org/bios/griffin-rho monthly 0.5 2026-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/5748ab54-cbc4-4067-96ce-90d68008d53c/Griffin+Rho.jpg Bios - Griffin Rho - Griffin Rho is a Descendant of a Korean Adoptee (DoKAD). 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Emma was adopted from Hunan province in 1995 and now resides in Minnesota. She has returned to China a few times and has been attempting to learn Mandarin for many years. Emma enjoys art, music, sports, traveling, and bubble tea. https://www.iamadoptee.org/bio-griffin daily 0.75 2026-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/5748ab54-cbc4-4067-96ce-90d68008d53c/Griffin+Rho.jpg Bio: Griffin Rho - Griffin Rho Digital Media Specialist + DoKAD Griffin Rho is a Descendant of a Korean Adoptee (DoKAD). Born and raised in New York, Griffin grew up surrounded by many Korean Adoptees through family connections, culture camps, and conferences. Although it has always been an element of his life, only recently has he begun to explore and appreciate what it means to be a DoKAD. Griffin is currently attending Ithaca College pursuing a degree in Television and Digital Media with a concentration in Emerging Media. He enjoys art, animation, music, and video games. https://www.iamadoptee.org/bio-jessica-m-luciere daily 0.75 2026-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/aef02601-85b9-473c-aff2-f74e0c752a4d/Jessica+M.+Luciere.jpg Bio: Jessica M. Luciere - Jessica M. Luciere Board Chair + Colombian Adoptee Jessica is a transracial adoptee in reunion for 18 years. She has been working within the adoptee community for over 20 years, as a Mentor, community organizer, and advocate. Currently she is the Associate Director of the Family & Community Department at Spence-Chapin, overseeing the creation and facilitation of all programming in place to support adopted people and their families. Formerly, Jessica has worked with A.F.F.C.N.Y., and was previously a Board Member, and President of All Together Now, a once Brooklyn based support community for adoptive families and their children. Jessica’s commitment to amplifying the voices of all adopted people is what powers the work she does and the spaces she finds herself in. Having had impactful mentors in her life who were also adopted people, Jessica believes that representation and creating mirrors for other adoptees is paramount to help strengthen our community. As a mother, artist, and photojournalist, Jessica weaves creativity into the various ways she expresses herself. Spending time in nature, traveling, and meeting new people with her camera in her hand are what brings her joy. https://www.iamadoptee.org/bio-hollee-mcginnis daily 0.75 2026-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/2aadbcdc-37dc-4c7a-bf39-879c139630df/Hollee+McGinnis.jpg Bio: Hollee McGinnis - Hollee McGinnis MSW, PhD Board Member + Korean Adoptee Hollee A. McGinnis, MSW, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Social Work. In addition to being adopted from South Korea at the age of three, Hollee has nearly 30 years of community organizing, policy, and research experience relating to the life course of orphaned and separated children in alternative care, primarily focused on transnational and transracial adoptions from Asia and institutional care (orphanages) in South Korea. Hollee has policy and research expertise on intercountry adoption, transracial adoption, racial/ ethnic and adoptive identity, child and adolescent mental health, complex trauma, parenting across difference, cultural loss and reclamation, and adult adoptee mutual aid groups. Hollee’s scholarship is grounded in a decolonizing methodological approach to center the lived experiences of people who have been adopted, in foster care, or institutional care, with the aim of addressing historical injustices enacted by the welfare systems. Hollee has numerous published scholarly articles, book chapters, and essays; presents regularly at academic and professional conferences, and organizations; and has been regularly sought for interviews on podcasts, and the news media, including the New York Times, BBC News, and NPR. Hollee received her doctorate at Washington University in St. Louis, and was the Policy Director at the former national think-tank, the Donaldson Adoption Institute in New York City. She received her Masters of Science from Columbia University School of Social Work, and a post-Master’s Clinical Fellowship at the Yale Child Study Center. In 1996, she founded Also-Known-As, Inc., a non-profit adult intercountry adoptee organization in New York City. Hollee enjoys time in nature, meditation and yoga practices, delicious food, and healing with our ancestors. https://www.iamadoptee.org/bio daily 0.75 2026-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/0f23d152-220d-4215-bd2c-590ce50b4338/Jenn.png Bio: Jennifer Mehltretter - Jennifer Mehltretter Board Member + Taiwanese Adoptee Jennifer (she/her), Jen for short, is passionate about helping others, which includes experience in program management, learning & development, DEI initiatives, and organizational leadership within the educational sector. She is currently the Director of Membership and Constituent Societies for The American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS). Before joining ASCLS, she worked at Optica (formerly OSA), providing scientists with leadership development, diversity, inclusion and equity opportunities. She is an active ASAE member currently sitting on the Conscious Inclusion Committee, participated in the ASAE NextGen program in 2021, and received the inaugural John H. Graham IV Fund Scholarship. In 2023, she was recognized by Association Forum as a recipient of the 40 Under 40. Outside of work, she is a self-described transracial adoptee from Taiwan, an avid reader, doodle mom, and a true Jersey Girl just trying to adult in the world. https://www.iamadoptee.org/bio-1 daily 0.75 2026-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/ee1a0d45-4bc2-46fe-a66e-7094d1d38ae1/Kathy.png Bio: Kathy Carney Sacco - Kathy Carney Sacco, LSCW Board Member + Korean Adoptee Kathy Carney Sacco is a child and family advocate with over 20 years’ experience in both the private and public sectors. She is currently the Vice President of International Children’s Policy at First Focus on Children. She works on First Focus’ efforts to harness the power of governments, NGOs, and corporations to partner and help children all over the world to improve their well-being and reach their full potential. Kathy worked for nearly eight years at the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Children’s Issues, shaping and leading policies related to child protection, intercountry adoption, and international parental child abduction. Previously, she facilitated foster care and intercountry adoptions for 13 years. In her work on various agency boards, Kathy advocated for ethical adoption practices and the expansion of post adoption services. Kathy was adopted from Korea at age five along with her biological sister. She is a licensed clinical social worker who obtained her Master of Social Work from Arizona State University. She resides in Baltimore, Maryland with her husband and two daughters. https://www.iamadoptee.org/new-page-1 daily 0.75 2026-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/e77c3b12-af9e-4ece-88c3-05e24bd513fd/Kacy+Ames.jpg Bio: Kacy Ames - Kacy Ames, LSCW IAA Contributor + Korean Adoptee Kacy Ames is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New York City, where she has a private practice and she meets with individuals, couples and families touched by adoption. Kacy completed her training in Family and Couples Therapy at the Ackerman Institute for the Family where she continues as a Project Associate in the Foster Care and Adoption Project. She has run groups for adoptees through her private practice and has facilitated birth parent support groups through the Foster Care and Adoption Project. Kacy’s therapeutic approach focuses on family systems, narrative work and trauma informed practice with a social justice and racial justice lens. Kacy was adopted through transracial, inter country adoption. She was born in Korea and adopted by a white family in Massachusetts. Kacy is the parent of two children by birth. She currently resides and practices in New York City. https://www.iamadoptee.org/bio-2 daily 0.75 2026-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/d9e367fb-fede-4139-b814-3252e8daa521/Katie+Betancourt.webp Bio: Katie Betancourt - Katie Betancourt IAA Contributor + Colombian Adoptee Katie Betancourt is a psychiatric care worker on the child adolescent psych unit of a hospital in Ann Arbor, MI. She is adopted from Colombia. 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She is adopted from Colombia and is in reunion with her birth family. https://www.iamadoptee.org/bio-carrie-doung daily 0.75 2026-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/044bba0d-2d66-4912-9c69-0350e851a558/Carrie+Bio.webp Bio: Carrie Doung - Carrie Doung IAA Contributor + Korean Adoptee Carrie Doung is a Graphic Designer based in San Francisco Bay Area. She was adopted from SanShui in Guangdong Province at nine years old. Her experience as a transnational adoptee has profoundly deepened her visual sensitivity as a designer with compassion and empathy. She has work in both corporate and freelance settings with experiences in print production, web design, social media, and project management. https://www.iamadoptee.org/bio-meg-eifrig daily 0.75 2026-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/7b166722-d771-468a-bfb4-3f7e8e6baa46/Katie+Mantele.jpg Bio: Katie Mantele - Katie Mantele IAA Contributor + Chinese Adoptee Katie Mantele is a Chinese adoptee and currently a graduate student pursuing a MA in Social & Cultural Analysis, which is essentially American Studies. 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Meg is a transracial international adoptee born in Colombia. https://www.iamadoptee.org/new-page-4 daily 0.75 2026-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/3a221593-3010-4b7f-a589-a4cda4047c05/Coming+Soon.jpg Bio: Fanny Lord-Bourcier - Fanny Lord-Bourcier IAA Contributor + Chinese Adoptee Bio Coming Soon! https://www.iamadoptee.org/new-page-5 daily 0.75 2026-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/57f1e963-ea06-4693-a15e-5431311bf318/Katie+Naftzger.jpg Bio: Katie Naftzger - Katie Naftzger LICSW IAA Contributor + Korean Adoptee Katie Naftzger maintains a private psychotherapy practice in Newton, MA where she sees adoptees and families. She is also the author of “Parenting in the Eye of the Storm: The Adoptive Parent’s Guide to Navigating the Teen Years.” Katie’s work has appeared in Adoptive Families magazine and Adoption Today. She has been also been interviewed on Asian Focus on a local NBC network. Katie was a previous advisory-council member and frequent speaker at KAAN. She has spoken at organizations such as Children’s Hospital, Boston, The Brookline Community Mental Health Center and Judge Baker Children’s Center. Katie was also a discussant for a clinical case presentation focused on race at The Psychodynamic Couples and Family Institute of New England. Katie facilitates online and local groups for adoptees and parents. Visit Katie’s Website: https://adoptiontherapyma.net/ https://www.iamadoptee.org/bio-grace-newton daily 0.75 2026-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/a6d90dc4-89f1-4c2d-9005-8d835ad6bd96/Grace+Newton.jpg Bio: Grace Newton - Grace Newton LMSW IAA Contributor + Chinese Adoptee Grace Newton, LMSW is a PhD student at the Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice at the University of Chicago, where she studies transracial and transnational adoption. Prior to beginning her PhD, Grace worked as a public adoptions social worker in Wisconsin, and even before that, she started her critical adoption blog, Red Thread Broken, which she has authored for more than a decade. For more information please visit: www.redthreadbroken.com. https://www.iamadoptee.org/bio-robyn-joy-park daily 0.75 2026-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/cd77c105-103d-46e5-92bf-ffc975dcae1a/Robyn+Joy+Park.jpg Bio: Robyn Joy Park - Robyn Joy Park, LMFT IAA Contributor + Korean Adoptee Robyn Joy Park (She/Her) is an intercountry, transracial adoptee of Korean descent and a Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). Robyn’s personal participation in post-adoption services including teen groups, mentor & mentee programs, living and working in Korea, navigating birth family search & reunion experiences, and DNA testing have all deeply influenced and informed much of her professional perspectives. In addition to Robyn’s clinical practice at A Place To Be Therapy, Robyn co-hosts Labor of Love: A Podcast for BIPOC Adoptee Parents Navigating Parenthood and is actively involved with the Australia US Korean Rights Group (AUSKRG). Connect with Robyn at: robyn@aplacetobetherapy.com https://www.iamadoptee.org/new-page-13 daily 0.75 2026-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/aef4476e-b6ca-4ca0-b536-835a57f159d2/Jae-Hee+%28Melanie%29+Chung+Sherman.jpg Bio: Jae-Hee (Melanie) Chung Sherman - Jae-Hee (Melanie) Chung Sherman, LCSW-S, LCPAA, PLLC IAA Contributor + Korean Adoptee Jae-Hee (Melanie) Chung-Sherman is a licensed clinical social worker, licensed child-placing administrator, and TSBSWE-Board approved clinical supervisor through the State of Texas. She is a Certified Theraplay® Practitioner and Trainer. She is the Regional 3 Representative for the NASW-Texas State Board of Directors. Jae-Hee is also a senior psychotherapist with the University of Texas at Dallas’ Student Counseling Center serving the diverse mental health needs of UTD’s student population. She holds a position as the founder and owner of a private practice in North Dallas where she specializes in transracial adoption, complex trauma, and womxn’s health. Jae-Hee was an adjunct professor of Social Work at Collin College. In addition, she has worked in the field of child welfare, medical social work, and womxn’s issues since 1999. Jae-Hee’s passion includes education and training others to lift the voices of marginalized groups, particularly womxn of color and adoptees, combatting mental health stigma, and addressing power-based violence. https://www.iamadoptee.org/new-page-52 daily 0.75 2026-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/b532f8e1-7cf6-4d0e-8ab3-bcf435a2be3b/Cameron+Lee+Small.png Bio: Cameron Lee Small - Cameron Lee Small, LCPC IAA Contributor + Korean Adoptee Cameron Lee Small has been working to raise consciousness about faith, child welfare, and mental health since 2012, after meeting his biological mother in Korea. Trans-racially adopted and founder of Therapy Redeemed, he holds a Master’s in Counseling Psychology from University of Wisconsin-Madison and is a licensed professional clinical counselor. Cam is PACC certified, and registered as an accredited service provider through TAC via Center for Adoption Support and Education. He is also a vetted clinician with MN ADOPT. Cam provides therapy services online from Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he lives with his wife and family. https://www.iamadoptee.org/bio-abby-smith daily 0.75 2026-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/a18e697b-7dee-4dbd-bd21-6cc9b1a52f3d/Abigail+Smith.png Bio: Abby Smith - Abigail (Abby) Smith IAA Contributor + Korean Adoptee Abigail Smith is a Korean adoptee who grew up in a small Michigan town. She recently started exploring her Korean identity and has begun to connect with the adoptee community. Abigail loves using her creativity to share stories and believes they have the power to bring people together. She freelances in photography and content creation and is passionate about people and climate change. When she’s not behind her laptop, you can find her dancing, eating with friends, or working on her own content. She currently resides in New York City. https://www.iamadoptee.org/bio-kim-warner-hudy daily 0.75 2026-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/b79820c6-5c9a-447f-a50a-2cd85afb57bb/Kim+Warner-Hudy.jpg Bio: Kim Warner-Hudy - Kim Warner-Hudy, LSCW IAA Contributor + Korean Adoptee Kim Warner-Hudy has worked professionally in the field of child welfare since 1996. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and founder and owner of a private practice currently licensed in the state of Tennessee. She specializes in attachment and trauma and works with children, adults and families. Her experiences range from culture camps for international adoptees in the Southeast and the Pacific Northwest, foster care, domestic adoption, international adoption, mental health and administration. Kim is formally trained in ARC; EMDR; Theraplay®; and TF-CBT. She is also a TBRI® trained professional and TBRI® Parent Educator. Since 2016, Kim has been a volunteer for the Council on Accreditation in New York as both Hague Reviewer and Peer Evaluator. She is a Korean adoptee and an adoptive parent who speaks and trains locally on issues impacting vulnerable children and families. https://www.iamadoptee.org/bio-chaitra-wirta-leiker daily 0.75 2026-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a0f6ea826518b02c875e06b/8e9ded20-c5b7-4fd8-b7dc-72fb6b7cf107/Chaitra+Wirta-Leiker.png Bio: Chaitra Wirta-Leiker - Chaitra Wirta-Leiker, PSY.D IAA Contributor + Colombian Adoptee Dr. Chaitra Wirta-Leiker is a licensed psychologist, international/transracial adoptee of color, and an adoptive parent. She specializes in providing mental health support focused on adoption, trauma, and racial identity work through her private practice based in Denver, Colorado. Chaitra is a frequent speaker and trainer at adoption agencies, camps, and conferences throughout the U.S., and the creator of the National Adoptee-Therapist Directory. 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