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Late Discovery Adoptee

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This is who I am

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Posted on February 7, 2021 by Diana Dunning

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I’m clearing out ‘stuff’ including paintings by my mum Dymphna. One of her paintings in particular irritates me. In it she has tried to capture my mood of defensiveness. Accurately or not, it does capture my reactivity to ‘touch with … Continue reading →

Posted in Adoptees | Tagged identity

Drawing trauma

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Posted on September 3, 2020 by Diana Dunning

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I am encouraged by creative potential and process. What started as a photograph of pieces of glass, became the milieu to explore, express, and externalise my daily experience as a late discovery adoptee. From January to August 2020 I worked … Continue reading →

Posted in Adoptees, art, healing, late discovery adoptee, trauma

Still Sitting under the Trauma tree

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Posted on June 24, 2019 by Diana Dunning

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My working life came to an abrupt end in April 2019. I could do it no longer, aware that I was becoming more reactive and despondent by the changes in the work space to an open plan office, and the … Continue reading →

Posted in adopted, Adoptees, adoption, Complex Trauma, Diana Dunning, IdentityRites, Late Discovery, late discovery adoptee, trauma

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