

But it was also for adoptees like me, Adoptees in Recovery. was founded was to serve as a resource for all adult adoptees. One of the core reasons Adoptees Connect, Inc. This was long ago but being an Adoptee in Recovery is still a very significant piece of my life today. Sharing my journey is a way to help myself heal but also to help other adoptees know they aren’t alone. My first article posted was an open letter to my birth mother. I look back and can hardly believe how much has changed and how different my life is now. It takes even more time to share those stories with the world publicly.Īs I navigated my journey and moved forward with my healing, I have many years of articles that have documented my personal journey. It takes time for adoptees to come to a place of empowerment to be able to share their stories.

Using a pseudonym was comforting to me at that time because in the beginning, I didn’t have enough strength or courage to write as the real true me, Pamela Karanova. I’ve been significantly transparent about being an Adoptee in Recovery and I’ve spent years of my life documenting this journey at As I began to come out of the fog, I decided writing was a therapeutic healing tool for me where no one could silence me or tell me how I should feel.
