This is a story close to home. These are my parents. I'm not only an adoptee but also the founder of this page, I'm Adopted. Over the years, we’ve shared many stories from adoptees around the world, and as we grow, so does this community. In this clip, they reflect on what it was like when I began the search for my birth parents. I was adopted from an orphanage in Arkhangelsk, Russia, in 1994, along with my brother. This is part of a special episode in my An Adoption Story series, where they wer
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This is a story close to home. These are my parents. I'm not only an adoptee but also the founder of this page, I'm Adopted. Over the years, we’ve shared many stories from adoptees around the world, and as we grow, so does this community. In this clip, they reflect on what it was like when I began the search for my birth parents. I was adopted from an orphanage in Arkhangelsk, Russia, in 1994, along with my brother. This is part of a special episode in my An Adoption Story series, where they wer
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Our first podcast episode of 2026 goes live on 23 January. Hosted by fellow adoptee Alex Gilbert, this series shares the stories and experiences with others adopted from our community. Here is a preivew for the upcoming Podcast Episode with Jonathan Farley. He was adopted from Greater Manchester in the UK. He reflects on his early childhood, his return to care as a teenager, his later reconnection with his adoptive mum, and the DNA search that finally helped him find those missing links to his p
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Our first podcast episode of 2026 goes live on 23 January. Hosted by fellow adoptee Alex Gilbert, this series shares the stories and experiences with others adopted from our community. Here is a preivew for the upcoming Podcast Episode with Jonathan Farley. He was adopted from Greater Manchester in the UK. He reflects on his early childhood, his return to care as a teenager, his later reconnection with his adoptive mum, and the DNA search that finally helped him find those missing links to his p
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Tracy was given her birth father’s name years ago, but it wasn’t until a DNA test that she finally found him. The answers she hoped for never fully came, but the connection did. This is Tracy’s story from our An Adoption Story series, created by fellow adoptee Alex Gilbert. You can watch Tracy’s full story here on our page or on YouTube via Alex’s channel. | I'm Adopted
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Tracy was given her birth father’s name years ago, but it wasn’t until a DNA test that she finally found him. The answers she hoped for never fully came, but the connection did. This is Tracy’s story from our An Adoption Story series, created by fellow adoptee Alex Gilbert. You can watch Tracy’s full story here on our page or on YouTube via Alex’s channel. | I'm Adopted
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Over the years, our founder and adoptee Alex Gilbert has shared incredible stories through his series An Adoption Story. Many of these have been shared here on our Facebook page. The episodes in full can be watched on his YouTube channel. These include stories of adoptees finding their roots, learning more about their identity and connecting with their birth families. We are sharing this post to hopefully help grow support further for the series. Alex has now set up a Patreon and YouTube members
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Over the years, our founder and adoptee Alex Gilbert has shared incredible stories through his series An Adoption Story. Many of these have been shared here on our Facebook page. The episodes in full can be watched on his YouTube channel. These include stories of adoptees finding their roots, learning more about their identity and connecting with their birth families. We are sharing this post to hopefully help grow support further for the series. Alex has now set up a Patreon and YouTube members
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Tracy was adopted in New Zealand. In her 20s, she learned the names of her birth family for the first time and discovered they were living in Australia. She later reached out to her birth mother, Mavis. While Tracy never received all the answers she was looking for, that first connection brought her a sense of closure. This is Tracy’s story from our An Adoption Story series. Watch the full story here on Facebook or on YouTube on Alex Gilbert’s channel, who created the series. | I'm Adopted
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Tracy was adopted in New Zealand. In her 20s, she learned the names of her birth family for the first time and discovered they were living in Australia. She later reached out to her birth mother, Mavis. While Tracy never received all the answers she was looking for, that first connection brought her a sense of closure. This is Tracy’s story from our An Adoption Story series. Watch the full story here on Facebook or on YouTube on Alex Gilbert’s channel, who created the series. | I'm Adopted
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We are excited to share with you about upcoming plans for I’m Adopted and new ways you can engage as a community! We encourage you to share your story through imadopted.org or by email at hello@imadopted.org! #adoption #imadopted - Thanks for your support! (Katarina Reach) | I'm Adopted
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We are excited to share with you about upcoming plans for I’m Adopted and new ways you can engage as a community! We encourage you to share your story through imadopted.org or by email at hello@imadopted.org! #adoption #imadopted - Thanks for your support! (Katarina Reach) | I'm Adopted
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Our new Im Adopted website is now live! You can go ahead and visit it now at imadopted.org. I am slowly working on adding more features soon ready for the new year. You can visit our new connect page which lets you know how you can connect within our community, how you can watch our An Adoption Story series and also listen to our I’m Adopted podcast. I’m looking forward to sharing more resources after the new year. With that being said too, this will be the first time that our website will have
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Our new Im Adopted website is now live! You can go ahead and visit it now at imadopted.org. I am slowly working on adding more features soon ready for the new year. You can visit our new connect page which lets you know how you can connect within our community, how you can watch our An Adoption Story series and also listen to our I’m Adopted podcast. I’m looking forward to sharing more resources after the new year. With that being said too, this will be the first time that our website will have
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Daniela’s story will be shared in full this Thursday on our Facebook page and on YouTube as part of our An Adoption Story online series. Adopted from Romania to New Zealand at the age of three, Daniela grew up knowing very little about her beginnings. It wasn’t until her late twenties that she began uncovering pieces of her past and learning more about where she came from. This series is independently produced by Alex Gilbert, who is also adopted, An Adoption Story explores the many layers and c
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We are excited to share that season three of our online series An Adoption Story is coming in March 2026. Here is a small preview of the first few stories that will be shared. As with the other stories in this series, the focus is always on hearing from those adopted as they share their stories from the very beginning. Fellow adoptee Alex Gilbert sits down with each person as they reflect on their life timelines, talk through the ups and downs of adoption, and speak openly about the complexities
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Tracy recalls the moment she first reached out to her birth mother by writing a letter, simply hoping to make contact. After receiving a difficult first response, she knew there would be challenges ahead. She sits down with us to share her story in full, including the new connections she has made since first reconnecting with her birth mother. This is a preview of Tracy’s story, which will be released in full on 30 January as part of our An Adoption Story series, and the first story for 2026. He
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Tracy recalls the moment she first reached out to her birth mother by writing a letter, hoping simply to connect. After receiving a difficult first response, Tracy knew there would be hurdles ahead. She later got the chance to meet her for the first time, following that initial contact. This is Tracy’s story from our An Adoption Story series, created by fellow adoptee Alex Gilbert. You can watch Tracy’s full story here on our page or on YouTube via Alex’s channel. | I'm Adopted
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Ian was born in the small town of Waihi, New Zealand. He was adopted as an infant but didn’t find out he was adopted until he was 48 years old. He got the chance to meet his birth mother 30 years ago. His story was shared as part of our An Adoption Story series last year. His story has since reached over 230,000 eyes around the world (Link to his story in the comments). | I'm Adopted
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Tracy recalls the moment she first reached out to her birth mother by writing a letter, hoping simply to connect. After receiving a difficult first response, Tracy knew there would be hurdles ahead. She has also always understood the circumstances her birth mother was in all those years prior. Tracy will be sharing her story with us as the first episode in our An Adoption Story series for 2026, releasing on 30 January. Her story will be shared in full here on our Facebook page, as well as on fel
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Our first I’m Adopted meet-up of 2025 is happening soon! This event is a chance for adoptees to come together, share experiences, and meet others in our community. Happening on Sunday 6 April — Hamilton, New Zealand (3-6pm) Be sure to secure your ticket through the link in our bio! See you there! | I'm Adopted
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We know that National Adoption Awareness Month is important to bring awareness to all of us in the community. We recognise that this month is also challenging for many. We welcome those within our community who would like to share what #NAAM means to them though our NAAM wall at imadopted.org/naam. Alternately, we welcome those who may want to reflect on this month through our private group through our Facebook Page. | I'm Adopted
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