The DNA Journey: Perspectives from Irish Adoptees

Dolores Quinlan
Oct 18, 2019
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About this webinar

This presentation was originally given as part of Genetic Genealogy Ireland 2019.

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I’ll be talking about my experience as a psychotherapist working with adoptees on their voyage of discovery: what it's like to search when you have nothing; what the journey is like emotionally going from nothing to “finding your people”, the emotional rollercoaster, the stops and starts, the dead ends.  I’ll also discuss the results of a research project I did on this topic.

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About the speaker

Dolores is a psychotherapist. She obtained her degree and Masters in Clinical Psychotherapy from the Tivoli Institute (Dublin). She also holds a diploma in Cross-Professional Supervision. For her Mast...
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    Helen Schenkelaars
    2 years ago

    This is quite a story and contains food for thought for all of us involved with DNA, whether for general research, adoption or NPEs. Well worth a watch.

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