BOOKS
"You are making such beautiful and powerful waves in the ‘adoption truth community’. I'm so proud of you! And you've really inspired me to write my own story. Thank you!" - Koryn J.
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Aren't You Glad You Weren't Aborted? An Open Letter from an Adoptee
This essay blends creative nonfiction and autoethnography to problematize the anti-choice rhetoric of adoption as a solution to abortion through the lenses of reproductive justice and adoptee lived experience.
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Negotiating Space to Heal: Adult Adoptee Narratives as Autoethnogra
This essay is an autoethnographic narrative about what it means for
an adoptee to begin to tell their own story and the implications for feminist and
humanities scholars working in the field of critical adoption studies. Centering
the notion that adoption is built on narratives and the importance of interrogat-
ing which narratives are in need of replacing, this essay explores the complex-
ity that exists for adult adoptees who are the products of closed adoption and
seeks to create space for healing those wounds by breaking long held silences.If you are unable to access this database, feel free to email me!
Videos
Un-M-Othered
Storytelling for Social Change
Best Autobiographical Show, United Solo 2022
Strength in the Midst of Change
Listen to me discuss identity, autoethnography, and storytelling.
We are not our trauma - EP. 299
Liz's nightmares used to be so vividly terrifying that they took her all day or to get over. And depression and anxiety marred her waking hours. We go deep exploring the multiple layers of trauma, separating from it to heal. Listen in with big ears to Liz's inspirational story of transformational change.
Wandering Tree Podcast: s3:e7 Exploring Adoptee Experiences through Art, Connection, and Healing
What happens when two domestic adoptees and passionate artists join forces in advocating for their community? In a captivating episode of Wandering Tree Podcast, we're thrilled to have Rebecca Autumn Sansom and Liz DeBetta sharing their stories, artistry, and insights on the adoptee experience.
Adoptees On - Ep. 118
Dr. Liz has been a featured guest on the Adoptees On Podcast. Click the link to listen to the episodes.
adoptees On - Ep. 187
Listen to Dr. Liz as she joins the Adoptees On Podcast for a second time.