Today’s episode is a special episode in our Healing Series. This concept has been on our potential show topic list for several years, ever since Haley heard the words, “The Nothing Place”, for the first time. We believe that naming and describing this idea to you could be so deeply helpful for adoptees that we just have to go there today. This could potentially break open a block we’ve had in describing the true complexities and impact adoption separation has on us. Pam Cordano, MFT, one of our favourite adoptee therapists is here to tell us about The Nothing Place, the glaring gaps in attachment theory that don’t address adoptees’ very real separation trauma, and how examining this part of us can unlock a new sense of grounding and belonging that we haven’t been able to access before.

Show Notes

Full episode transcript here.

Recommended Resources

Adoptees who are writing about The Nothing Place:
- Julian Washio-Collette has just started a new writing project exploring the relationship between the Nothing Place and spirituality - A Deeper Reunion: An Adoptee Path of Spiritual Awakening
- Lora K. Joy - https://www.myadopteetruth.com/blog/relax-youre-home-secure-in-the-nothing-place
- Specific pieces in The Flourish Experience - by Julia Richardson, The Nothing Place, page 97 and by Lora K. Joy, Secure in the Nothing Place and Relax, You’re Home, page 130
- The Flourish Experience - https://www.amazon.com/Flourish-Experience-Adoptee-Healing-Community/dp/B0B4TVGQ9M

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