Entries by mrode

‘The Foundling’: My Inspiration

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For over 25 years working in the change management field I’ve always been inspired by the stories and case studies of people with an inner power of self-resiliency and the ability to lead when others want to run away. As I began the journey to find my father-in-law’s biological family I found myself gravitating towards […]

Is ‘Genealogical Bewilderment’ really a thing?

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It is. Psychologists Erich Wellisch and H.J. Sants named the phenomenon in 1964, while working with adoptees. The term refers to their observation that missing details about your own ancestry can lead to an experience of ‘genealogical bewilderment’. I’ve been on a quest recently to find the biological family of my deceased father-in-law, who I […]