Russian Adoptee's Birth Family Thought She Was Dead--She Faced Beatings & Rapes in the Orphanage & Foster Care [R.A.W. TALK ep. 007]

<p>========================================</p> <p><br></p> <p>Possible TRIGGER WARNING!</p> <p><br></p> <p>The following recourse may contain sexual and physical abuse and may not be suitable for certain people. Viewer discretion is advised.</p> <p><br></p> <p>========================================</p> <p><br></p> <p>Korean Adoptee Stories has now gone global and are now open to interview all kinds of adoptees including transracial. We had the special privilege to interview Svetlana Jacobs, an adoptee from Russia and Kazakhstan. She recounts her struggles and trauma living in the orphanage, and living in various foster homes and becoming a victim of physical abuse, emotional abuse, and sexual abuse. However in her perspective she has become wiser and stronger and would like to share her story to everyone around the world.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Key Topics Covered:</p> <p><br></p> <p>1:41 - Personal Background</p> <p>2:30 - Adoption Briefing at Age 10 &amp; 12</p> <p>7:54 - What Life was like Living at the Orphanage in Kazakhstan</p> <p>15:00 - Coping with Difficult Past</p> <p>18:18 - History of the Politics of Russia &amp; Kazakhstan</p> <p>22:30 - Religious Background</p> <p>24:26 - More Details about Being Adopted by American Family &amp; Experiences with Abuse</p> <p>31:34 - Legal Court Issues of Dealing with Adoptive Father's Sexual Abuse &amp; Ways of Healing from the Difficult Relationship with Adoptive Family</p> <p>40:40 - Experiences with Finding Birth Family &amp; Living with Them</p> <p>45:30 - True Story where Adoptive Family Believed Svetlana was Dead &amp; Death of Birth Father</p> <p>48:50 - Russian Culture with Drugs &amp; Alcohol</p> <p>50:01 - Opportunities to Being Adopted Later in Life</p> <p>53:37 - Psychological Effects of Adoption &amp; Healthy Coping Mechanisms</p> <p>55:12 - Personal Advice to Other Adoptees Struggling Out There</p> <p>1:01:01 - Psychological Impacts of Finally Finding Birth Family, Who They Are &amp; Relationship With Them</p> <p>1:09:00 - The Contrasts of Russian Cultur