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EVELYN BURNS ROBINSON
Evelyn Robinson (originally Evelyn Burns) was born and raised in Scotland. Between 1968 and 1974 she also lived and worked in Bermuda. When Evelyn returned to Edinburgh, after her second trip to Bermuda, in 1969, to complete her Master of Arts degree, she discovered that she was pregnant with her first child, Stephen. Evelyn had no family living in Scotland at that time and, being unmarried with no financial support, she was persuaded that it would be best for Stephen to be adopted. Evelyn returned to Bermuda after Stephen’s birth, married some years later and gave birth to four more children. After her divorce in 1980, she moved to Australia to join her family there and raised her four children as a single parent. She is now happily remarried and has eight treasured grandchildren.
Evelyn became involved in post-adoption services in 1989 and was reunited with Stephen in 1991, when he was 21. Evelyn returned to study in 1995 and completed a post-graduate degree in social work, in order to be able to be of more use to those who were experiencing grief issues in relation to adoption separation. Evelyn has been employed in post-adoption services on a professional basis since 1996 and currently provides training and support for those in the helping professions.
Evelyn has written and published two books. Her first book, Adoption and Loss – The Hidden Grief,has been described as ‘ground-breaking’, as it is the first time that personal experience of adoption separation has been combined with professional expertise in the area. Evelyn has travelled extensively and has presented conference papers and seminars in Australia, New Zealand, the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland and Romania. The outcome of Evelyn’s discussions with professionals around the world was the publication of her second book, Adoption and Recovery – Solving the mystery of reunion. Evelyn gives two reasons for writing her second book. Firstly, Evelyn intended the book to provide assistance to those who were experiencing loss and grief following an adoption separation and were either unable to find appropriate professional support or preferred to deal with the issues themselves. Evelyn also wrote to help to educate those in the helping professions, such as social workers, counsellors and psychologists, who were unaware of the long term impact of adoption separation. Evelyn’s work in this field has been described as ‘cutting-edge’, as she is the first professional to explore adoption separation from a grief perspective.
Evelyn’s son, Stephen has contributed to both books and has co-presented with Evelyn on several occasions. He remains very supportive of her work and they continue to enjoy a close relationship. Evelyn has been interviewed frequently in the media and has been generously making herself available to those who contact her for information and support, since 1989. Further information about Evelyn and her work is available on the Clova Publications web site at www.clovapublications.com. To purchase any of Evelyn's books please click here.
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