Behind the voice of ‘Abandoned to Abundant’ the Art and Words taking the Internet by storm…
When Emma Mildon began her career as a writer, she never would have dreamed that it would be her very own story she would be writing; her
own journey that would make a difference. Triggered by a sequence of coincidental events—surrounded by stories of abandonment, strangers
striking up conversations and asking her advice about adoption or fostering, magazine articles, movies she would pick, even just turning on the
TV—the message was loud and clear, something could no longer ignore, and so she began to write about it.
While writing her first book, Son of A…, surrounding adoption and foster care, she unearthed a startling trend: Nearly all of the humanitarians of
our time had been affected by abandonment. Through her continuing research, more life changing messages were revealed.
Today, Mildon shares the words of wisdom of those humanitarians in quotes and art work shared on her fan pages, as well as throughout her
books and videos. And just like the quotes and messages in her work, they are all words aimed to inspire.
“My work is about hope, my words are about home; proving you do not need to know your family history in order to make history!” Mildon
shares. "I don't think roots are as important to a child, as wings are.”
Motherless to Mother of All
Mildon is a well known international columnist, author and publicist; however it is her name that is the key to her story. Emma Mildon is not her
real name. Adopted as an infant she was renamed Emma—meaning “mother of all—which is now the nickname the industry has labeled her, as
her work gives hope to people seeking answers about abandonment.
"Just like 58% of abandoned Americans I began my life experiencing foster care, adoption, grief, loss and starting over—all before the end of
my first week in existence", shares Mildon. “I was lucky enough to land in a loving family in New Zealand with a sister, adopted from another
family, and a loving father and mother.”
It was her relationship with her adoptive mother that sparked Mildon’s writing journey and curiosity about abandonment. Previous to adopting
Emma and her sister, her mother had a baby boy. She chose to put him up for adoption, which she kept from her friends and family. The
adoption was closed and she went on to live her life. Something she later lived to regret. It wasn’t until Emma and her older sister came along
that she began wanting to reconnect with her son.
“Mum would often talk about her son. There was always a lot of regret and remorse in her voice, which was frustrating for me as her adopted
daughter, because she truly was such an amazing mother. And just like any selfless, loving mother, she had done what was best for her son—
and that was adoption,” shared Mildon.
When she was in her early teens Mildon’s mother was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Her dying wish was to meet her son. Amazingly, her son
tracked her down and they enjoyed an intimate but brief relationship. Her death left Mildon motherless again.
In her teens Mildon began writing a column, "Why Do Men Have Nipples?" on the site 247girl. The column provided advice to tweens on life and
love—something Mildon felt she was missing with the recent death of her mother. The site went onto to become the biggest followed tween site
in the Pacific—her column making the “Online Teen Top Clicks” list in a survey in Girlfriend Magazine.
She went on to write books connected to her columns, diving deeper into the answers her tween audience sought direction on. Her books,
License to Love and Journal of a Soul Searcher, carried on from her columns giving her audience novels to soul-search through.
After years of writing for the tween audience, Mildon became surrounded with an abundance of stories of abandonment—finding more and
more success stories of those who had started out life being abandoned and adopted.
Today, Mildon writes to answer her own curious questions stemming from her foster and adoption journey. As a result, she has gone on to
provide a home to tweens—and now adults—who have experienced abandonment and seek a sense of family, a sense of belonging and help
in finding their place in the world.
"Any abandoned child always seeks something, a sense of belonging, curious about their roots and a yearning to understand their place in the
world. I want to give people affected by abandonment a chance to seek more in their life," explains Mildon.
Her book, Son of A… investigates the behavior, trends and relationships of abandoned children from tribal roots through biblical families to the
stories of today. More importantly, it is a book that links abandonment and abundance, researching famous humanitarians and innovators of
our time. All of whom began their journey with abandonment, proving that you do not need to know your family history in order to make history.
Steve Jobs, Albert Einstein, John Lennon, Marilyn Monroe, Martin Luther King, Wayne Dyer, even Jesus, all began their journey in life as
abandoned children. Their stories, like Mildon’s, hold the key to linking abandonment to abundance. They have each successfully made the
world a better place—becoming teachers, wise guides, humanitarians and leaders. In a world they called home, they began fostering the people
throughout their own personal journey.
“The concept of fostering the people is a simple, but life changing principal,” Mildon explains. “If you are an abandoned child you have probably
already begun doing this without even realizing it. You personally select a family of advisors—you hand-pick people you feel are qualified to
advise, guide and mentor you throughout life – you call the shots and you foster the people!”
Mildon’s theory of “Foster the People” is a simple, but powerful one of adopting people into your life who are placed there organically. You
personally select a team of wise guides, advisors, role models and mentors to help bring you up, lift you up and drive you towards reaching your
goals in life.
“Even though I was adopted in a supportive and loving family, I found that I was surrounding myself with people that could each help me develop
and grow—all of which have been instrumental to my growing success,” shared Mildon.
Self-help publishing giant, Hay House, will take the first peek at Mildon’s story as she embarks on her next journey from abandonment—to be
published. In proving her message, Mildon’s story is one that is going to help children, adults, families and the world. Her name and her
message are sure to spread throughout the foster care and adoption community, helping to give everyone a sense of belonging, a sense of
family and a sense of home.
Get in Touch
To read Emma's story, to email or connect with her visit - www.emmamildon.com
Read an excerpt of her book, Son of A… at www.scribd.com/EmmaMildon
Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/emmamildon/abandoned-to-abundant/
Internet by storm…
When Emma Mildon began her career as a writer,
she never would have dreamed that it would be
her very own story she would be writing, her own
journey that would make a difference. Triggered
by a sequence of ‘coincidental’ events that she
could no longer ignore. She became constantly
surrounded by stories of abandonment, strangers
striking up conversations and asking her advice
about adoption or foster, magazine articles,
movies she would pick, even when she just
happened to flick the TV on – the message was
loud and clear and so she began to write about it.
She began writing her first book surrounding
adoption and foster care, ‘Son of A’ and as she
researched she unearthed a startling trend.
Nearly all of the humanitarians of our time had
been affected by abandonment. The more she
researched the more life changing messages she
unearthed.
Today she shares the other abandoned
humanitarian’s words of wisdom in quotes and
art work shared on her fan pages as well as
throughout her books and videos. And just like
the quotes and messages in her work, they are all
words aimed to inspire.
“My work is about hope, my words are about
home – proving you do not need to know your
family history in order to make history!” Mildon
shares.
"I don't think roots are as important to a child, as
wings are,” shares Mildon.
Owner/Editor - Chris Chmielewski