Posts Tagged ‘adoption’
From Slogans to Substance: More Honest Adoption Conversations
In adoption spaces, certain phrases surface again and again. They’re shared in posts, repeated in trainings, and passed along as if they capture something essential and definitive. Adoption is love.…
Read MoreEmbracing Curiosity as a Part of Adoptee Identity
Many adoptees grow up carrying questions that don’t have easy answers—or any answers. Questions about origins. About resemblance. About temperament, health, culture, history, and the people who came before us.…
Read MoreHealing Over Hustling: Why I’m Not a Prolific Social Media Poster
Every so often, someone asks why I’m no longer on Facebook or Instagram, or just not more visible on social media overall—why I don’t share daily insights, post client reflections,…
Read MoreBefore the Meltdown: What Adoptive Parents Need to Know
There are moments in parenting when it feels like you’re doing everything “right”—but still facing meltdowns, defiance, or emotional shutdowns that leave you feeling helpless. You brace yourself for school…
Read MoreUMOJA MN: Blow-Up to Bonding: Trauma, Behavior, and Attachment-Focused Discipline
Keynote for UMOJA MN hosted by EVOLVE Family Services. How can you turn moments of struggle into moments of connection? This session will unpack how the brain, implicit memories, and…
Read MoreWhen Parenting Shifts: Navigating the Teen & Young Adult Years with Your Adoptee
There’s a quiet but powerful shift that happens as your as your teen steps into young adulthood. The rhythms you once relied on in parenting begin to feel out of…
Read MoreWebinar: Navigating First Family Connections in Adoption
Hosted by The Catalyst Center for California mental health providers seeking continuing education credits. Navigating the complexities of biological relationships can be a sensitive and challenging process for many adoptees.…
Read MoreNice Doesn’t Always Mean Safe: Why Adoptees Need More Than Kindness to Thrive
Are you surrounding yourself with people who are nice—or people who are safe? It’s a question that often stops people in their tracks. For adoptees, especially those in transracial families,…
Read MoreBeyond Words: How Unspoken Moments Create the Deepest Opportunities for Healing
There is a particular kind of comfort that comes from being understood without explanation. As an adoptee and a psychologist, I’ve seen firsthand how powerful this unspoken understanding can be…
Read MoreWebinar: Navigating First Family Connections in Adoption
Hosted by Hudson Valley Professional Development for New York psychologists seeking continuing education credits. Navigating the complexities of biological relationships can be a sensitive and challenging process for many adoptees.…
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