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Lost and Found: The Adoptee’s Voice

January 13, 2012

To be found implies you have been lost. Many adoptees express that they feel or have felt lost, due to loss.
Adult adoptees’ insights and experiences should not be ignored or disregarded; however they often are. Adult adoptees’ stories, sometimes painful or joyful or mixed, are valid. They should be invited to the “table” and encouraged [...]

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Happy Holidays

December 17, 2011

Everyone is home. Just this week I took two days off to pick my oldest up from college and bring him home (along with a special young lady).
It is difficult to explain the joy in having us all together. I feel, well…, almost giddy. Our family feels more settled, content and accepting of the changes that [...]

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National Adoption Awareness Month: “Build Capacity to Make Lasting Change”

November 10, 2011

The first major effort to promote adoption, by Massachusetts Governor Mike Dukakis in 1976, was for the purpose of educating people about the need for permanent families for children in the foster care system. The idea grew and spread throughout the nation. President Reagan created National Adoption Week through a presidential proclamation in 1984, and [...]

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Between Conferences

September 29, 2011

A quick update from me…
The session, “Tips from the Trenches: Finding Middle Ground in Open Adoptive Parenting” that my friend and colleague Lori Holden (of WriteMindOpenHeart and the Open Adoption Examiner) and I presented at the Open Adoption Symposium: Realities, Possibilities and Challenges in Richmond, VA was well-received. We challenged our attendees to participate in [...]

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Review of What To Expect From Your Adopted Tween

September 17, 2011

Michelle McNally, a mom to two wonderful children through open adoption, recently shared a review of my e-guide, What To Expect From Your Adopted Tween, on The Open Adoption Examiner. Michelle parents young kiddos, pre-tween. She is representative of the parents that my new e-guide is written for.
“As an adoptive parent I read Judy Miller’s [...]

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Bringing Baby Home

September 8, 2011

In addition to writing and speaking I recently expanded what I teach to include focusing on parenting and relationships skills that will last a lifetime. I am now a Certified Gottman Educator, trained to teach the Bringing Baby Home Program.
Bringing Baby Home (BBH) is a research-based and research tested psycho-educational intervention. The Program focuses [...]

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