the adoptee experience:

where lived experience & clinical understanding collide

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the self-care that changes us most isn't always the kind that helps us relax, it's the kind that helps us heal.

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getting into the nuance of adoption and trauma

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diving into the facts and opening up the conversation in honor of mental health awareness month

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when the past triggers the present

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a new chapter of the same book

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the power of language in shaping adoption stories

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how pre-adoption experiences impact post-adoption reality

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disenfranchised grief in adoption

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making room for the real story, not just the highlight reel

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when adoption feels like a gift you didn’t choose to open

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echos of the adoptee experience