Posted: October 29, 2019
As adults, we know that our hardest times are also when we’ve learned and matured the most. Synthesizing the past is important to our sense of identity and ability to move forward. Your kids have already been through a lot – losses, mental health crises,...
Posted: August 29, 2019
The holidays can be one of the happiest and saddest times of the year. In fact, they can often be more difficult than we could have even imagined. Holidays are a bookmark in time. We can remember past Christmas’s or Hannukkah’s – what was going...
Posted: August 29, 2019
Conversation Starters If you have a teen, starting the conversation is half the battle. Often, when the topic of “connecting conversations” comes up, adoptive parents will remark, “Conversation?! He doesn’t even say two words to me!” So, how do you start the conversation? One of...
Posted: August 29, 2019
In my work with adoptive families, I strive to help adoptees to feel empowered and optimistic about their future and connected for the long haul. But, there’s something else. Authenticity . What does that mean in my work with adoptees? I mean that they’re not...