I am thrilled to announce that Dr. Jamie Marich, PhD and I have co-authored a first-of-its-kind monograph that addresses developmental trauma, relinquishment, and addiction, and
I had the honor today of providing testimony at the Wisconsin Senate Public Hearing of the Committee on Human Services, Children and Families on Senate
The idea of belonging is entrenched with the very idea of our existence. Our families, our friends, and our communities inform how we are in
The holidays and the end of the year are a perfect time to reflect on all things past and reconcile for a better future. Wherever
I was thinking about the movie The Graduate with Dustin Hoffman, where Hoffman’s young character, Benjamin, gets some advice about career upon his graduation (“One
I had the honor of contributing a guest post t0 the National Adoption Awareness Month (NAAM) discussion at Amber Moore Jimerson‘s blog We are What
All you need is love, as the famous song has it. It’s a happy song, easy to sing under your breath and its message doesn’t
I had the honor of participating as the addiction expert in an After Party Talk Back panel discussion about Bob Brader’s play The Smoker. Here’s
I have the honor of presenting Relinquishment Trauma and Addiction: Recovery Management Implications at the 2021 New York State Recovery Conference. This year’s conference theme
One of the heartaches of being a relinquished person is that our identity is often fragmented, or at least in need of repair. As a
We may not born into this world with trauma (though some do experience trauma in-utero). Yet we are born wired for the world and for
If you’re like me, you might be a little sick of motivational slogans along the lines of “If You Can Dream It, You Can Make
One of the copouts of having gone through trauma is that you often hear that adage about what doesn’t kill you… makes you stronger. And
I am honored to report that I have been appointed to the Advisory Board of Wisconsin Adoption and Permanency Support (WISAPS)
I have been open about my story with my loved ones, as well as with people I’ve never met, like my audiences, or people who’ve
Jigsaw Queensland|6/16/2021 In the second episode of our two-part adoption and addiction series, Jane speaks to David Bohl about the relationship between adoption and addiction.
Imagine losing everything that you knew and needed to survive. Imagine losing smell, touch, sound, taste, and sensation that suggested to you that you are
Recent coverage of a residential school mass grave has shaken up people around the world. Two-hundred-and-fifteen children’s bodies have been found in British Columbia, Canada—children
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