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What Does it Mean to Belong?

I talk a lot about connections and the importance of having a support group and resources within your community. If it weren’t for groups and

February 26, 2022

New Beginnings, New Traps?

How is 2022 going for you so far? The life of a relinquishee is full of new beginnings. We begin when we begin, then we

February 18, 2022

The Complexities of Addiction: Presentation to WISAPS Relative Caregiver Groups

I’m honored to be discussing “The Complexities of Addiction” with the KINNECT Relative Caregiver Groups sponsored by Wisconsin Adoption and Permanency Support (WISAPS), of which

February 18, 2022

Medical College of Wisconsin Seminar – Adoption and Foster Care: Considerations for Medical Practice

I had the opportunity to present to Dr. Samantha Wilson‘s class at the Medical College of Wisconsin titled Adoption and Foster Care: Considerations for Medical

February 9, 2022

Do You Really Mean Triggered, or Were You Just Offended?

One of the most popular buzzwords of our times is the word “trigger.” The word itself means “to release or activate” by means of a

February 6, 2022

Once Upon A TIme … In Adopteeland Podcast with Jennifer Dyan Ghoston

I am honored to have shared a conversation with Jennifer Dyan Ghoston, an adoptee in reunion with both sides of her birth family, writer, podcaster,

January 27, 2022

David B. Bohl Testimony in Favor of Wisconsin AB 502 which Provides Access to Original Birth Certificate to Adult Adoptees

I had the honor today of providing testimony at the Wisconsin Assembly Public Hearing of the Committee on Children and Families on Assembly Bill 502.

January 26, 2022

First-of-Its-Kind Monograph for Adoption Community: RELINQUISHMENT AND ADDICTION

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

January 20, 2022

David B. Bohl Testimony in Favor of Wisconsin SB 483 which Provides Access to Original Birth Certificate to Adult Adoptees

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

January 5, 2022

My New Year’s Wish for You: The Bliss of Belonging

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

December 31, 2021

The Pressure to Holiday

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

December 17, 2021

False Gratitude

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

November 23, 2021

Guest Post for National Adoption Awareness Month:
Understanding Addiction in Adoptive Families

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

November 8, 2021

The Power of Love and Connection

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

November 5, 2021

THE SMOKER – Broadway on Demand Talk Back

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

October 26, 2021

Presentation at 2021 New York State Recovery Conference — October 17th – 19th, 2021

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

October 16, 2021

Double Identity, Double Heartache

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

October 13, 2021

How to Talk to Your Relinquishee

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

August 27, 2021

DAVID B. BOHL

Author, Speaker and Addiction & Relinquishment Consultant