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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

You are Powerful

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

July 29, 2021

Double-Whammy, Double Resilience?

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

July 21, 2021

Wisconsin Adoption and Permanency Support (WISAPS) – Advisory Board Appointment and Article

I am honored to report that I have been appointed to the Advisory Board of Wisconsin Adoption and Permanency Support (WISAPS)

June 30, 2021

Choosing Your Audience

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

June 30, 2021

David B. Bohl – Adoption & Addiction: Podcast Interview with Jigsaw Queensland

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.

June 16, 2021

Relinquishment: Another Name for Betrayal

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

June 8, 2021

Our Beginnings, Our Trauma

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

June 2, 2021

Adoption and Addiction Radio Broadcast – Sunday, May 23rd, 2021 – 6:30 pm EST, 3:30 pm PST

UPDATE: Listen to a replay of the broadcast here. Please join me and Pat O’Brien, Executive Director of the Adoptive and Foster Family Coalition of

May 21, 2021

Relationships are Hard – yet Totally Worth It!

The other day I saw a quote from Dr. Tanja Windegger about CPTSD that said “after prolonged interpersonal trauma, you are even suspicious about support

May 19, 2021

I will be presenting at the 32nd Annual New York State Foster Care and Adoption Conference

On Friday, May 21st, at 12:00 pm EST, 11:00 am CST, 9:00 am PST, I will be presenting at the 32nd Annual New York State

May 12, 2021

DAVID B. BOHL

Author, Speaker and Addiction & Relinquishment Consultant