ANNOUNCING: A NEW PARTNERSHIP, A NEW HOPE Click here to read an introduction I wrote to the Adoption Constellation. I have the honor of collaborating
December 30, 2022
Announcing: A New Partnership, A New Hope
Addiction and Adoption Constellation Support Group Meets every other Tuesday at 5:30 pm PST, 8:30 pm EST Register Here As you know from
December 19, 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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
The Intersection of Adoption and Addiction – Adoptive and Foster Family Coalition if New York Conference
I am honored to be presenting The Intersection of Adoption and Addiction at the Adoption and Foster Family Coalition of New York (AFFCNY) conference later
May 3, 2021
Adoptee Paths to Recovery Virtual Support Meetings
Adoptee Paths to Recovery Support Meetings are non-denominational and based on the philosophy that adoptees experiencing any type of addiction (substance-related and/or behavioral) have much
March 13, 2021
Spirituality Lab Guest Series: Is Secular Spirituality Even Possible?
A catalyst, immersionist, chronic malcontent, empath, conscientious persister, solitudinarian, itinerant introvert, and often complexly hypervigilant, David B. Bohl is also a relinquishee and adoptee, a
January 21, 2021
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