
Brace Ourselves
There’s no doubt that we’re going to be here for a little longer—here meaning the unstable and unpredictable world we find ourselves in. Nothing seems
There’s no doubt that we’re going to be here for a little longer—here meaning the unstable and unpredictable world we find ourselves in. Nothing seems
Wisconsin Adoptees: Wisconsin Adoption and Permanency Support is working hard to provide service and offer support to the Wisconsin Adoption Community. That includes providing a
In the following series I will talk about composite case studies based on clients who came to my practice looking for help with their emotional-
Adoption is a multi-layered process, but not just for the reasons you think. Yes, it involves the biological family, the adopted family, and most importantly,
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
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
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
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
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,
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.
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
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
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