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
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
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
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
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
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
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
What does it mean to belong? Who are your people? Who do you relate to? What is family? Those kinds of questions are just some
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