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 am honored to have shared a conversation with Jennifer Dyan Ghoston, an adoptee in reunion with both sides of her birth family, writer, podcaster,
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
Living the way I lived, I was bound to implode one way or another. Being in this constant conflict with myself and having a perpetual
