The adoption process requires intense listening skills. And that means actively listening on such a level where you hear deeply what the other person is saying, and where they feel powerfully heard. This is especially the case with your child’s birth mother and your child, as they grow and begin to process their life, and […]
Read MoreHappy Friday! Is it a happy Friday for you? We hope so. We’re ready for the weekend, and so happy to be nicely into fall. Here are some reads that caught our eye this week that hopefully warm, provoke, inspire, and generate a bit of thoughtfulness. Big hugs, and see you Monday. “Grieving for a […]
Read MoreToday is World Mental Health Day. Did you know that is a thing? It is, and it is so very needed. Every year 1 in 4 people are affected by a mental health problem. That’s 25% of the population—a staggering number. There are a lot of horrible stigmas about mental health, and they persist across […]
Read MoreHi dear friends. Big hugs to you this week. It’s been a tough one. Give yourself some time for relaxation and self-care and hold tight the people you love. Here are a few of our favorite reads of the week. See you Monday <3. You can’t love too much. Attachment doesn’t slow growth. It fuels […]
Read MoreWhenever two spouses don’t agree about big life events—marriage, home ownership, finances, children—it can be incredibly lonely and discombobulating. Adoption is no exception. It is an intensely emotional, time-consuming, and potentially expensive process, and it definitely requires the agreement of both partners to move forward. Although it can be frustrating, we encourage you not to […]
Read MoreHi! Happy Friday! How are you? Good, we hope. Let’s start off the weekend with something interesting to read, shall we? Enjoy. We’ll see you Monday! Have you struggled with how to talk about adoption with your non-adopted kids? This article provides some excellent thoughts on the subject. Real adoptive parents answer: how did they […]
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