Are you worried about your child? Maybe you're an adoptee struggling with your own trauma.
My heart goes out to you - I'm an adoptee sharing my learnings to empower adoptees.
I coach adoptees so they can T.H.R.I.V.E. and I show adopters how to empower their children to
T.H.R.I.V.E. too.
So what's T.H.R.I.V.E.?
Trauma release - overcoming adoption trauma
Healing - repairing emotional wounds
Resilience - bouncing back from setbacks
Identity - learning who we really are
Vision - mapping out the future
Enjoyment - loving life.
I was adopted at 5 weeks old and told so early I don't ever remember not knowing. My childhood was good and adoption wasn't an issue. At 40 I found out that my childhood teddy bear was gift from my birth mother. This caused a lot of anger and distress about being unloved which started me on a journey which eventually led me to do what I do today. Sharing what I've learned to empower adoptees starting with tackling 3 myths about adoption.
The 3 Myths About Adoption
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Encouraging/Supporting Adoption
Here are some of things I'm doing as a volunteer with RAAs, adoption agencies, councils and charities:
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Interviewing adoption teams to bust myths about who can adopt and the level of support provided to encourage more potential adopters to come forward.
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Sharing those interviews on my social media channels and creating video/audio clips and text for websites.
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Reviewing websites and providing guest blog posts to encourage adopters and support them.
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Guesting on Zoom webinars to support adopters and adult adoptees.