Marion is a mother of 5 including 3 adopted sons and Executive Director of the Tennessee Foster and Adoptive Care Association. We talk about her learning journey as an adoptive mom..

Brooke Randolph, LMHC, is founder and director of Counseling at The Green House, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Her specialties are Adoption Therapy & developmental trauma, Brainspotting, and relationships. She is a Certified Brainspotting Consultant & Speciality Trainer, Coordinator of Brainspotting Indy, and a Certified Imago Relationship Therapist. Brooke adopted an older child internationally as a single woman through a pilot program, which she considers one of the most difficult and most rewarding things she has ever done. She has presented at numerous conferences and workshops throughout North America on a variety of topics. Brooke is passionate about promoting excellence in therapy and helping to encourage, equip, and empower individuals and couples toward more whole-hearted living and conscious relationships.

Are we whole? Wounded? Or work in progress? This video was prompted by a comment on Linkedin from an adoption consultant from Vermont in the USA called Abby Jacobson.

Had a huge fresh insight on the 'primal wound' yesterday. Wanting to share it to help adoptive parents who are worried!

What's REALLY going on with this "Primal Wound"? What's happening for our child? How do we make sense of what's really happening if it's NOT a primal wound? How do we help our adopted child to peace and happiness?

What about the fact that the body keeps the score? Isn't that proof of the Nancy Verrier's Primal Wound?

What about all the people that say that there is a #primalwound? Is Nancy Verrier wrong? What on earth's going on?

So last time we asked what's perhaps a strange question. What's wounded? It hurts sometimes right? Being adopted. For some the pain is unbearable. I've definitely felt it. What's wounded in the #primalwound? What's Nancy Verrier talking about?