Posts by Kelly DiBenedetto, LMHC, ATR
W.I.S.E. UP : An Empowering Resource for Adopted Children
Who is your real mother? Why don’t you look like your parents? To help children and answer adoption questions C.A.S.E. created the W.I.S.E. UP POWERBOOK.
Read MoreMovie Review: Ida
IDA is a powerful film about discovery and identity. Individuals going through the search process may relate to some of the pain and difficulty that Ida …
Read MoreHow To Combat The Winter Blues
Here is a quick guide for how to take care of yourself when Mother Nature is giving you the Winter Blues. Tap into your creative ideas. Spend some time doing what makes you feel good. Remember this winter will end and you will get through it!
Read MoreTV review: Transparent
Although TRANSPARENT is not specifically about adoption it has ties to it through its themes of secrecy, birth parents, and identity. It touches on sharing
Read MoreDocumentary Review: Generation Cryo
The search process is complicated and emotional for all parties involved. When I recently came across the documentary GENERATION CRYO, I was blown away by their ability to capture such a deeply intense, complicated, and emotional experience in a natural and unproduced manner.
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