Adoption
How to Publish a Guided Journal – a Look Behind the Scenes
What’s involved with writing and publishing a book for adoptees? The following interview takes us behind the scenes at Boston Post Adoption Resources (BPAR), to learn how the author and this nonprofit developed the idea, design, and publishing plans for Voices Unheard: A Reflective Journal for Adult Adoptees, now on sale in paperback and ebook editions.
Read MoreLack of Control and Feeling Stuck
We feel despair and hopelessness when we lose control of our lives, and this often leads to “feeling stuck.” Here’s how we can feel more confident and less stuck.
Read MoreAdoption-Competent Therapy — What It Is, Why It Matters, and How to Find It
Adoption-competent therapists have a trauma lens and understand that our body has memory through our senses even before we had verbal language.
Read MoreFilm Review: Reckoning with the Primal Wound
Reckoning with the Primal Wound, a documentary, asks us to understand relinquishment trauma. The child and birth mother’s separation is a profound loss that needs to be acknowledged, seen, supported, and cared for.
Read More“the Me you See” – Using Performance Art to Share a Personal Adoption Experience
Composer and percussionist Maria Finkelmeier will premiere her performance art “the Me you See” as part of the New Gallery Concert Series’ Adopt and Adapt concert. Maria reflects on the value of therapy and performance art in connecting to her personal story.
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