Mental Health
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 is a word that holds so much under the surface for adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive parents (the triad) including grief, attachment, trauma, and questions of culture and identity…
Read MoreBeyond the GOAT — Celebrating Simone Biles
Simone Biles has laid an incredible foundation for women’s gymnastics, but she made an even bigger impact on humanity when she opened the world to conversations about adoption and mental health for elite athletes.
Read MoreWhat Is Healthy Eating? Talking About Mindfulness and Intuitive Eating
As Covid restrictions end and we emerge from an online view to full-body scrutiny, we anticipate even more anxiety and body shaming than ever. Our blog on mindfulness in eating and Intuitive Eating can help you learn to love and honor your body.
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