Self Care
Wishes to the Moon
As Maya, BPAR’s clinician, packs for her trip to India, she shares the song and blog she wrote to her birth mother. “‘Wishes to the Moon’ is what came from those feelings that escaped my numbness, those feelings that had something to say about my journey back to India where I was born. As I go, so does the record button on my video camera. I am excited to share the journey with you all!”
Read MoreSetting Healthy Goals for Yourself
Our culture can encourage resolutions that are often lofty and unattainable. This can result in people feeling bad about themselves if they don’t meet an unrealistic goal. BPAR’s clinicians have some tips for setting healthy goals.
Read MoreAdoptee Voices Heard at “Voices Unheard!”
BPAR’s first Voices Unheard event for sharing adult adoptee voices took place on November 12, 2019. The event, which helped raise awareness of post adoption thoughts and emotions, gave deeper understanding and insight to the friends and families of those who are adopted or who had grown up or spent parts of their lives in foster care.
Read MoreNational Adoption Awareness Month
Adoption is a lifelong journey and we are on our own individual path. In honor of National Adoption Awareness Month, our founder tells her own post adoption story and encourages other adult adoptees to say: “This is really hard but I want to come through this. I want to make sense of this journey and I want to heal from its impact. I want to live in a better way. I want to move forward.”
Read MoreHow Forgiveness Promotes Healing
Many in the adoption constellation bear pain due to feelings of loss, abandonment and rejection. Forgiveness promotes healing, but how do we forgive? And for some, why? Here we examine the value of forgiveness, discuss the phases of forgiving, and share resources for putting forgiveness into practice.
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