This is the fourth of four posts that began as a paper given at the New Jersey Let’s Talk Adoption Conference on April 1, 2017 to a group of adoptive parents, adoptees, adoption social workers and others interested in adoption who had gathered as part of a day-long conference. (To start at the ...read more
What is it about grief, loss and adult adoptees? (Part 1 of 4)
Dear adoptee: are you, or is someone you know, struggling with a loss that you don’t think you can get over? Have you had the experience of having your life grind to a halt because someone left, or died, or something you were counting on fell through? This is such a common and painful part of ...read more
Gratitude and Happiness
It's that thanksgiving/giving thanks time of year and lots of us are gearing up for a weekend with family, or perhaps for a holiday touched by loss, sadness, or other difficult emotions to hold when it seems like the rest of the world is celebrating. I was happy to be reminded of the practice of ...read more
Treating Anxiety with Mindfulness
Today I answered a call from another professional about use of mindful breathing with anxiety. I was inspired to search around the internet and found this wonderful graphic of three directed mindfulness practices for three situations in which someone might struggle with anxiety. Yes, take 5 deep ...read more