Ask Adoption

01/27/2025

There is still time to register for this unique event!
Hope to see you there!

We’re less than two weeks away from Adoption Healing Quest 2025! 🌅 BIG NEWS - Healing Quest is now fully hybrid - both the all-day event with the practitioners AND the evening film screening. So join us online OR in person in Seal Beach, CA on Saturday, February 8.

12/19/2024

I'm looking forward to this! If you're in the area please join us!

02/24/2024

I'm really looking forward to meeting everyone who has registered for the course. If you haven't, please consider joining us! Here's what a past
participant shared after our last session:

"The ongoing community is something that has forever changed me. I've never
felt so seen and understood." SW

There's still time to register! www.askadoption.com

02/20/2024

We can not change what has happened to us but we can change how we think about ourselves as a result of what has happened.

I invite you to join other adoptees for 6 weeks as we come together to
learn how to change our minds, integrate our experiences and ultimately feel more comfortable in our bodies.

We'll do all of this within the safety of our adoptee community.

Registration is open at www.askadoption.com

02/11/2024

Happy Superbowl Sunday!

Today is the last day to register at the "Early Bird" price for this
session of my 6-week virtual course for adult adoptees.

Don't miss the opportunity to come together in community and connection
with others who truly "get you."

The course launches February 26th! See you then!

Register at www.askadoption.com

02/05/2024

I'm thrilled to announce the launch of our next session for "Come Out of the Fog and Into Your Life," beginning February 26th. It's always a joy to offer this course and the eighth time around feels just as exciting as the first. There's something truly magical about facilitating these sessions, watching connections form and witnessing incredible transformations. Our 6-week journey together is designed to unpack and integrate the experiences of adoption in a nurturing environment, with a mix of self-study, weekly Zoom calls, and a supportive community.

Early Bird registration is now open, and I'm inviting you to join us at the special rate of $245 until February 11th—after that, the price goes back up to $299. For our alumni, I offer a special discounted price of $199 just for you. I pour my heart into this course, from the live calls to the carefully curated workbook, all aimed at bringing you support, resilience, and opportunities for connection. Plus, you'll gain ongoing access to all the materials and become part of our alumni group.

I can't wait to start this new chapter with you. Holding space for yourself is a profound act of love, and I'm here to support you every step of the way. If you're curious or have any questions, just drop me a message. Your spot is waiting for you!

Register at www.askadoption.com

Here's to growing and thriving together!

01/10/2024

A great article on an incredible healing therapy. Brainspotting is useful in person AND virtually too.

A look at the rise, mysteries, and controversies of Brainspotting, David Grand’s popular trauma-processing technique.

11/30/2023

I'm looking so forward to participating in this important discussion about alternative ways to experience healing. Hope to see you there! (It's free!)

To my knowledge, the topic of sacred plant medicine - AKA psychedelics - has not been discussed much publicly in adoption spaces. But I'm opening up a discussion about it this Sunday through a free webinar I'm hosting with a panel of 5 adoptees and birth/first parents. Brian Stanton (ATghostkingdom), Leslie Pate Mackinnon, LCSW, Ridghaus, Mee Ok Icaro, and Lesli Johnson (Ask Adoption) will share their own experience with various consciousness-altering substances. They will talk about why they think psychedelics are particularly helpful to those struggling with adoption trauma and other deep-seated wounds.

Register for the free webinar here: https://healingadoptiontrauma.eventbrite.com

Whether you're brand new to this topic and are curious to learn more, or you'd like to have your own experiences validated, you're welcome to join us! This event has already had more registrants than any other event I've produced to date. There seems to be a hunger to learn more!

I'm very hopeful that sacred plant medicines, used thoughtfully and within an intentional set & setting, can be deeply healing, especially for deep-seated trauma like adoption, relinquishment, and maternal separation. But people need to understand the risks and they need to navigate the space with caution!

I'm grateful for the 5 panelists who are willing to speak up. We have 12 sub-topics that they will be covering, and we will leave 30-40 minutes for Q&A after they're done. Come join us!

Register here: https://healingadoptiontrauma.eventbrite.com

And remember, this event will NOT be recorded. Be there or be square!

11/11/2023

It's National Adoption Awareness Month and I am excited to be a part of We Are Not Our Cruxes, a project created by artist, art therapist, and transcultural adoptee Nicole Rademacher (funded in part by the California Arts Council ). Join me and three other adoptee voices ( ) on Saturday, November 18, 2023, from 12-3pm in-person at the Baldwin Hills Branch Library in LA or online via Zoom for an open discussion about our experiences and struggles as adoptees. You will also have the opportunity to participate in an arts-based healing workshop.

11/02/2023

We Are Not Our Cruxes centers the voices and mental health of adult adoptees and foster care alumni through art.

10/21/2023

November is National Adoption Awareness Month! And I’m on a panel with other adoptees to talk about our struggles for a research project by artist, art therapist, and transcultural adoptee Nicole Rademacher (funded in part by the California Arts Council , a state agency). Join me and the other panelists on Saturday, November 18, 2023, from 12-3pm in-person at the Baldwin Hills Branch Library in LA or online via Zoom for an open discussion about our struggles as adoptees and an arts-based healing workshop.