Reunions & Expectations and what to do about them

Workshop Outline

  A.  Reunions. What makes them work and how do expectations get in the
        way.
         1. What do I do to make my reunion work
            a. Read
            b. Meetings, talk about what it is that I want from my  reunion, do I have expectations? 
                What are they, are they realistic, do I talk about them with my found person? 
                What expectations do they have?  How do we talk about them?

         2.  Anger management
         3.  Regression
         4. Terror

 B. Space. What does it mean? Who decides?

C.  Relationship
       1.  Who is in charge?
      2.  Regression
       3.  Space
       4.  Resolution of conflicts

 D.  Preparation for those not there yet, what expectations does one in
 reunion have if any?

 Suggested Readings:
 Primal Wound by Nancy Verrier
 Adoption Healing... A path to recovery by Joe Soll
 Adoption Healing... A path to recovery for mothers who lost children
 to adoption by Joe Soll & Karen Wilson Buterbaugh