The purpose of this group is to help people heal from the trauma of separation of mother and child.This room is for adoptees, natural parents & their relatives.

To do this, we need to learn how to be aware of what we are feeling and communicate that in a way that is easy for others to understand.

The most difficult task we face is learning the language of our experience: the language of adoption.  We need to learn how to say, “I feel... (plug in one of these: glad, sad, mad, ashamed, afraid, guilt shame or jealous.) because... (fill in the blank in terms of your adoption experience.)    We can begin the process of not being afraid of our feelings.  We can learn that our feelings will not kill us, although it often feels like they can.  When we become unafraid of our feelings, the world changes.  Imagine being unafraid of your feelings!