As I sit in front of my computer, drinking coffee, I’m distracted. Just beyond the railing of my loft, it’s there. The numerous and lengthy spider webs trailing from the ceiling light fixture to places unknown.
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The Stories We Tell Ourselves
The stories in our minds may or may not be real, but they are influential regardless of the truth behind them. Often, when we can’t explain someone else’s behavior, we tell ourselves a story about what did or didn’t happen.
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Community Improves Our Wellbeing and Mental Health
Belonging to a community where shared experience is the common thread is the most significant membership group you’ll ever join.
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January 22
It’s been a week of anniversaries and memories, both newly made and those remembered. In this week’s blog post, I remembered the history of my search for my birth parents, including the roadblocks, disappointments, and more.
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Searching for Parents Who Share My DNA
My birth parents’ search didn’t begin with a DNA test; they didn’t exist yet. Instead, my quest started with the man who had adopted me.
This is the third essay in a series on this adoptee voice. You’ll find the first essay here.
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Alone on the Outside Even With a Best Friend
As I struggled to fit in, I remained outside. Feeling alone and not understanding why. Attaching to a best friend worked, but groups made me feel like I didn’t belong.
And it’s always been this way.
This essay is the second in a series on this adoptee voice. You’ll find the first essay here.
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