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In a shocking announcement on June 17, 2014, LDS Family Services declared they would no longer facilitate adoptions. For potential adoptive LDS (members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) couples, LDS Family Services was the go-to organization. Continue reading LDS Family Services Adoption Changes
Recently, I took a long drive with a family member who is facing something no one should have to face. Her son died by suicide four months ago. It has been the hardest event of her life. Her grief Continue reading Alternative to “How Are You?”
Sometimes we need reminders that we are incredible. This is your reminder. You are awesome. True Story. If you liked this post and found it valuable, please leave a comment below and share it with your friends. Take Care, Kristel Continue reading You. Are. Awesome!
John* gets triggered easily and quickly. By having this interview, his breathing becomes heavier, faster. His heart starts beating rapidly. His stomach now hurts. His thoughts go crazy. Adrenaline starts to rush. He immediately begins repetitive patterns of behavior to Continue reading [Interview] Exclusive Look Into Teenage Anxiety
If my walls could talk, they would speak of the pain they have witnessed as people have broken down and shared their greatest sorrows. “I’m unable to bear children. Yet all I want is to bear a child.” “I am Continue reading The Quiet Voice of Courage
Back in the day, we “thought” adoptions should be secretive, rarely discussed and sealed. What we were really doing was protecting couples from feeling the loss of their infertility. Bad move. Infertility is a loss equal to almost none. It Continue reading Why I Advocate For Adoption Education
Is any topic more discussed in the psychology world than parenting? Is there any other area of life in which people give out more advice than in parenting? Is there anything we are LESS prepared for than becoming parents? Is Continue reading The Misunderstood Child
Becoming vulnerable isn’t easy. When I had my third child, my life turned upside down. My husband lost his job. My baby had health issues. Recovery from childbirth was quite traumatic. My marriage struggled. I longed for stability, for resiliency, Continue reading Becoming Vulnerable
I’ve always been drawn to the story of Les Miserables. It is a story of suffering, a story of pain and a story of devastation. However, it is also a story of love, of progress and of resiliency. The human Continue reading “The Sun Will Rise”