11: Navigating Biological Family Reunions Part 1

On this episode Ali shares about the challenges she’s faced + is facing with navigating relationships with her biological families + the tools she’s used to move through tiptoeing with her actions + communications careful to not offend anyone so that she can honor her journey more instead of investing energy on worrying about how others will act/react/respond As she’s been diving deeper into family reunions she keeps reminding herself what she tells her adoptee clients: Your worth isn’t based on whether you were “kept” or “given up” Your ancestry + blood do not define who you are The actions + behaviors of your biological + adoptive families do not define you YOU DEFINE YOU YOU create your own identity YOU ARE WORTHY just by being alive For any adoptees who desire a safe space to talk about life as an adoptee, feel free to join our Adoptee Support Group, weekly zoom calls every Tuesday at 5:30 pm PST. Sign up here! If you'd like to join the podcast and. share your story about how adoption has impacted your life or how you've chosen to Adopt Yourself then fill out this form Connect with Ali on Instagram or email her at [email protected]