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EPISODE · Sep 30, 2021 · 53 MIN

Navigating Grief & Loss With Hillary Merryfield Clinical Social Worker & Founder

from Thriving Adoptees - Let's Thrive · host Simon Benn, Hillary Merryfeld

Hillary Merryfield, M.S.W., L.S.C.S.W., L.C.S.W., Founder, and Director, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Kansas and Missouri. She is a Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work and approved Mediator in the core and parent/adolescent areas as well as a Clinical Hypnotherapist. In addition to her adoption services and counselling, she has a general psychotherapy practice offering services to individuals, couples, and families.https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-merryfield-13821750/Here's how she describes her agency:Adoption Option, Inc. was founded in 1986 and is a licensed child placing agency in Missouri and Kansas. It has assisted in placing over 900 children with adoptive families in numerous states and many foreign countries.Adoption Option believes birth parents are among the most selfless people in the world. We have worked with hundreds of birth parents through the years and have never met one who did not want to parent their baby. They make adoption plans for their child out of unconditional love putting their child s needs before their own. At Adoption Option we believe there are three ways to build a family birth, marriage, and adoption. Adoption is a natural way to build a family. We believe the child is special because of who he or she is, not because they are adopted.https://www.adoptionoptionkc.com/https://www.facebook.com/adoptionoptionkc Guests and the host are not (unless mentioned) licensed pscyho-therapists and speak from their own opinion only. Seek qualified advice if you need help.

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Hillary shares what she's learned since founding her agency 35 years ago. We discuss grief and loss in the adoption triad/constellation. It's real AND hopeful, emotional AND practical as we explore how we heal. Inspirational.

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