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TGIBF!

11/23/2018

Thank Gosh It's Black Friday!!!

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Language Barriers?

11/15/2018

Positive adoption language can stop the spread of misconceptions such as these. By using adoption language, we educate others about adoption. We choose emotionally “correct” words over emotionally-laden words. We speak and write in positive adoption language with the hopes of impacting others so that this language will someday become the norm.

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Trigger

11/14/2018

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Words To Learn To Live By.

11/14/2018

Trauma: Adoption’s Shadow

11/13/2018

What does trauma look like?

Some common signs and symptoms of trauma-related issues include

changes to the young person’s mood, personality, and behaviour;
an increase in anxiety and fearfulness, including separation anxiety;
increased tension, irritability, or reactivity;
inability to relax;
lack of eye contact;
increased startle response;
avoidance of physical and emotional connection with caregivers;
problems with emotional regulation, including tantrum, explosive expressions of anger, or emotional meltdowns;
changes in sleeping and eating patterns;
lack of interest in normal, routine activities and social relationships;
regression to the behaviour of a younger child, such as wetting or soiling clothes;
oppositional and rejecting behaviour toward their parents or other important people in their lives;
problems with school attendance and/or performance;
problematic use of drugs and/or alcohol;
inappropriately sexualized behaviour;
fighting, bullying, or being bullied;
self-harm; and
suicidal thoughts or gestures.

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Calm Your Nervous System.

11/12/2018

Nicole Gfeller is an international adoptee who was born in Peru and raised in Switzerland. After being an ESL teacher for more than six years, she realized that she wanted to work and support people on a more emotional and psychological level. This is when she decided to immigrate to Vancouver and become a therapist. After three years of intensive studies, she began to work in the fields of art therapy, expressive arts therapy, counselling, and life coaching.

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Developing Brains

11/12/2018

P’nina Shames, RN, MSW, RSW, is a private practitioner in adoption serving the West Kootenays through Adoption Agencies throughout the Province.

The following article explains some of what an adoptee can go through...

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Wanted...Men

11/9/2018

I feel like I need to stress to adopted men that they should come to the meet and greet. I have one male friend that has had major struggles with his adoption and I have to say, one sex does not suffer or struggle more than another sex when it comes to the adoption process. We all have had good and bad experiences with our own adoptions but it would be awesome to have a supportive shoulder from as many as possible...there are a lot of us out there.

Who doesn’t like a good sale?

11/8/2018

The timing of this sale couldn’t come at a better time...our first meet and greet and we can discuss doing DNA tests to help better understand our missing links...

I am so excited to meet everyone!!!

Cry with me if you must...

11/8/2018

so our first group meeting is this Saturday Evening and I am hoping for a good turnout. It wouldn’t surprise me if I’m alone. Sometimes adoptees don’t like to vent their feelings out loud for fear of being judged. My hopes for the support group is for ‘the support’ that we can give each other since it’s hard for a non adoptee to fully feel and understand the journey that we have gone through.

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