On average 135K kids are adopted every year and each child has a completely different adoption story. Over the years, I have spoken to and mentored other children of adoption and found that so many of us live with an empty void inside of us. We live with a deep sense of abandonment. And today, I want to help you fill that void with love & take a step towards healing your abandonment wounds.
WHAT WE ARE GETTING INTO TODAY:
1. My adoption story & how being adopted made me feel unwanted, unlovable and like I didn’t belong anywhere I went
2. Specific questions people asked me about my adoption that made me feel deeply flawed (Tip: please don’t ever ask adopted children these ignorant questions)
3. Why we do things like self medicate, over eat, shop, overwork, stay super busy & traveling to escape as a way to avoid dealing with the pain associated with feeling abandoned
4. Why so many adopted kids find it impossible to feel whole without knowing who their biological family is
5. The 3 specific steps you need to take to begin healing your abandonment wounds
My entire goal with today’s episode is to give you tools to rewrite your story from a place of being wanted, loving yourself an belonging. Because you are loved. You belong. You are wanted. I want to help you see that.
LASTLY - If you know someone who is adopted, send this podcast to them. So many people hide their experience and deal with things in silence & isolation. There are going to be a lot of tools, perspectives and questions that can serve as medicine for someone who has yet to process their experience. Please give them the gift of this podcast so they can begin the process of healing too.
LINKS:
Get your tickets to this weekend's Healing Virtual Retreat HERE.
