Lavender Luz https://lavenderluz.com open adoption expert, educator, writer, podcaster, speaker Fri, 26 May 2023 21:27:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://lavenderluz.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Yingyang-heart_darkpurple-125x125.png Lavender Luz https://lavenderluz.com 32 32 21910978 Introducing Field Notes: an Adoptee Columnist! https://lavenderluz.com/introducing-a-new-feature-an-adoptee-columnist/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=introducing-a-new-feature-an-adoptee-columnist https://lavenderluz.com/introducing-a-new-feature-an-adoptee-columnist/#comments Fri, 26 May 2023 16:17:13 +0000 https://lavenderluz.com/?p=41056 Introducing a new column: Field Notes How can adoptive parents relay hard parts of their child's story to them? Brad Ewell responds.

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]]> https://lavenderluz.com/introducing-a-new-feature-an-adoptee-columnist/feed/ 2 41056 Dr Brad Reedy: What Adoptive Parents Need to Know about guilt, Shame, & Boundaries https://lavenderluz.com/dr-brad-reedy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dr-brad-reedy https://lavenderluz.com/dr-brad-reedy/#respond Fri, 05 May 2023 13:10:00 +0000 https://lavenderluzcom.bigscoots-staging.com/?p=40668 Dr Brad Reedy on the heroic journeys all parents undertake, but especially adoptive parents. Insight on icky emotions and boundaries.

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]]> https://lavenderluz.com/dr-brad-reedy/feed/ 0 40668 The Truth, the Whole Truth & Nothing But the Truth for Adoptees https://lavenderluz.com/lda-truth-for-adoptees/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lda-truth-for-adoptees https://lavenderluz.com/lda-truth-for-adoptees/#respond Fri, 07 Apr 2023 15:04:00 +0000 https://lavenderluzcom.bigscoots-staging.com/?p=40662 What's the fallout from a huge secret kept from you? Brad Ewell & Fred Nicora tell about discovering their adoption truth...finally.

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]]> https://lavenderluz.com/lda-truth-for-adoptees/feed/ 0 40662 Dawn Davenport: Why Adoptive Parents Need to Be Continual Learners https://lavenderluz.com/dawn-davenport/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dawn-davenport https://lavenderluz.com/dawn-davenport/#respond Mon, 06 Mar 2023 15:18:34 +0000 https://lavenderluzcom.bigscoots-staging.com/?p=40658 Dawn Davenport of Creating A Family on saying YES to continuing education for adoptive parents, and NO to adoption echo chambers.

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]]> https://lavenderluz.com/dawn-davenport/feed/ 0 40658 Rebecca Ricardo: 3-in-1 Genuine Adoption Sage https://lavenderluz.com/rebecca-ricardo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rebecca-ricardo https://lavenderluz.com/rebecca-ricardo/#respond Fri, 03 Feb 2023 17:14:50 +0000 https://lavenderluzcom.bigscoots-staging.com/?p=40655 Rebecca Ricardo's adoption resume: adoptee (1960s), birth mom (1980s), adoption professional (1990s). Here's what she knows about adoption.

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]]> https://lavenderluz.com/rebecca-ricardo/feed/ 0 40655 Winter Solstice & the Dance of Duality https://lavenderluz.com/solstice-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=solstice-2 https://lavenderluz.com/solstice-2/#respond Wed, 21 Dec 2022 15:43:04 +0000 https://lavenderluzcom.bigscoots-staging.com/?p=40651 Dark, cold, yule, stillness, rest, zenith, opposites. What do YOU think and feel about winter solstice? (or summer solstice for some of you).

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]]> https://lavenderluz.com/solstice-2/feed/ 0 40651 Birth Father in Reunion: Mike Milton & His Sweet Baby James https://lavenderluz.com/mike-milton/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mike-milton https://lavenderluz.com/mike-milton/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2022 14:07:10 +0000 https://lavenderluzcom.bigscoots-staging.com/?p=37205 Mike Milton, a birth father & late-discovery adoptee, tells about seeing his sweet baby James again, decades after placing him for adoption.

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]]> https://lavenderluz.com/mike-milton/feed/ 4 37205 Expert Adoption Advice | Roundup of Adoption: The Long View Season 3 https://lavenderluz.com/best-adoption-advice-season-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-adoption-advice-season-3 https://lavenderluz.com/best-adoption-advice-season-3/#respond Mon, 05 Dec 2022 14:07:00 +0000 https://lavenderluzcom.bigscoots-staging.com/?p=37233 Digest of S3's best adoption advice from 11 experts: adoptees, birth & adoptive parents, playwrights, podcaster, executive, educator, & more.

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]]> https://lavenderluz.com/best-adoption-advice-season-3/feed/ 0 37233 Adoptee Allison Olson: You Are! https://lavenderluz.com/allison-olson/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=allison-olson https://lavenderluz.com/allison-olson/#respond Wed, 30 Nov 2022 14:07:00 +0000 https://lavenderluzcom.bigscoots-staging.com/?p=37063 Allison Olson shares her insights as an adoptee, an adoptive parent, and a children's book author on what adoptive parents should know.

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]]> https://lavenderluz.com/allison-olson/feed/ 0 37063 Adoptee Brad Ewell: Why My Truth Matters More Than Your Comfort https://lavenderluz.com/brad-ewell/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brad-ewell https://lavenderluz.com/brad-ewell/#comments Sat, 26 Nov 2022 14:07:10 +0000 https://lavenderluzcom.bigscoots-staging.com/?p=37178 Brad Ewell, a Late Discovery Adoptee, shares the benefits of truth over convenience in the relationships between adoptee and adoptive parent.

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