Lavender Luz
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Hi, I'm Lori Holden. A Wonderer, Wife, Mom, Author & Speaker. LavenderLuz is my blog where I share my thoughts on open adoption, parenting, yoga, living mindfully, thinking critically, and whatever else I'm on fire about to share with you.
Lavender Luz
2w ago
How can a professional advice giver be so bad at it? Once again, Dear Abby delivers asinine advice about adoption.
The post Dear Abby’s Asinine Advice on Adoption Flops Again appeared first on Lavender Luz ..read more
Lavender Luz
2w ago
Part 2 of adoption math with Torie DiMartile on how adoptees experience subtraction, substitution, division, addition, and multiplication.
The post When Adoption Math Doesn’t Add Up: Torie DiMartile, pt 2 appeared first on Lavender Luz ..read more
Lavender Luz
1M ago
Adoptees straddle many divides, requiring parents to understand their experience. Adoptee Torie DiMartile shines light.
The post Torie DiMartile on the Many Worlds Adoptees Straddle (pt 1) appeared first on Lavender Luz ..read more
Lavender Luz
1M ago
How to decide what to call birth mom? She wants to be called Mommy, but that's confusing and doesn't sit well.
The post Birth Mom Wants to Be Called Mommy & That’s Not OK with Me. appeared first on Lavender Luz ..read more
Lavender Luz
2M ago
3 concerns with NCFA's new survey. What do they mean for its validity & reliability; what's up with the relationship between NCFA & adoptees?
The post NCFA: The Organization Behind a New (Problematic?) Adoptee Research Survey appeared first on Lavender Luz ..read more
Lavender Luz
2M ago
NCFA surveyed 1247 adoptees about (among other things) how well their parents did by them in various ways. Here's what you need to know.
The post What the New NCFA Adoptee Research Means for Adoptive Parents appeared first on Lavender Luz ..read more
Lavender Luz
2M ago
How to create and sustain an adoptee-oriented open adoption for 22 years? A birth mom and adoptive mom share ways of being in relationship.
The post 22 Years of Adoptee-Orienting: 2 Moms in 1 Open Adoption appeared first on Lavender Luz ..read more
Lavender Luz
5M ago
Have you ever wanted to make sure your adoptee doesn't feel sad or mad about being adopted? What you need to know about adoptee emotions.
The post Allowing the Full Range of Adoptee Emotions: How Parents Can Help or Hurt appeared first on Lavender Luz ..read more
Lavender Luz
5M ago
What is a baby box bill? What came up at Colorado's senate hearing about it? Here's my report from the floor, along with my testimony.
The post Colorado’s Baby Box Bill: My Testimony at the State Capitol appeared first on Lavender Luz ..read more
Lavender Luz
5M ago
Jennifer Dyan Ghoston, an adoptee and former police detective, shares her experience integrating herselves in a same-race adoption.
The post What We Get Wrong About Same-Race Adoption appeared first on Lavender Luz ..read more