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
2d 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
1w 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
2w 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
2M 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
3M 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
3M 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
Lavender Luz
3M ago
Photo essay of the first book tour for new book Adoption Unfiltered, authored by an adoptee, a birth parent, and an adoptive parent.
The post Inside Peek at the First <i>Adoption Unfiltered</i> Book Tour appeared first on Lavender Luz ..read more
Lavender Luz
3M ago
The best advice for adoptive parents from season 4 of Adoption: The Long View podcast. Plus audio excerpts from Adoption Unfiltered!
The post Adoption: The Long View | Season 4 Roundup of Advice appeared first on Lavender Luz ..read more
Lavender Luz
3M ago
An interview with the authors of Adoption Unfiltered, revealing why and how to reimagine adoption for adoptees and those who love them.
The post The Authors of Adoption Unfiltered: What We Don’t Know Hurts appeared first on Lavender Luz ..read more
Lavender Luz
3M ago
At age 48, columnist Brad Ewell discovered he had a Ghost Kingdom to explore. Here's what helped him decide to take up residence there.
The post Setting Up Residence in My Ghost Kingdom: Field Notes #5 appeared first on Lavender Luz ..read more