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My mission is to be a lifeline for adoptees who feel lost or isolated in their journey.

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As an adoptee mentor, I am dedicated to supporting and guiding adoptees who have experienced the unique challenges of adoption. I have personally walked the path of adoption and understand the complexities and emotions that come with it. 

My mission is to be a lifeline for adoptees who feel lost or isolated in their journey. I have received many requests to expand my Table Talk availability. I am excited to share that I have new times available, including some weekend spots. Whether you need a listening ear, advice, or a shoulder to lean on, I am here, ready to help. 

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By sharing my personal experiences and insights, I aim to help you navigate the ups and downs of the adoptee experience. One of the most positive dynamics of having a mentor who understands is the validation that comes with knowing you are not alone. 

Building a relationship with someone who has walked a similar path can bring you a genuinely invaluable sense of connection and understanding. It can also provide you with the comfort and reassurance you need to move forward with confidence and resilience. 

Having an adoptee mentor who understands can significantly enhance your quality of life. With someone in your corner who has overcome similar struggles, you can gain a fresh perspective on your own journey and learn practical ways to cope with the challenges that may arise. 

Some services Pamela provides to adoptees, those in the adoption constellation, and friends and family of adoptees are:

• Understanding because understanding is love.

• Validate your pain and acknowledge your feelings.

• Help gain a better understanding of the adoptee experience.

• Listen to you until your tears begin to dry up.

• Assist in sharing resources, tools, and ideas to promote healing.

• Offer encouragement, support, and guidance on your personal journey.

• Provide a unique perspective from an adult adoptees’ lens.

• Set goals, dreams, and to-do lists when it comes to healing and bringing your visions to life.

• Develop a mentor-mentee relationship.

• Consultation on the adoptee community and bringing visions to life in the adoption community.

• Offer ongoing, one-on-one support.

• Be a lifeline in turbulent times.

• Provide referrals for others in the adoption constellation who might benefit you in your journey.

• Identify adoption’s role in root issues and help discover the magnitude of how these issues have impacted one’s life.

• Discover healthy ways to grieve your losses.

• Walk with you, out of the darkness into the light.

• Take control of your life and destiny.

• Create a bucket list and start checking things off.

• Identify self-care practices because self-care is the new health care.

• Tap into creative ways to share your story between writing, art, music, podcasts, etc.

• Identify ways to process big adoptee/adoption feelings in healthy ways.

• And so much more!

So, whatever hat you wear in the adoption constellation, Pamela has a space for you at her table with a wealth of knowledge to share. 

In addition, Pamela has a passion and gift for building relationships, being a great listener, and offering advice or suggestions if asked. So whether you book a one-time or once-a-week session, Pamela is excited to connect with you! 

Together, we can work towards finding solutions and strategies that empower you to live your best life. If you need support and guidance in your adoptee journey, please reach out and take advantage of the new times available for my services. 

Together, we can build a solid and supportive relationship that will help you confidently and effectively navigate the complexities of adoption.

To learn more, click here.  

To book a Wellness Table Talk session with Pamela, click here. 

Remember, you are not alone – I am here to help you every step of the way.

Adoption: Grieve, Grow, Glo Update

A CRUSADE TO ILLUMINATE THE INTERSECTION OF ADOPTION, GRIEF & LOSS. WHEN WE GRIEVE, WE GROW, AND THEN WE GLO. INSTEAD OF GRIEVING ALONE IN ISOLATION, LET’S GRIEVE TOGETHER, READY, SET, GO.

I am excited to announce that I will soon be rolling out one-on-one workshop sessions for adoptees to explore the Grief Recovery Method process, as I am now officially trained to host online one-on-one sessions as well as in-person one-on-one and group sessions. If you are interested in signing up and being added to the waiting list, drop me a note here. These sessions will also go fast, so the sooner you are added to the waiting list, the better. I will be offering an introductory pilot one-on-one Zoom workshop for adoptees at a discounted rate.

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This workshop will be life-changing for adoptees as it will provide them with the tools and support they need to heal from the emotional wounds of grief and loss. Adoptees must work on these issues because unresolved grief and loss can manifest in various ways, such as depression, anxiety, and relationship difficulties. By addressing these issues head-on, adoptees can begin the healing process and create a more fulfilling and peaceful life for themselves.

Consider Reading: Adoption: Deconstructing Harmful Myths We've Learned About Adoptee Grief.

Adoptees for Awareness Grant Recipients

I’m excited and honored to share that Jeffrey Leventhal of S12F and I have presented three more adoptee-centric and family preservation organizations, the Adoptees For Awareness Grants! To learn more about the grant, click here. To apply for the grant, click here. Congratulations, KAAN, Also-Known-As, Inc., and Saving Our Sisters!

I see you; I feel your pain for all the adoptees who feel forgotten, lost, and alone. Please don’t give up, and know you aren’t alone in feeling like you do.

I have compiled a list of recommended resources for adoptees and advocates. It can be found here: Recommended Resources for Adult Adoptees and Adoption Advocates.

Thank you for reading and for supporting me and my work.

Understanding is Love, 

Pamela A. Karanova 

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Disclaimer: Due to a high volume of questions and comments outside of Substack, Pamela cannot monitor and respond to personal emails and social media messages on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram. To connect with her, please reach out to her website’s contact page, but first consider reading over her FAQs on her website.

Please note Pamela cannot provide advice, services, or referrals via email. If you would like Pamela’s expertise, you should formally hire her as a mentor or consultant through The Real Adoptea Moxie by booking a one-on-one table talk session with her here.

We appreciate your allyship as we assist her as an adopted individual in activating self-protective boundaries and creating adoptee resources and adoption content in her community daily, online, and in person.

Here are some of the writing pieces I’m the proudest of:

Adoption: Mislabeled, Medicated, & Diagnosed Adoptees Could Be Grieving Profoundly.

The Perplexity of Forced Bonding in Adoption - I share my thoughts on the bonding process in adoption.

100 Heartfelt Transracial Adoptee Quotes that Honor the Truth of Adoption - 100 Transracial Adoptees come together to share feelings on how adoption has impacted them.

Adoptees, Why Are You So Angry? - Adoptees share feelings on why they are angry.

Why Do Adoptees Search? An Adoptee Collaboration - Many adoptees experience why they choose to search for biological families.

100 Heartfelt Adoptee Quotes that Honor the Truth of Adoption - 100 Adoptees come together to share heartfelt feelings on how adoption has made them feel.

My Friend Has an Adopted Child, and They Don’t Have Any Issues with Being Adopted - Shining a light on the comment so many adoptees hear over and over.

Here are some of the articles I have been featured in:

These Adoptees Refuse to Be Christian Pro-Life Poster Kids by Kathryn Post of Religious News Service.

Toward Preventing Adoption- Related Suicide by Mirah Riben.

Before a month celebrating adoption, a day to recognize adoptees’ trauma by Religion News Service.

Bringing Adult Adoptee Issues to Light by Angela Burton of Next Avenue.

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