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X-WR-CALDESC:Welcome to the House of Mirrors: The Importance of Preparing f
 or Reunion\nwith Leslie Pate Mackinnon\n\nOne aspect of reunion that “almo
 st” everyone shares\, is the ability to see oneself\, in the other. Adopte
 es have often felt something was missing\, but meeting birthparents for th
 e first time\, frequently changes that perception. Today\, with DNA and ac
 cess to records\, we locate kin in a few hours instead of a few years. Bec
 ause folks are connecting more quickly\, it is even more important to prep
 are for a variety of feelings\, which you likely have never even considere
 d as part of reunion. As novices\, we think that reunion will fix what has
  been ailing us. And while that is somewhat true\, it's the unexpected and
  intense feelings that can cause a reunion to crash & burn. While reunion 
 is not for the faint of heart\, it always preferable than not knowing.\n 
 \nBio: Leslie Pate Mackinnon is a therapist who presents nationally and in
 ternationally on issues that impact families conceived through adoption an
 d third-party reproduction. She was led to the field after placing her two
  firstborn sons for adoption and led to specialty following reunion. Today
  her passion is educating therapists to this verifiably complex field. She
 ’s served on the board of Catholic Social Services\, CUB & Evan B. Donalds
 on Adoption Institute. She’s been on GOOD MORNING AMERICA w/ Robin Roberts
 \, and on CNN discussing the impact of the internet on adoption.  She was 
 featured in DAN RATHER’s investigative report\; ADOPTION OR ABDUCTION and 
 was on the Katie Couric show along with her oldest son Pete. Leslie’s stor
 y is included in the book\; The Girls Who Went Away\, and the documentary 
 A GIRL LIKE HER  For more information please visit www.lesliepatemackinnon
 .com.
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DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the House of Mirrors: The Importance of Preparing fo
 r Reunion\nwith Leslie Pate Mackinnon\n\nOne aspect of reunion that “almos
 t” everyone shares\, is the ability to see oneself\, in the other. Adoptee
 s have often felt something was missing\, but meeting birthparents for the
  first time\, frequently changes that perception. Today\, with DNA and acc
 ess to records\, we locate kin in a few hours instead of a few years. Beca
 use folks are connecting more quickly\, it is even more important to prepa
 re for a variety of feelings\, which you likely have never even considered
  as part of reunion. As novices\, we think that reunion will fix what has 
 been ailing us. And while that is somewhat true\, it's the unexpected and 
 intense feelings that can cause a reunion to crash & burn. While reunion i
 s not for the faint of heart\, it always preferable than not knowing.\n \n
 Bio: Leslie Pate Mackinnon is a therapist who presents nationally and inte
 rnationally on issues that impact families conceived through adoption and 
 third-party reproduction. She was led to the field after placing her two f
 irstborn sons for adoption and led to specialty following reunion. Today h
 er passion is educating therapists to this verifiably complex field. She’s
  served on the board of Catholic Social Services\, CUB & Evan B. Donaldson
  Adoption Institute. She’s been on GOOD MORNING AMERICA w/ Robin Roberts\,
  and on CNN discussing the impact of the internet on adoption.  She was fe
 atured in DAN RATHER’s investigative report\; ADOPTION OR ABDUCTION and wa
 s on the Katie Couric show along with her oldest son Pete. Leslie’s story 
 is included in the book\; The Girls Who Went Away\, and the documentary A 
 GIRL LIKE HER  For more information please visit www.lesliepatemackinnon.c
 om.
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200518T200000
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SUMMARY:Monday Evening Speaker Series
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