BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.adoptionnetwork.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.1 0// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:3e751529-dd74-4e48-a1bd-a13d6e7da55e X-WR-CALDESC:If you have either found family using commercial DNA testing o r been found by family who used commercial DNA testing (examples of commer cial DNA testing are Ancestry.com\, Family Tree DNA\, 23&Me\, My Heritage\ , etc.) then this is the group for you. You do not need to have a formal a doption connection to be in this group\, but you do need to have a DNA dis covery for this group to be relevant to you. Examples include individuals with a known connection to adoption such as birth/first parents\, grandpar ents\, and siblings\, adoptees\, donor-conceived individuals\; also\, indi viduals with unexpected parentage results among those not adopted such as unknown child discovery\, unexpected niece\, nephew or cousin discovery\, individuals discovering they are donor-conceived or adopted (late discover y adoptees)\; anyone who has who found unknown siblings. international ado ptees connecting to family including cousins\, unexpected grandparent disc overies\, and the many other scenarios that are surprising folks with toda y's widespread commercial DNA testing.\n\nWhy is this group needed?\nFindi ng family\, or being found - whether you are looking or not - is a major l ife event. It can upend long-held beliefs about ourselves and challenge th e very things that make us feel like\, well...\, ourselves. Things like bi ological parentage\, ethnicity\, religion\, birth order\, just to name a f ew. There are also a myriad of reactions from those who have either unexpe ctedly found us or to the news that we have found them. Sometimes those re actions are not what we had hoped for\, or what we anticipated. It can all be very overwhelming. This group will focus on supporting each other duri ng and after such DNA discoveries. These are not one time events\; they ar e lifelong journeys.\n\nWhat is the scope of this group?\nThis peer suppor t group is not meant to replace conventional therapy or to delve into the technical aspects of understanding your DNA results\, but rather serve as additional support on your personal journey to integrate your DNA findings into your life. Through listening and sharing with your peers\, the hope is you will get the support you need to face the challenges that your DNA discoveries have presented. The focus of this group is on the emotional jo urney\, and not the technical aspects of DNA results or the interpretation of results.\n\nMeeting Information:\nThis meeting is a virtual meeting le d by trained\, volunteer facilitators Becky and Oliver\, held on the first Tuesday of every month from 8-10 pm ET. The meeting is held via the Zoom platform (which can be accessed through a home computer/laptop\, tablet\, or mobile phone) and will require an internet connection or phone data con nection. Pre-registration is required and can be completed by clicking on the registration button in the right-hand corner of this page and followin g the prompts for registration. \n\nThe meetings are free and open to any one touched by a DNA Discovery. Membership in Adoption Network Cleveland h elps provide the support that makes DNA Discovery Support Meetings possibl e\, and we ask all who attend to consider joining as a member at: https:// www.adoptionnetwork.org/get-involved/become-a-member.html \n X-WR-RELCALID:fa4ed0be2698597d8a66e5a65338fcd7 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20231105T020000 RDATE:20241103T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20240310T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:d62bc057-65e7-48c9-ade7-35f167a85574 DTSTAMP:20260501T165021Z DESCRIPTION:If you have either found family using commercial DNA testing or been found by family who used commercial DNA testing (examples of commerc ial DNA testing are Ancestry.com\, Family Tree DNA\, 23&Me\, My Heritage\, etc.) then this is the group for you. You do not need to have a formal ad option connection to be in this group\, but you do need to have a DNA disc overy for this group to be relevant to you. Examples include individuals w ith a known connection to adoption such as birth/first parents\, grandpare nts\, and siblings\, adoptees\, donor-conceived individuals\; also\, indiv iduals with unexpected parentage results among those not adopted such as u nknown child discovery\, unexpected niece\, nephew or cousin discovery\, i ndividuals discovering they are donor-conceived or adopted (late discovery adoptees)\; anyone who has who found unknown siblings. international adop tees connecting to family including cousins\, unexpected grandparent disco veries\, and the many other scenarios that are surprising folks with today 's widespread commercial DNA testing.\n\nWhy is this group needed?\nFindin g family\, or being found - whether you are looking or not - is a major li fe event. It can upend long-held beliefs about ourselves and challenge the very things that make us feel like\, well...\, ourselves. Things like bio logical parentage\, ethnicity\, religion\, birth order\, just to name a fe w. There are also a myriad of reactions from those who have either unexpec tedly found us or to the news that we have found them. Sometimes those rea ctions are not what we had hoped for\, or what we anticipated. It can all be very overwhelming. This group will focus on supporting each other durin g and after such DNA discoveries. These are not one time events\; they are lifelong journeys.\n\nWhat is the scope of this group?\nThis peer support group is not meant to replace conventional therapy or to delve into the t echnical aspects of understanding your DNA results\, but rather serve as a dditional support on your personal journey to integrate your DNA findings into your life. Through listening and sharing with your peers\, the hope i s you will get the support you need to face the challenges that your DNA d iscoveries have presented. The focus of this group is on the emotional jou rney\, and not the technical aspects of DNA results or the interpretation of results.\n\nMeeting Information:\nThis meeting is a virtual meeting led by trained\, volunteer facilitators Becky and Oliver\, held on the first Tuesday of every month from 8-10 pm ET. The meeting is held via the Zoom p latform (which can be accessed through a home computer/laptop\, tablet\, o r mobile phone) and will require an internet connection or phone data conn ection. Pre-registration is required and can be completed by clicking on t he registration button in the right-hand corner of this page and following the prompts for registration. \n\nThe meetings are free and open to anyo ne touched by a DNA Discovery. Membership in Adoption Network Cleveland he lps provide the support that makes DNA Discovery Support Meetings possible \, and we ask all who attend to consider joining as a member at: https://w ww.adoptionnetwork.org/get-involved/become-a-member.html \n DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230801T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230801T220000 LOCATION:Zoom SUMMARY:DNA Discovery Support Group facilitated by Becky and Oliver END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR