BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.adoptionnetwork.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.1 0// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:d4457b82-9fc3-4888-aca6-d729680e8571 X-WR-CALDESC:The last few months of the year are usually full of joyful cel ebrations with family and friends. However\, emotions surface that seem co nfusing. What if one prefers to sit the season out\, away from it all? Whe n the festivities are over\, one tries to quietly resume regularly schedul ed life\, without understanding why. Is this you? Join us as we unwrap the emotional complexities at our discussion Hiding through the holidays. \n \nGeneral Discussion Meetings provide a safe place where people can share their feelings and experiences\, get support from their peers\, and learn from others’ perspectives. The meetings have an open discussion format and are attended by anyone with a connection to adoption or foster care\, inc luding adult adoptees\, birth parents\, siblings\, and adoptive parents\, those that have experienced foster or kinship care\, or DNA discoveries su ch as misattributed parentage or donor conception. Professionals are also welcome to come and learn from the shared perspectives of the constellatio n members.\n\nWhy are these groups needed?\n\nWe believe adoption is a com plex\, lifelong\, and intergenerational journey for all those whose lives are impacted by it. These meetings connect and empower individuals impacte d by adoption\, kinship\, foster care\, and DNA Discoveries and provide a source of healing\, understanding\, and learning. Recognizing that a unifi ed voice is a strong voice\, we advocate for truth and honesty on behalf o f adoptees\, who wonder where they came from and why they were placed for adoption\; for birth families\, who have never forgotten the child\; and f or adoptive families\, who deserve to have their questions addressed hones tly. We recognize that everyone has a right to know their genetic history. By bringing these groups together\, we learn from the experiences of each other and have the opportunity to explore and process our own journeys.\n \nWhat is the scope of this group?\n\nThis peer discussion and support gro up is not meant to replace conventional therapy\, but rather serve as addi tional support on your personal journey to integrate your experience. The focus of this group is the emotional aspects of our journeys. For those in volved in the process of search\, one on one guidance and support as well as technical expertise and assistance are available through our Search & D NA Assistance Program.\n\nMeeting Information\n\nThese are virtual meeting s led by trained\, volunteer facilitators using the Zoom platform (which c an be accessed through a home computer/laptop\, tablet\, or mobile phone) and will require an internet connection or phone data connection. Pre-regi stration is required and can be completed by finding the link for the meet ing on our calendar and following the prompts for registration. There are five opportunities to participate in a meeting each month. Dates and times can be found on our calendar: https://www.adoptionnetwork.org/news-events /our-calendar.html\n X-WR-RELCALID:05764638895d9e4f5276911a90ae7102 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20241103T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20240310T020000 RDATE:20250309T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ec689e0a-4bee-4f21-92a6-cdcb186317a5 DTSTAMP:20260501T121030Z DESCRIPTION:The last few months of the year are usually full of joyful cele brations with family and friends. However\, emotions surface that seem con fusing. What if one prefers to sit the season out\, away from it all? When the festivities are over\, one tries to quietly resume regularly schedule d life\, without understanding why. Is this you? Join us as we unwrap the emotional complexities at our discussion Hiding through the holidays. \n\n General Discussion Meetings provide a safe place where people can share th eir feelings and experiences\, get support from their peers\, and learn fr om others’ perspectives. The meetings have an open discussion format and a re attended by anyone with a connection to adoption or foster care\, inclu ding adult adoptees\, birth parents\, siblings\, and adoptive parents\, th ose that have experienced foster or kinship care\, or DNA discoveries such as misattributed parentage or donor conception. Professionals are also we lcome to come and learn from the shared perspectives of the constellation members.\n\nWhy are these groups needed?\n\nWe believe adoption is a compl ex\, lifelong\, and intergenerational journey for all those whose lives ar e impacted by it. These meetings connect and empower individuals impacted by adoption\, kinship\, foster care\, and DNA Discoveries and provide a so urce of healing\, understanding\, and learning. Recognizing that a unified voice is a strong voice\, we advocate for truth and honesty on behalf of adoptees\, who wonder where they came from and why they were placed for ad option\; for birth families\, who have never forgotten the child\; and for adoptive families\, who deserve to have their questions addressed honestl y. We recognize that everyone has a right to know their genetic history. B y bringing these groups together\, we learn from the experiences of each o ther and have the opportunity to explore and process our own journeys.\n\n What is the scope of this group?\n\nThis peer discussion and support group is not meant to replace conventional therapy\, but rather serve as additi onal support on your personal journey to integrate your experience. The fo cus of this group is the emotional aspects of our journeys. For those invo lved in the process of search\, one on one guidance and support as well as technical expertise and assistance are available through our Search & DNA Assistance Program.\n\nMeeting Information\n\nThese are virtual meetings led by trained\, volunteer facilitators using the Zoom platform (which can be accessed through a home computer/laptop\, tablet\, or mobile phone) an d will require an internet connection or phone data connection. Pre-regist ration is required and can be completed by finding the link for the meetin g on our calendar and following the prompts for registration. There are fi ve opportunities to participate in a meeting each month. Dates and times c an be found on our calendar: https://www.adoptionnetwork.org/news-events/o ur-calendar.html\n DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231228T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231228T220000 LOCATION:Zoom SUMMARY:General Discussion Meeting Special Topic: Hiding through the Holida ys facilitated by Barbara and Dan END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR