BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.adoptionnetwork.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.1 0// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:47e0bc07-c84f-43ff-9ebc-41737c23ed71 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 group is for you. You do not need to have a formal adopt ion connection to be in this group\, but you do need to have a DNA discove ry for this group to be relevant to you. Examples include individuals with a known connection to adoption such as birth/first parents\, grandparents \, and siblings\, adoptees\, donor-conceived individuals\; also\, individu als with unexpected parentage results among those not adopted such as unkn own child discovery\, unexpected niece\, nephew or cousin discovery\, indi viduals discovering they are donor-conceived or adopted (late discovery ad optees)\; anyone who has who found unknown siblings. international adoptee s connecting to family including cousins\, unexpected grandparent discover ies\, and the many other scenarios that are surprising folks with today's widespread commercial DNA testing.\n\nWhy is this group needed?\nFinding f amily\, or being found - whether you are looking or not - is a major life event. It can upend long-held beliefs about ourselves and challenge the ve ry things that make us feel like\, well...\, ourselves. Things like biolog ical parentage\, ethnicity\, religion\, birth order\, just to name a few. There are also a myriad of reactions from those who have either unexpected ly found us or to the news that we have found them. Sometimes those reacti ons 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 during a nd after such DNA discoveries. These are not one time events\; they are li felong journeys.\n\nWhat is the scope of this group?\nThis peer support gr oup is not meant to replace conventional therapy or to delve into the tech nical aspects of understanding your DNA results\, but rather serve as addi tional support on your personal journey to integrate your DNA findings int o your life. Through listening and sharing with your peers\, the hope is y ou will get the support you need to face the challenges that your DNA disc overies have presented. The focus of this group is on the emotional journe y\, 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 Tue sday of every month from 8-10 pm ET. The meeting is held via the Zoom plat form (which can be accessed through a home computer/laptop\, tablet\, or m obile phone) and will require an internet connection or phone data connect ion. Pre-registration is required and can be completed by clicking on the registration button in the right-hand corner of this page and following th e prompts for registration. \n\nThe meetings are free and open to anyone touched by a DNA Discovery. Membership in Adoption Network Cleveland helps provide the support that makes DNA Discovery Support Meetings possible\, 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:f064b1aee3a9edcc42992aaa2527f1f7 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20251102T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20250309T020000 RDATE:20260308T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8c7d2381-778f-4fe5-ad78-e811c0f150fe DTSTAMP:20260405T180650Z 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 group is for you. You do not need to have a formal adopti on connection to be in this group\, but you do need to have a DNA discover y for this group to be relevant to you. Examples include individuals with a known connection to adoption such as birth/first parents\, grandparents\ , and siblings\, adoptees\, donor-conceived individuals\; also\, individua ls with unexpected parentage results among those not adopted such as unkno wn child discovery\, unexpected niece\, nephew or cousin discovery\, indiv iduals discovering they are donor-conceived or adopted (late discovery ado ptees)\; anyone who has who found unknown siblings. international adoptees connecting to family including cousins\, unexpected grandparent discoveri es\, and the many other scenarios that are surprising folks with today's w idespread commercial DNA testing.\n\nWhy is this group needed?\nFinding fa mily\, or being found - whether you are looking or not - is a major life e vent. It can upend long-held beliefs about ourselves and challenge the ver y things that make us feel like\, well...\, ourselves. Things like biologi cal parentage\, ethnicity\, religion\, birth order\, just to name a few. T here are also a myriad of reactions from those who have either unexpectedl y found us or to the news that we have found them. Sometimes those reactio ns are not what we had hoped for\, or what we anticipated. It can all be v ery overwhelming. This group will focus on supporting each other during an d after such DNA discoveries. These are not one time events\; they are lif elong journeys.\n\nWhat is the scope of this group?\nThis peer support gro up is not meant to replace conventional therapy or to delve into the techn ical aspects of understanding your DNA results\, but rather serve as addit ional support on your personal journey to integrate your DNA findings into your life. Through listening and sharing with your peers\, the hope is yo u will get the support you need to face the challenges that your DNA disco veries have presented. The focus of this group is on the emotional journey \, and not the technical aspects of DNA results or the interpretation of r esults.\n\nMeeting Information:\nThis meeting is a virtual meeting led by trained\, volunteer facilitators Becky and Oliver\, held on the first Tues day of every month from 8-10 pm ET. The meeting is held via the Zoom platf orm (which can be accessed through a home computer/laptop\, tablet\, or mo bile phone) and will require an internet connection or phone data connecti on. Pre-registration is required and can be completed by clicking on the r egistration button in the right-hand corner of this page and following the prompts for registration. \n\nThe meetings are free and open to anyone t ouched by a DNA Discovery. Membership in Adoption Network Cleveland helps provide the support that makes DNA Discovery Support Meetings possible\, a nd we ask all who attend to consider joining as a member at: https://www.a doptionnetwork.org/get-involved/become-a-member.html \n DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241203T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241203T220000 LOCATION:Zoom SUMMARY:DNA Discovery Support Group facilitated by Becky and Oliver END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR