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X-WR-CALDESC:This discussion will explore how being separated from birth pa
 rents affects adoptees at different stages of their lives. The facilitator
  will discuss how this early trauma manifests in various ways as adoptees 
 grow from infants to adults\; including forming relationships and understa
 nding their identity. Through expert insights and personal stories\, this 
 discussion will reveal the long-term effects of early family separation an
 d how adoptees cope with these complex experiences over time. \n\nAbout As
 trid\nAstrid Castro (she/her/hers) is the founder and CEO of Adoption Mosa
 ic. Adoption Mosaic is an adoptee-led\, BIPOC woman-owned business that se
 eks to build an inviting adoption conscious community by providing innovat
 ive adoptee-centered programs and support. Astrid has a degree in sociolog
 y with an emphasis in adoption. Since 1992\, she has traveled the country 
 to present workshops on transracial parenting and talking with children ab
 out adoption\, to lead adoptee youth groups\, and various other workshops 
 focusing on adoption. Astrid has also worked in both the private and publi
 c sectors of various adoption organizations. Astrid’s life-long interest i
 n adoption is rooted in her own adoption at the age of four from Colombia 
 (along with her older sister). She has been in reunion with her birth fami
 ly in Colombia since December 2011.
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DESCRIPTION:This discussion will explore how being separated from birth par
 ents affects adoptees at different stages of their lives. The facilitator 
 will discuss how this early trauma manifests in various ways as adoptees g
 row from infants to adults\; including forming relationships and understan
 ding their identity. Through expert insights and personal stories\, this d
 iscussion will reveal the long-term effects of early family separation and
  how adoptees cope with these complex experiences over time. \n\nAbout Ast
 rid\nAstrid Castro (she/her/hers) is the founder and CEO of Adoption Mosai
 c. Adoption Mosaic is an adoptee-led\, BIPOC woman-owned business that see
 ks to build an inviting adoption conscious community by providing innovati
 ve adoptee-centered programs and support. Astrid has a degree in sociology
  with an emphasis in adoption. Since 1992\, she has traveled the country t
 o present workshops on transracial parenting and talking with children abo
 ut adoption\, to lead adoptee youth groups\, and various other workshops f
 ocusing on adoption. Astrid has also worked in both the private and public
  sectors of various adoption organizations. Astrid’s life-long interest in
  adoption is rooted in her own adoption at the age of four from Colombia (
 along with her older sister). She has been in reunion with her birth famil
 y in Colombia since December 2011.
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SUMMARY:VIRTUAL - Trauma of Separation and How It Manifests in Developmenta
 l Stages with Astrid Castro
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