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X-WR-CALDESC:Julie Ryan McGue is an adoptee\, identical twin and the author
  of three published works of nonfiction. In her presentation for the Monda
 y Evening Speaker Series on May 12\, Julie will talk about the realities o
 f her adoption and unique family dynamics\, how she navigated the adoption
  search and reunion experience\, and why those journeys led to penning two
  memoirs.  Julie believes that through storytelling and memoir\, adoptees 
 validate their own experiences\, challenge cultural myths about adoption\,
  and begin to mend the emotional wounds that adoption’s secrecy and shame 
 have left behind. Each participant who attends the presentation will be en
 tered into a drawing to receive one of Julie’s books. \n\nAbout Julie\nJul
 ie Ryan McGue is an American writer\, a domestic adoptee\, and an identica
 l twin. She is the author of three published works: Twice a Daughter: A Se
 arch for Identity\, Family\, and Belonging (She Writes Press\, 2021)\, Bel
 onging Matters: Conversations on Adoption\, Family\, and Kinship (Muse Lit
 erary\, 2023)\, and Twice the Family: A Memoir of Love\, Loss\, and Sister
 hood (She Writes Press\, Feb. 2025). Her work has appeared in multiple jou
 rnals\, anthologies\, and online sites\, such as Writer’s Digest\, Story C
 ircle Network Journal\, Brevity Nonfiction Blog\, Adoption.com and Severan
 ce Magazine. She also writes a bi-weekly blog and monthly column for her h
 ometown newspaper in which she explores the topics of finding out who you 
 are\, where you belong and making sense of it. Julie splits her time betwe
 en northwest Indiana and Sarasota\, Florida. If she’s not visiting with he
 r six grandsons\, she’s at her computer\, or on the tennis court!
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DESCRIPTION:Julie Ryan McGue is an adoptee\, identical twin and the author 
 of three published works of nonfiction. In her presentation for the Monday
  Evening Speaker Series on May 12\, Julie will talk about the realities of
  her adoption and unique family dynamics\, how she navigated the adoption 
 search and reunion experience\, and why those journeys led to penning two 
 memoirs.  Julie believes that through storytelling and memoir\, adoptees v
 alidate their own experiences\, challenge cultural myths about adoption\, 
 and begin to mend the emotional wounds that adoption’s secrecy and shame h
 ave left behind. Each participant who attends the presentation will be ent
 ered into a drawing to receive one of Julie’s books. \n\nAbout Julie\nJuli
 e Ryan McGue is an American writer\, a domestic adoptee\, and an identical
  twin. She is the author of three published works: Twice a Daughter: A Sea
 rch for Identity\, Family\, and Belonging (She Writes Press\, 2021)\, Belo
 nging Matters: Conversations on Adoption\, Family\, and Kinship (Muse Lite
 rary\, 2023)\, and Twice the Family: A Memoir of Love\, Loss\, and Sisterh
 ood (She Writes Press\, Feb. 2025). Her work has appeared in multiple jour
 nals\, anthologies\, and online sites\, such as Writer’s Digest\, Story Ci
 rcle Network Journal\, Brevity Nonfiction Blog\, Adoption.com and Severanc
 e Magazine. She also writes a bi-weekly blog and monthly column for her ho
 metown newspaper in which she explores the topics of finding out who you a
 re\, where you belong and making sense of it. Julie splits her time betwee
 n northwest Indiana and Sarasota\, Florida. If she’s not visiting with her
  six grandsons\, she’s at her computer\, or on the tennis court!
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SUMMARY:VIRTUAL - From Loss to Legacy: Healing from Adoption Loss and Findi
 ng Identity and Belonging through Storytelling with Julie Ryan McGue
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