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X-WR-CALDESC:With her son now an independent adult\, Amy will reflect on th
 e evolution of their relationship\, her perspective on ‘openness’\, and he
 r journey beyond the story of open adoption she wrote in God and Jetfire. 
 She will speak about moving through narrative and into more embodied forms
  of healing\, navigating chronic pain\, listening to what the body holds\,
  and nurturing the conditions for a new\, truer story to emerge. \n\n\nAbo
 ut Amy:\nAmy Seek is a landscape architect working on climate-adaptive inf
 rastructure in New York City.   She is also a birthmother in an open adopt
 ion that remained open throughout her son’s childhood.  Amy serves on the 
 board of Concerned United Birthparents (CUB)\, where she focuses on writin
 g and storytelling to change the dominant cultural narrative around adopti
 on.  She facilitates a first families support group through the National A
 ssociation of Adoptees and Parents (NAAP).  Her writing has appeared in th
 e New York Times and Vogue\, and her book\, God and Jetfire\, was publishe
 d in 2015.   \n\n
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DESCRIPTION:With her son now an independent adult\, Amy will reflect on the
  evolution of their relationship\, her perspective on ‘openness’\, and her
  journey beyond the story of open adoption she wrote in God and Jetfire. S
 he will speak about moving through narrative and into more embodied forms 
 of healing\, navigating chronic pain\, listening to what the body holds\, 
 and nurturing the conditions for a new\, truer story to emerge. \n\n\nAbou
 t Amy:\nAmy Seek is a landscape architect working on climate-adaptive infr
 astructure in New York City.   She is also a birthmother in an open adopti
 on that remained open throughout her son’s childhood.  Amy serves on the b
 oard of Concerned United Birthparents (CUB)\, where she focuses on writing
  and storytelling to change the dominant cultural narrative around adoptio
 n.  She facilitates a first families support group through the National As
 sociation of Adoptees and Parents (NAAP).  Her writing has appeared in the
  New York Times and Vogue\, and her book\, God and Jetfire\, was published
  in 2015.   \n\n
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SUMMARY:VIRTUAL - Healing After Open Adoption with Amy Seek
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