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X-WR-CALDESC:Adoption Network Cleveland invites adoptees to join coaches Wh
 itney Dawn Pyles and JJ Rett for a three-day workshop on Embodying Grief. 
 \n\nGrief\, one of the seven core issues of adoption\, can take many shape
 s and show up in varied ways. This workshop makes space for nuance and com
 plexity while honoring the power of joy and connection in grief spaces hel
 d with reverence and intention.\n\nThis will be a virtual workshop on Zoom
 \, with 9 total workshop hours:\nFriday\, October 2\, 6:00-8:30 pm ET\nSat
 urday\, October 3\, 9:00 am -1:00 pm ET\nSunday\, October 4\, 10:00 am - 1
 2:30 pm ET\n\nAdoptees will explore creative ways of working through adopt
 ion-related grief grounded in body-based\, trauma-informed healing practic
 es. Whitney and JJ intend for participants to leave Embodying Grief with a
  deeper understanding of how this emotion lives in the body and with a set
  of practices to continue using on their own. Participants will also gain 
 access to a supportive space they can return to for monthly drop-ins with 
 JJ\, Whitney\, and the same participants from their workshop series. \n\nC
 ost: $250 per person\nSpace is limited to 12 participants per 9-hour works
 hop\nAdult adoptees only\n\n\nAbout Our Coaches\n\nJJ Rett\nJJ received he
 r coaching certification in 2024 from the New York City-based organization
 \, Upbuild. She discovered the effectiveness and magic of coaching through
  a workshop in 2023 and knew intuitively that coaching was the modality sh
 e would use to serve others\, especially those connected to adoption. Coac
 hing can be a wonderful tool to use for goal-setting or acquiring new ways
  of approaching obstacles\, and it can also help us discover who we are wi
 thout being restricted by the limiting beliefs of who we think we should b
 e.\n\nShe deeply values Authenticity\, Connection\, Truth\, Belonging\, an
 d JOY. She will create a safe space for each client to explore their habit
 s\, understand their identity\, and become aware of their own unique power
 . Her practice is deeply rooted in compassion for all and the belief that 
 each client is capable of achieving what they dare to envision for themsel
 ves.\n\nJJ has been a member of Adoption Network Cleveland since 2015 when
  we ROARed! She is a late discovery adoptee\, born and raised in Dayton\, 
 Ohio\, and gives credit for much of her healing journey to Betsie Norris a
 nd the incredible staff at ANC. From the opening of Ohio’s closed records\
 , then working with an ANC-recommended\, adoption-informed therapist\, to 
 attending ANC support groups and writing articles that began as therapeuti
 c journaling\, ANC has been with JJ every step of the way. She has been in
  reunion with both sides of her biological family since 2015 and 2016. Now
  that she is a Certified Coach\, she is filled with gratitude to share her
  passion with other members of the adoption constellation as they navigate
  their own journeys forward. In 2023\, JJ\, her husband\, and their three 
 children returned to her hometown of Dayton\, OH be closer to both her ado
 ptive and biological families.\n\nWhitney Dawn Pyles\nWhitney Dawn Pyles i
 s the founder\, lead artist\, and creator behind “The Zone of Authenticity
 ”\, a participatory art installation and deck of Authentic Connection Card
 s created to meet an essential need for honest\, empathetic\, compassionat
 e connection with and between ourselves and one another. She is a Certifie
 d Somatic Coach\, Dance/Movement Facilitator and accredited Life Coach (IC
 F-ACC) who specializes in Body-Oriented Coaching — a gentle\, evidence-inf
 ormed approach that integrates mind-body awareness and nervous system supp
 ort into the coaching process. Her work supports clients in cultivating th
 e calm\, clarity\, and courage to come home to themselves\, creating space
  to imagine new possibilities and welcome more joy\, expression\, and aliv
 eness into their lives and work.\n\nWhat first drew Whitney to life coachi
 ng in 2021\, and what deeply resonated with her as an adoptee\, is a core 
 belief shared across both coaching and humanistic psychology: that all peo
 ple are creative\, resourceful\, and whole and that\, when met with compas
 sion\, curiosity\, and presence\, we naturally move toward growth and heal
 ing. This belief remains central to Whitney’s work and the space she holds
 . Through this lens\, coaching is not about fixing what is “wrong\,” but a
 bout uncovering what is already wise\, whole\, and wanting to emerge.\n\nW
 hitney brings nearly a decade of experience in coaching\, teaching\, facil
 itation\, and creative leadership. In 2022 she graduated from The Somatic 
 School\, where she also served as a facilitator and podcast host supportin
 g the next generation of Body-Oriented Coaches. She is also the founder of
  Whitney Dawn Movement & Coaching and creator of UNSTUCK — a somatic self-
 practice series for those seeking more movement and more aligned momentum 
 in their lives.\n\nShe is honored to partner with Adoption Network Clevela
 nd in offering coaching that supports self-compassion\, authentic expressi
 on\, and a deeper sense of belonging for anyone seeking greater alignment 
 in life.
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DESCRIPTION:Adoption Network Cleveland invites adoptees to join coaches Whi
 tney Dawn Pyles and JJ Rett for a three-day workshop on Embodying Grief. 
 \n\nGrief\, one of the seven core issues of adoption\, can take many shape
 s and show up in varied ways. This workshop makes space for nuance and com
 plexity while honoring the power of joy and connection in grief spaces hel
 d with reverence and intention.\n\nThis will be a virtual workshop on Zoom
 \, with 9 total workshop hours:\nFriday\, October 2\, 6:00-8:30 pm ET\nSat
 urday\, October 3\, 9:00 am -1:00 pm ET\nSunday\, October 4\, 10:00 am - 1
 2:30 pm ET\n\nAdoptees will explore creative ways of working through adopt
 ion-related grief grounded in body-based\, trauma-informed healing practic
 es. Whitney and JJ intend for participants to leave Embodying Grief with a
  deeper understanding of how this emotion lives in the body and with a set
  of practices to continue using on their own. Participants will also gain 
 access to a supportive space they can return to for monthly drop-ins with 
 JJ\, Whitney\, and the same participants from their workshop series. \n\nC
 ost: $250 per person\nSpace is limited to 12 participants per 9-hour works
 hop\nAdult adoptees only\n\n\nAbout Our Coaches\n\nJJ Rett\nJJ received he
 r coaching certification in 2024 from the New York City-based organization
 \, Upbuild. She discovered the effectiveness and magic of coaching through
  a workshop in 2023 and knew intuitively that coaching was the modality sh
 e would use to serve others\, especially those connected to adoption. Coac
 hing can be a wonderful tool to use for goal-setting or acquiring new ways
  of approaching obstacles\, and it can also help us discover who we are wi
 thout being restricted by the limiting beliefs of who we think we should b
 e.\n\nShe deeply values Authenticity\, Connection\, Truth\, Belonging\, an
 d JOY. She will create a safe space for each client to explore their habit
 s\, understand their identity\, and become aware of their own unique power
 . Her practice is deeply rooted in compassion for all and the belief that 
 each client is capable of achieving what they dare to envision for themsel
 ves.\n\nJJ has been a member of Adoption Network Cleveland since 2015 when
  we ROARed! She is a late discovery adoptee\, born and raised in Dayton\, 
 Ohio\, and gives credit for much of her healing journey to Betsie Norris a
 nd the incredible staff at ANC. From the opening of Ohio’s closed records\
 , then working with an ANC-recommended\, adoption-informed therapist\, to 
 attending ANC support groups and writing articles that began as therapeuti
 c journaling\, ANC has been with JJ every step of the way. She has been in
  reunion with both sides of her biological family since 2015 and 2016. Now
  that she is a Certified Coach\, she is filled with gratitude to share her
  passion with other members of the adoption constellation as they navigate
  their own journeys forward. In 2023\, JJ\, her husband\, and their three 
 children returned to her hometown of Dayton\, OH be closer to both her ado
 ptive and biological families.\n\nWhitney Dawn Pyles\nWhitney Dawn Pyles i
 s the founder\, lead artist\, and creator behind “The Zone of Authenticity
 ”\, a participatory art installation and deck of Authentic Connection Card
 s created to meet an essential need for honest\, empathetic\, compassionat
 e connection with and between ourselves and one another. She is a Certifie
 d Somatic Coach\, Dance/Movement Facilitator and accredited Life Coach (IC
 F-ACC) who specializes in Body-Oriented Coaching — a gentle\, evidence-inf
 ormed approach that integrates mind-body awareness and nervous system supp
 ort into the coaching process. Her work supports clients in cultivating th
 e calm\, clarity\, and courage to come home to themselves\, creating space
  to imagine new possibilities and welcome more joy\, expression\, and aliv
 eness into their lives and work.\n\nWhat first drew Whitney to life coachi
 ng in 2021\, and what deeply resonated with her as an adoptee\, is a core 
 belief shared across both coaching and humanistic psychology: that all peo
 ple are creative\, resourceful\, and whole and that\, when met with compas
 sion\, curiosity\, and presence\, we naturally move toward growth and heal
 ing. This belief remains central to Whitney’s work and the space she holds
 . Through this lens\, coaching is not about fixing what is “wrong\,” but a
 bout uncovering what is already wise\, whole\, and wanting to emerge.\n\nW
 hitney brings nearly a decade of experience in coaching\, teaching\, facil
 itation\, and creative leadership. In 2022 she graduated from The Somatic 
 School\, where she also served as a facilitator and podcast host supportin
 g the next generation of Body-Oriented Coaches. She is also the founder of
  Whitney Dawn Movement & Coaching and creator of UNSTUCK — a somatic self-
 practice series for those seeking more movement and more aligned momentum 
 in their lives.\n\nShe is honored to partner with Adoption Network Clevela
 nd in offering coaching that supports self-compassion\, authentic expressi
 on\, and a deeper sense of belonging for anyone seeking greater alignment 
 in life.
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LOCATION:Online via Zoom
SUMMARY:Embodying Grief Workshop
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