BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.adoptionnetwork.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.1 0// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:294c8f6d-006b-42ff-87ee-49dd880cab29 X-WR-CALDESC:About this Special Topic Meeting\nHolidays can bring a complex emotional landscape for those impacted by adoption where multiple familie s\, identities\, and relationships often overlap. Whether you're deciding whether to attend a celebration\, creating new traditions\, navigating com plicated family dynamics\, or carrying grief during the season\, we are he re to support you. Join us to discuss the many emotions and challenges tha t can come up with anticipation of the holidays\, and ways we can prepare\ , care for ourselves\, and find peace throughout the season.\n\nThis virtu al gathering provides a safe place where people can share their feelings a nd experiences\, get support from their peers\, and learn from others’ per spectives. The meeting has an open discussion format and is attended by an yone with a connection to adoption or foster care\, including adult adopte es\, birth parents\, siblings\, and adoptive parents\, those that have exp erienced foster or kinship care\, or DNA discoveries such as misattributed parentage or donor conception. Professionals are also welcome to come and learn from the shared perspectives of the constellation members.\n\nWe be lieve adoption is a complex\, lifelong\, and intergenerational journey for all those whose lives are impacted by it. These meetings connect and empo wer individuals impacted by adoption\, kinship\, foster care\, and DNA Dis coveries and provide a source of healing\, understanding\, and learning. R ecognizing that a unified voice is a strong voice\, we advocate for truth and honesty on behalf of adoptees\, who wonder where they came from and wh y they were placed for adoption\; for birth families\, who have never forg otten the child\; and for adoptive families\, who deserve to have their qu estions addressed honestly. We recognize that everyone has a right to know their genetic history. By bringing these groups together\, we learn from the experiences of each other and have the opportunity to explore and proc ess our own journeys.\n\nGroup's Scope\nThis peer discussion and support g roup is not meant to replace conventional therapy but rather serve as addi tional support on your personal journey to integrate your experience. The focus of this group is the emotional aspects of our journeys. For those in volved in the process of search\, one on one guidance and support as well as technical expertise and assistance are available through our Search & D NA Assistance Program.\n\nMeeting Information\nThese are virtual meetings led by trained\, volunteer facilitators using the Zoom platform (which can be accessed through a home computer/laptop\, tablet\, or mobile phone) an d will require an internet connection or phone data connection. Pre-regist ration is required and can be completed by finding the link for the meetin g on our calendar and following the prompts for registration. Dates and ti mes can be found on our calendar: https://www.adoptionnetwork.org/news-eve nts/our-calendar.html\n X-WR-RELCALID:a2bad39692f5ab158e7beb972f66ef67 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20271107T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20270314T020000 RDATE:20280312T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2831310c-8858-4919-8a59-c54e7857e57b DTSTAMP:20261104T023931Z DESCRIPTION:About this Special Topic Meeting\nHolidays can bring a complex emotional landscape for those impacted by adoption where multiple families \, identities\, and relationships often overlap. Whether you're deciding w hether to attend a celebration\, creating new traditions\, navigating comp licated family dynamics\, or carrying grief during the season\, we are her e to support you. Join us to discuss the many emotions and challenges that can come up with anticipation of the holidays\, and ways we can prepare\, care for ourselves\, and find peace throughout the season.\n\nThis virtua l gathering provides a safe place where people can share their feelings an d experiences\, get support from their peers\, and learn from others’ pers pectives. The meeting has an open discussion format and is attended by any one with a connection to adoption or foster care\, including adult adoptee s\, birth parents\, siblings\, and adoptive parents\, those that have expe rienced foster or kinship care\, or DNA discoveries such as misattributed parentage or donor conception. Professionals are also welcome to come and learn from the shared perspectives of the constellation members.\n\nWe bel ieve adoption is a complex\, lifelong\, and intergenerational journey for all those whose lives are impacted by it. These meetings connect and empow er individuals impacted by adoption\, kinship\, foster care\, and DNA Disc overies and provide a source of healing\, understanding\, and learning. Re cognizing that a unified voice is a strong voice\, we advocate for truth a nd honesty on behalf of adoptees\, who wonder where they came from and why they were placed for adoption\; for birth families\, who have never forgo tten the child\; and for adoptive families\, who deserve to have their que stions addressed honestly. We recognize that everyone has a right to know their genetic history. By bringing these groups together\, we learn from t he experiences of each other and have the opportunity to explore and proce ss our own journeys.\n\nGroup's Scope\nThis peer discussion and support gr oup is not meant to replace conventional therapy but rather serve as addit ional support on your personal journey to integrate your experience. The f ocus of this group is the emotional aspects of our journeys. For those inv olved in the process of search\, one on one guidance and support as well a s technical expertise and assistance are available through our Search & DN A Assistance Program.\n\nMeeting Information\nThese are virtual meetings l ed by trained\, volunteer facilitators using the Zoom platform (which can be accessed through a home computer/laptop\, tablet\, or mobile phone) and will require an internet connection or phone data connection. Pre-registr ation is required and can be completed by finding the link for the meeting on our calendar and following the prompts for registration. Dates and tim es can be found on our calendar: https://www.adoptionnetwork.org/news-even ts/our-calendar.html\n DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261123T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261123T220000 LOCATION:Zoom SUMMARY:Special Topic Meeting: Preparing for the Holidays facilitated by Ba rbara and Sandi END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR