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X-WR-CALDESC:\nWhether you reside within the adoption\, MPE or 3rd Party Re
 production constellations\, building relationships with genetic relatives 
 can be dicey.  Emotional triggers abound in each of these groups. Enduring
  relationships are possible but require clear intentions and direct commun
 ication. This session explores how to say the hard thing without losing th
 e relationship\, or yourself. Participants will learn how to prepare for d
 ifficult conversations\, how to stay grounded when emotions run high\, and
  how to hold their own truth alongside someone else's. Whether you're in r
 eunion\, in an open adoption\, had a recent DNA discovery or connecting w/
  a donor\, or donated offspring\, education and preparation will increase 
 your chances of success.  Our goal is to talk about using a compassionate 
 approach and practical language that will support your relationships over 
 time. \n\nLeslie Pate Mackinnon\, LCSW is a therapist and trainer who spec
 ializes in issues that impact families and individuals who were conceived 
 via adoption or third-party reproduction. She’s been sharing her expertise
  on these topics at conferences and events across the country and around t
 he world during her five-decade career. She was drawn to the field followi
 ng the relinquishment of her two firstborn sons for adoption as a teenager
 .  She’s been featured on Good Morning America\, CNN\, Dan Rather Reports 
 and The Katie Couric Show. Leslie is featured in the book The Girls Who We
 nt Away\, and a documentary A Girl Like Her. She served as the psychiatric
  consultant and reunion coach for participants on the tv program Long Lost
  Family. Learn more at www.lesliepatemackinnon.com. \n\nElizabeth Barbour\
 , M.Ed.\, is an adoption reunion coach\, speaker and author. A reunited ad
 optee and an adoptive mother\, she brings a rare dual lived-experience per
 spective to her work with adoptees\, birth parents\, adoptive parents\, an
 d the professionals who support them. Elizabeth is the author of the award
 -winning Sacred Celebrations: Designing Rituals to Navigate Life's Milesto
 ne Transitions and is currently writing a book about adoption reunion. She
  speaks and trains widely\, helping audiences build practical tools for na
 vigating reunion and the complex family relationships it creates. She’s a 
 frequent podcast guest and has spoken at Adoption Knowledge Affiliates\, N
 ational Association of Parents and Adoptees\, Untangling Our Roots\, the A
 merican Adoption Congress and more. Learn more at www.elizabethbarbour.com
 . \n\n\n
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DESCRIPTION:\nWhether you reside within the adoption\, MPE or 3rd Party Rep
 roduction constellations\, building relationships with genetic relatives c
 an be dicey.  Emotional triggers abound in each of these groups. Enduring 
 relationships are possible but require clear intentions and direct communi
 cation. This session explores how to say the hard thing without losing the
  relationship\, or yourself. Participants will learn how to prepare for di
 fficult conversations\, how to stay grounded when emotions run high\, and 
 how to hold their own truth alongside someone else's. Whether you're in re
 union\, in an open adoption\, had a recent DNA discovery or connecting w/ 
 a donor\, or donated offspring\, education and preparation will increase y
 our chances of success.  Our goal is to talk about using a compassionate a
 pproach and practical language that will support your relationships over t
 ime. \n\nLeslie Pate Mackinnon\, LCSW is a therapist and trainer who speci
 alizes in issues that impact families and individuals who were conceived v
 ia adoption or third-party reproduction. She’s been sharing her expertise 
 on these topics at conferences and events across the country and around th
 e world during her five-decade career. She was drawn to the field followin
 g the relinquishment of her two firstborn sons for adoption as a teenager.
   She’s been featured on Good Morning America\, CNN\, Dan Rather Reports a
 nd The Katie Couric Show. Leslie is featured in the book The Girls Who Wen
 t Away\, and a documentary A Girl Like Her. She served as the psychiatric 
 consultant and reunion coach for participants on the tv program Long Lost 
 Family. Learn more at www.lesliepatemackinnon.com. \n\nElizabeth Barbour\,
  M.Ed.\, is an adoption reunion coach\, speaker and author. A reunited ado
 ptee and an adoptive mother\, she brings a rare dual lived-experience pers
 pective to her work with adoptees\, birth parents\, adoptive parents\, and
  the professionals who support them. Elizabeth is the author of the award-
 winning Sacred Celebrations: Designing Rituals to Navigate Life's Mileston
 e Transitions and is currently writing a book about adoption reunion. She 
 speaks and trains widely\, helping audiences build practical tools for nav
 igating reunion and the complex family relationships it creates. She’s a f
 requent podcast guest and has spoken at Adoption Knowledge Affiliates\, Na
 tional Association of Parents and Adoptees\, Untangling Our Roots\, the Am
 erican Adoption Congress and more. Learn more at www.elizabethbarbour.com.
  \n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Navigating High-Stakes Conversations with Leslie Mackinnon & Elizab
 eth Barbour
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