AMERICAN ADOPTION CONGRESS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, SAN FRANCISCO
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The Birthmother Experience vs. The Adoptee Experience in Long-Term Reunions
AMERICAN ADOPTION CONGRESS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
April 09, 2014
Presenters: Kate Power, Cathy Heslin
A birthmother and her relinquished daughter who have been in reunion for 25 years recount their reunion in a memoir where they have kept their individual experiences private from each other. The workshop will involve readings from their memoir, exposing their individual experiences in reunion and revealing universal themes in long-term reunion that happen simultaneously for the birthmother and adoptee, followed by Q&A.
AMERICAN ADOPTION CONGRESS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
April 09, 2014
Presenters: Kate Power, Cathy Heslin
A birthmother and her relinquished daughter who have been in reunion for 25 years recount their reunion in a memoir where they have kept their individual experiences private from each other. The workshop will involve readings from their memoir, exposing their individual experiences in reunion and revealing universal themes in long-term reunion that happen simultaneously for the birthmother and adoptee, followed by Q&A.