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How to Pick the Right Coach (Especially When the Work Runs Deep) #adoptiveparenting #advocacyjourney #antiracismparenting #belongingandidentity #blackandbrownchildren #coachingforparents #emotionalsupport #healingtogether #lifecoach #mentalhealthawareness #nami #parentingsupport #parentingthroughtrauma #parentingwithpurpose #transracialadoption #traumainformed raisingblackkids Jun 01, 2025

Let’s be honest: the world is full of coaches. Life coaches. Parent coaches. Trauma coaches. Mindset coaches. Nervous system coaches. (Guilty—I’ve worked with several.)

So how do you know who’s right for you—especially when your life includes adoption, trauma, grief, race, identity, and the messy j...

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When Family Doesn't See Your Family #adoptiveparenting #belongingandidentity #chosenfamily #familyestrangement #generationaltrauma #invisiblefamily #lovebeyondblood #parentingwhilewhite #raceandfamily #raisingblackchildren #transracialadoption #whitenessandprivilege Jun 01, 2025

I’ve learned there are two kinds of pain:
The pain you expect, and the pain that catches you off guard.

The pain I expected? Sleepless nights. Toddler tantrums. The challenge of parenting children with trauma-impacted nervous systems.

The pain I didn’t expect?

That came from family.


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