Community Conversations

Monthly Therapist-led Educational Conversations

Hiraeth Hope & Healing Community Conversations are free, monthly discussions led by licensed mental health professionals.

Held on the last Wednesday of each month, these conversations explore topics relevant to adults with lived experience of adoption, donor conception, unexpected DNA discoveries, family separation, identity disruption, and origin loss.

Topics may include:

• Identity and origin loss

• Finding trauma-aware support

• Attachment, relationships, and healthy boundaries

• Emotional regulation and self-compassion

• Ambiguous loss, grief, and mourning

• Family secrets, shame, and identity disruption

• Search, reunion, rejection, and changing relationships

• Intimacy, sexuality, and trauma responses

• Holidays, family gatherings, and belonging

Each gathering offers compassionate education, practical tools, open discussion, and an opportunity to ask questions.

What to Expect

• A live virtual conversation led by a licensed therapist

• Trauma-aware education and practical information

• Time for discussion and questions

• Optional participation

• A welcoming, nonjudgmental environment

Community Conversations are educational and are not a substitute for individual therapy, crisis services, or medical care.

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