Leslie Pate Mackinnon, LCSW is a seasoned and well-respected therapist in both the adoption community, third party reproduction, and MPE (misattributed parentage event) communities. She...
The Fog. Are you in or are you out? In the fog. A statement that used to mean waking up and not being able to see...
I've been thinking about adoption loss and grief. Specifically - ambiguous loss, disenfranchised grief, and uncertainty. Whew - quite a mouthful! In my mind's eye, I...
Home DNA testing has become a pretty common practice as people explore family genetics. According to a study at MIT, the DNA market is projected...
The 3rd Friday of each month, I meet with 3 amazing EMDR therapists for the purpose of case consultation. This Friday, the talk turned to...
My family celebrated Mother's Day with cards, flowers, and brunch at a pretty place. Growing up in California, this generally meant at the beach. We...
I recently shared a meme from Nicole Arzt, LMFT's hilarious and irreverent Instagram feed psychotherapymemes. It said, "Friendly reminder that therapy is still effective even...
There are approximately 7 million people in the US that were adopted. A lot of people, but a minority in a country of over 320...
Hitting the pandemic wall. It's not a clinical condition - yet. However, we all now know what it means. Going from feeling ok to empty,...
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is an effective therapy modality with a clunky name. I've been offering EMDR therapy for a few years now....
National Coming Out Day was yesterday. I've been out of the closet longer than I was in it. It seems like just yesterday that at...
Back to school this year is like no other in our memories. Whether your kids are going back to school in person full time or...