Episode 7: Navigating Adoption Story Part 1

About this episode

Dr. Jana discusses the importance of narrative for adopted children and how caregivers can approach complex conversations about their stories and losses.

In this episode, Dr. Jana discusses the importance of narrative for an adopted child to make sense of themselves, the world, and relationships. Dr. Jana shares perspectives for caregivers to consider to lay a healthy foundation to begin having complex conversations with their children about their stories, the losses their children have experienced that they did not deserve at early ages, and how to make sense of it all.

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Jana Hunsley

Topics covered

• adoption
• narrative
• caregivers
• children's stories
• complex conversations

Keywords

• adoption
• narrative
• caregivers
• children
• complex conversations
• loss
• identity

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