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Why California Must Restore Adoptees' Access to Their Own Birth Certificates
The question is not why now? The question is, why was this ever allowed at all?
Jan 20
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The Year I Met My Family
The hardest part is realizing my family was always out there—we were just living in two different timelines.
Jan 4
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How Can You Help Survivors During The Holidays?
The holidays are the perfect time to support survivors and show them they will have your support in the coming year.
Dec 24, 2025
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Paula Goodwin
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Domestic Abuse IS Child Abuse
How do you torture someone? You make them watch or know that the person they love is being hurt. That’s what domestic abuse is for children.
Nov 9, 2025
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Adoptees Imagine What Life Could’ve Been — I Actually Got to Live It for a Week
The ghost kingdom runs deep for adoptees. Many of us are separated from our very identity from birth and spend our entire lives searching for the pieces…
Nov 1, 2025
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Paula Goodwin
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When “Family Preservation” Is Twisted by Perpetrators
True family preservation is about resourcing and supporting loving, protective families — not forcing children into unsafe environments in the name of…
Oct 13, 2025
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We Are Not the Shame: Adoptee Stories from the Baby Scoop Era
No one stood up for our mothers then. But we will now. We are the living proof that our mothers deserved better — and so did we.
Oct 5, 2025
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Monday Motivation | Trust Yourself 🌸
Quote Of The Day | September 15th, 2025
Sep 16, 2025
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Paula Goodwin
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Forgiveness Friday | Survivors Deserve Support, Not Pressure 💜
Quote Of The Day | September 5th, 2025
Sep 5, 2025
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Paula Goodwin
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Therapy Thursday | Why Platitudes Hurt Survivors More Than They Help 💜
Quote Of The Day | September 4th, 2025
Sep 4, 2025
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Paula Goodwin
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Worthiness Wednesday | You Deserve Rest, Not Pressure ✨
Quote Of The Day | September 3rd, 2025
Sep 3, 2025
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Paula Goodwin
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Truth-Telling Tuesday | Being Believed Is the Bare Minimum 💜
Quote Of The Day | September 2nd, 2025
Sep 3, 2025
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