Thank you for this story of yours Lara and for sharing it. I am very grateful and appreciative for all the outstanding work you do with your platforms, passing on your knowledge and experiences. Never let anything halt you in your quest. You are a hero to many communities and people! Love lasts longer than just a lifetime. Be happy and well!!
Thankyou Lara ,I am so sorry that you and so many other adoptees didn't get the opportunity to ever meet their mothers or fathers ,it all seems like yet another cruel and painful event in the life of the adoptee . I wanted to share my adoption experience and about my reunion with my mother ,but it is all so complicated and confusing I just couldn't do it . Due to the disturbing and unsettling affect finding my mother has had on me ,I have not tried to trace my father and know very little about him . I want to say how much I admire and feel for everyone that has shared their experience of adoption ,its a very painful and difficult thing to do,and I really do sincerely appreciate their bravery . I did listen to all of them ,and left comments to some of them . Some of them were just so painful to hear ,that I just couldn't find the words and was afraid to say anything that might sound trite or in any way insincere ,so to those I did not comment I apologise and am sorry . My sincere and best wishes to you Lara and all adoptees wherever in this world they may be ,Nick ❤️❤️🙏🏼🙏🏼
Thank you for sharing something so deeply personal and intensely painful. Heartbreaking to hear and sadly not so uncommon for many adoptees with all those decades of longing and searching only to have such a devastating near miss of a reunion. But those years formed beautiful pearls of wisdom and inspired passion for change, which I and many others truly appreciate. Thanks again as this channel has helped me so much with my healing journey and continues to do so.
Thank you Lara for sharing this. It's beautifully written and deeply emotional. I have a very similar story, also went thru FM with a DNA search and missed my father by 3 months. It's devastating, isn't it? Love to you. X
Lara, thank you very much well, done. I am sorry for your loss 🕯xx I think in the Psychology and Psychotherapy world. Profesdional practice and my experience as a client boundaries, non-discosure, and being a rock. Like confidentiality is the cornor stone of ethics and codes of well establised (NHS) practice and rightly so. However, this is an unprecedented landscape. Which you have created ..you..from deep loss and grief have campaigned....a trail blazer and activist. I have some professional qualifications too. Bsc etc. Although, now, as a result of my adoption like many of us may end up with addiction and mental health challenges. Which l have. Now, l work as a peer support worker with lived mental health experience. Our unique solidarity, connection, hope, recovery....deep empathy. Collaboration...social rather than a medical model. Leads patients on the ward to share more with me. They trust me. The patient-wispera. They confide in me.. we co-create and co-produce a plan "together" . I support goals and aspirations. and empower them in their ward rounds. We are "EQUAL" Even the consultant has noticed. the difference. It's a very new nhs role. There was much trepidation. I disclose appropriate bits each day... calmly,..we hug. They can get well again with added art activities. So Lara.., you do great therapeutic work with us. Only not my contracted "Therapist". that's your day job. I see you as the perfect peer....teacher. In a leading role. Asking us to share our story....embodian.... ..fear, bravery, .trust, hope recovery. Means you can only but share. A thing l really wanted you to do. But l get the dilemma. Here we are, each others rock. A humanitarian approach. Which would jar with Profesdional norms. Thank heavens for that. Please don't worry about that. For me it makes our coming retreat even the more meaningful....the connections more deep. Only we know us. You set the new normal....a template to enrich our/clients/patients authentic lives. Bless you 💜🙏💐😢 ...... ☺️🎓📚💫✨️
@ Lara Leon. How brave of you to cast the rules aside and share the story of the search for your father. How sad that you were too late. I am scared to start the search but it never is far from my thoughts. I tell myself I am alright without that knowledge but know it is not true. What should I do? Kind regards, Anna Anderson. PS: I hope you found some peace in finding out his name 😢
Hi Anna. Thank you for your comments. In my experience the desire to find them never goes away no matter how many times we try to bury it. Sending warm wishes to you. 🤗
Hi Lara very moving and poignant story, very emotional and brave of you to share x Nick
thank you for sharing ❤
Thank you for this story of yours Lara and for sharing it. I am very grateful and appreciative for all the outstanding work you do with your platforms, passing on your knowledge and experiences. Never let anything halt you in your quest. You are a hero to many communities and people! Love lasts longer than just a lifetime. Be happy and well!!
Thank you Seb for such kind words. I really appreciate your support of the channel.
Thankyou Lara ,I am so sorry that you and so many other adoptees didn't get the opportunity to ever meet their mothers or fathers ,it all seems like yet another cruel and painful event in the life of the adoptee . I wanted to share my adoption experience and about my reunion with my mother ,but it is all so complicated and confusing I just couldn't do it . Due to the disturbing and unsettling affect finding my mother has had on me ,I have not tried to trace my father and know very little about him . I want to say how much I admire and feel for everyone that has shared their experience of adoption ,its a very painful and difficult thing to do,and I really do sincerely appreciate their bravery . I did listen to all of them ,and left comments to some of them . Some of them were just so painful to hear ,that I just couldn't find the words and was afraid to say anything that might sound trite or in any way insincere ,so to those I did not comment I apologise and am sorry . My sincere and best wishes to you Lara and all adoptees wherever in this world they may be ,Nick ❤️❤️🙏🏼🙏🏼
Thank you Nick
Thank you for sharing something so deeply personal and intensely painful. Heartbreaking to hear and sadly not so uncommon for many adoptees with all those decades of longing and searching only to have such a devastating near miss of a reunion. But those years formed beautiful pearls of wisdom and inspired passion for change, which I and many others truly appreciate. Thanks again as this channel has helped me so much with my healing journey and continues to do so.
Thank you 🤗
Thank you Lara for sharing this. It's beautifully written and deeply emotional. I have a very similar story, also went thru FM with a DNA search and missed my father by 3 months. It's devastating, isn't it? Love to you. X
Hi Nicola. Thank you so much. Yes it was very very hard. In itself difficult for some to understand but that was my experience. Sending warm wishes.
Lara, thank you very much well, done. I am sorry for your loss 🕯xx
I think in the Psychology and Psychotherapy world. Profesdional practice and my experience as a client boundaries, non-discosure, and being a rock. Like confidentiality is the cornor stone of ethics and codes of well establised (NHS) practice and rightly so.
However, this is an unprecedented landscape. Which you have created ..you..from deep loss and grief have campaigned....a trail blazer and activist. I have some professional qualifications too. Bsc etc.
Although, now, as a result of my adoption like many of us may end up with addiction and mental health challenges. Which l have. Now, l work as a peer support worker with lived mental health experience. Our unique solidarity, connection, hope, recovery....deep empathy. Collaboration...social rather than a medical model. Leads patients on the ward to share more with me. They trust me. The patient-wispera. They confide in me.. we co-create and co-produce a plan "together" . I support goals and aspirations. and empower them in their ward rounds. We are "EQUAL" Even the consultant has noticed.
the difference. It's a very new nhs role. There was much trepidation.
I disclose appropriate bits each day... calmly,..we hug. They can get well again with added art activities.
So Lara.., you do great therapeutic work with us. Only not my contracted "Therapist". that's your day job. I see you as the perfect peer....teacher. In a leading role. Asking us to share our story....embodian....
..fear, bravery, .trust, hope recovery. Means you can only but share. A thing l really wanted you to do. But l get the dilemma. Here we are, each others rock. A humanitarian approach. Which would jar with Profesdional norms. Thank heavens for that. Please don't worry about that. For me it makes our coming retreat even the more meaningful....the connections more deep. Only we know us. You set the new normal....a template to enrich our/clients/patients authentic lives. Bless you 💜🙏💐😢 ...... ☺️🎓📚💫✨️
Thank you so much Christine for your words 🤗
Thank you X
@ Lara Leon. How brave of you to cast the rules aside and share the story of the search for your father. How sad that you were too late. I am scared to start the search but it never is far from my thoughts. I tell myself I am alright without that knowledge but know it is not true. What should I do? Kind regards, Anna Anderson. PS: I hope you found some peace in finding out his name 😢
Hi Anna. Thank you for your comments. In my experience the desire to find them never goes away no matter how many times we try to bury it. Sending warm wishes to you. 🤗
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