Over the past few weeks, since announcing our transition to a nonprofit, I have been blown away by the love and encouragement we’ve received. The texts, emails, DMs, and in-person conversations have reminded me again and again how incredible this community truly is. Thank you for seeing the value in this shift and for sharing your excitement with us, it means so much.
If you haven’t already, please register for our November 13th launch event! We’re planning a celebration that not only honors this moment but lays out a bold and beautiful vision for the next three years and gives you an opportunity to meet our team, 18 people strong. We can’t wait to share what’s coming and to be in community with you.
I also want to share something more personal. Lately, I’ve been struggling with feeling safe. As an intercountry adoptee, from Colombia living in the U.S., recent national events have stirred something deep and unsettling in me. I’ve talked about my feelings openly in our Better Together spaces on both Monday and Thursday. In each session, I found myself speaking through tears, trying to name the weight I’ve been carrying. What I wasn’t expecting was the tender way our community showed up. People followed up with check-ins, texts, flowers, pastries, groceries and calls. That level of care, of witnessing, helped me feel less alone. It reminded me that we are not meant to carry all of this on our shoulders. That reaching out is not weakness. That community isn’t just a buzzword, it's a lifeline.
Even my parents have responded in deeply meaningful ways. Fifteen years ago, they took their first adoptive parent course, with me as the trainer. Since then, they’ve shown up again and again, attending every course and rarely missing a We the Experts panel. When I invited them to take Seasoned Parents a couple of years ago, they said yes, and something shifted. Now, whenever the news feels heavy, about Portland, Oregon, federal troops being deployed, or the state of the world, they call. Sometimes multiple times a week.
This kind of connection is new for us. It’s not always easy, but it’s honest, and it’s happening not just because I asked, but because they were willing to do the work. That matters.
There’s a lot happening in the world right now, and it’s easy to feel overwhelmed or isolated. But I want to gently remind you: you don’t have to navigate it alone. Whether it’s through an adoptee support group (Beacon), attending an event (WtE, book event), a phone call to a friend, or inviting your parent(s) to take a course like Seasoned Parents, reach out. Ask for what you need. Let yourself be seen.
I’m so grateful for this community, for each of you. Let’s keep showing up for one another.
*Speaking of showing up for each other, don’t forget to check out our October adoptee community page and support adoptees and the amazing work they are doing!
Please consider supporting Adoption Mosaic to help expand our adoptee programs such as our Adoptee Socials, We the Experts Adoptee Speaker Series, Adoptee Support Groups, and so on, by making a donation here. (Donations are tax deductible within the guidelines of US law.)
With warmth and deep gratitude,
