Recognizing the darker aspects of adoption is crucial, especially after a lifetime of believing it to be a purely beautiful experience for which you should feel grateful.

The intermittent issues you have faced throughout your life as an adoptee often stem from your adoption and the early abandonment experienced...

Explore with your coaches and other participants what matters to most to you. Discover your values, neural pathways of habits and thoughts, mindfulness practices and being in community with those who understand the unique challenges of being in secrecy and shame for a portion of your lives.

Learn, in a safe and supportive community, reflective practices and knowledge to move out of the "fog" and to rewrite your own playlist and create your own pathway of hope and healing.

COMING SOON!

Adoptees, birth moms, adopted parents, NPEs, and donor conceived people, whether late discovery, or knowing all their lives, have experienced trauma as it relates to identity, abandonment, attachment, relinquishment, and beyond. 

Coaches Lynette Sprowls, PCC and Lori Evans Ermi, PCC will explore with you what matters to you most: your values, neural pathways of habits, and thoughts aligning with mindfulness practices and being in community with those who understand the unique challenges of being in secrecy and shame for a portion of your lives. This series will provide you with reflective practices and knowledge to move out of the "fog" and to discover your own playlist so you can construct your own pathway of hope and healing.

YOUR COACHES

  • ICF-PCC and NBHWC board certified executive coach with 8+ years of coaching experience and 12+ years experience in workshop facilitation and corporate training. Passionate about empowering individuals, teams, and organizations to align with purpose, elicit clear, achievable, and well-defined goals, and be inspired to make strategic action to move from intention to positive impact.

    Effective and engaging communicator with expertise in employing core coaching skills of emotional intelligence, active listening, reflective listening, empathy, motivational interviewing, change theory and leadership development theory when working with clients. Impactful at coaching people around transformation and sustainable change that leads to more vitality, purpose, and harmony in their life. Well-versed in various industries, collaborating in both the public and private sectors and working with coaching clients worldwide.

    Executive coaching and facilitation with the Partnership for Public Service in the Foundations in Public Service Leadership Program (FPSL), Angie Bailey and Associates, LLC, The Training Connection, DOC (NWS, NOAA, NESDIS), USDA (USFS), MCIA, DoD (DTRA), EPA, DHS (HQ, FEMA, FIMA, ICE).

  • Lori Evans Ermi, PCC, SPHR, SHRM-SCP is a Principal at the Leadership Research Institute (LRI). She has 30+ years of corporate, executive leadership and senior consulting experience. She has led initiatives in sales, marketing, talent development, team effectiveness, succession planning, training, facilitation, executive coaching, change management, and strategic planning. Much of her career was a high potential leader at The Procter & Gamble Company.

    As Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer at a DC based IT GovCon, she led HR, Talent Acquisition, Marketing, Investor Relations, and administrative functions. Lori was Director of Talent Development at Fannie Mae managing the enterprise-wide talent/performance management strategies/systems, the coaching program and executive development program design. She understands the complexity, responsibility, and pressure of leading firsthand. Her pragmatic approach and relationship-oriented style establishes trust and credibility quickly setting a safe environment to coach the whole person, not just a work persona.

    Clients appreciate her business focus and real-world perspective. Neuroscience as a foundation, she stretches clients thinking, calls out inconsistencies, reveals blind spots, that leads to increased self-awareness. She is a graduate of the University of Lynchburg in Virginia and is a Professional Certified Coach achieving her certification through Georgetown University. She achieved her SPHR (Senior Professional, Human Resources) from Villanova University, and is a SHRM-SCP (SHRM Senior Certified Professional.)

YOUR JOURNEY

Our Body’s Response to Moving Beyond the FOG

Many adoptees have experienced the phenomenon of being in the “FOG.” Some describe it as recognizing their is a dark/downside to being adopted, and that the intermittent issues they’ve felt most of their lives are related to being adopted and the early abandonment they experienced. Some say it's Fear Obligation and Guilt associated with the hard wiring that adoption is wonderful, they should be grateful, and then the epiphany that there is more. This new realization then triggers a stress response.

When we experience ongoing stress due to emotional trauma, it can significantly impact our bodies. We may become accustomed to the stress response without realizing its effects. This workshop aims to provide a better understanding of how the brain and body react to stress. With this knowledge, you'll be able to identify and effectively manage your stress/trauma triggers, leading to hope, healing, a healthier and more balanced life.

Designing Your Pathway Beyond the FOG

Do you often find yourself stuck in an old soundtrack, unable to shift to a more positive one? We will delve into the use of neuroscience to understand why this happens.

Moreover, we will introduce you to the powerful tool of Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT or Tapping). This self-help method, involving tapping near the end points of energy meridians on the body, can effectively shift your energy and mindset. It's a practical and accessible tool that you can use anytime you find yourself stuck, offering hope and reassurance in your journey toward emotional healing.

Creating Your Playlist for Hope and Healing

Music is a universal language that most humans can resonate with. Many of us hear a song and it brings us back in time, it also can propel us forward. This session ties what we’ve learned about finding our pathway out of the FOG, connecting with or bodies and the stress response, connecting to our values, and creating our own playlist of hope and healing. Moreover, we will introduce you to the powerful tool of Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT or Tapping). This self-help method, involving tapping near the end points of energy meridians on the body, can effectively shift your energy and mindset. It's a practical and accessible tool that you can use anytime you find yourself stuck, offering hope and reassurance in your journey toward emotional healing.

When you have completed the series, you will have tools and resources to support you as you navigate this next season of your life out of the FOG and into living fully and joyfully.