Rarely does society make room for birth/first mothers to share their stories, perspectives, and experiences. In this episode Amy Barker D'Alessandro and Jennifer Joy Phoenix share their Fog Faze framework for birth/first mothers. This episode is filled with wisdom and insight as Amy and Jennifer share their heart's work with us.

BOOKS:

The Girls Who Went Awayhttps://www.amazon.com/Girls-Went-Away-Fessler-2007-07-17/dp/B0182PZAEK/ref=sr_1_4?crid=CIR2SJMEPENQ&keywords=the+girls+who+went+away+book&qid=1707937442&sprefix=girls+who+went%2Caps%2C153&sr=8-4
Primal Wound 
https://www.amazon.com/Primal-Wound-Understanding-Adopted-Child/dp/0963648004/ref=sr_1_1?crid=7ZWH7OGP5BC9&keywords=primal+wound+book+adoption&qid=1707937565&sprefix=primal+wound%2Caps%2C150&sr=8-1
Relinquished https://www.amazon.com/Relinquished-Politics-Adoption-Privilege-Motherhood/dp/1250286778/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1707937506&sr=8-1
Concerned United Birthparents, Inc (CUB): https://concernedunitedbirthparents.org/ CUB's free monthly online support group for Birth Mothers:  https://concernedunitedbirthparents.org/zoom-support-groupsUpcoming Untangling Our Roots Conference: https://untanglingourroots.org/

More Resources:

1) link to our website to either contact us or get the Fog fazes for various constellation members: www.adoptionsavvy.com

2) Database for People looking for therapists and other professionals that are also impacted personally by adoption: “ Unraveling Adoption’s Healing the Adoption Constellation Database” https://unravelingadoption.com/healing/

3) Some free safe online support groups for birth/first mothers        a) NAAP Happy Hour: 1st and 3rd Fridays (for all members of the adoption constellation) https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/national-association-of-adoptees-parents-457749     

b) First Families: Birthparents Journeying Together an online Support Group facilitated by Amber Jimerson and Amy Seek- Once a month on    

 c)  Thursday Evenings: Follow the NAAP Event Bright collection for updated information:  https://www.eventbrite.com/o/national-association-of-adoptees-parents-12399641129#collections

https://www.mybellis.org/

As Always, thank you for tuning in. Together we have the power to heal broken systems.