216 | Annalisa Toccara

Today guest host Lisette Austin speaks with Annalisa Toccara, the co-founder of the UK organization, Adoptee Futures. Annalisa shares about the complexities of her relationship with her adoptive family, and her experience coming "out of the fog." Lisette and Annalisa also discuss grief and loss, they've both lost an adoptive parent within the last year or two. Annalisa talks about the loss of her adoptive mother in 2021, what the grieving process has been like, and the profound gifts at the core of the journey.

Full Show Notes Here Show Notes Recommended Resources

• Healing After Loss by Martha Hickman
• The Joy of Being Selfish: Why you need boundaries and how to set them by Michelle Elman

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