by Katy Wagner | Feb 23, 2026 | Uncategorized
When an adoptee begins therapy, it doesn’t just activate the adoptee’s story. It can activate the parents’ story too. Adoption Realities: Therapy signals that something is hard. Even if it’s preventative. Even if it’s growth-oriented. Even if it’s healthy. For some...
by Katy Wagner | Jan 27, 2026 | Over Achiever, Uncategorized
The you that lives beyond the sun We say “good grief” when we’re irritated.When we’re overwhelmed.When something feels like too much. It’s a dismissal. A shorthand. A way to move past what we don’t want to stay with. That’s fitting—because that’s exactly how my...
by Katy Wagner | Jan 6, 2026 | Uncategorized
Snowflakes, Meaning, and the Space Between Grief does not always arrive with intensity or urgency. Often, it enters quietly. It settles into the spaces where something once existed—or where something was expected to be. The loss of a person, a relationship, a role, a...
by Katy Wagner | Dec 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
The holiday season arrives with a specific pressure: the expectation of uninterrupted cheer. But for anyone connected through adoption—the adoptee, the birth family, the adoptive parents—this time of year is rarely simple. For the adoption constellation, the holidays...
by Katy Wagner | Nov 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
How to Set Boundaries at Thanksgiving When You’re Struggling With Infertility Holidays are marketed as warm, uncomplicated gathering moments. But if you’re living inside infertility grief, Thanksgiving can feel like stepping into a room full of emotional landmines —...
