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 —...
by Katy Wagner | Nov 12, 2025 | Uncategorized
When National Adoption Month Feels Complicated (A Therapist’s View on Embodied Healing) November means spaces are dedicated to conversations about National Adoption Month—exploring why our public stories must make room for grief as well as joy. As clinicians, we want...
by Katy Wagner | Oct 8, 2025 | Uncategorized
Belonging is not something a child earns by being “good enough.” It is a birthright. Every child carries belonging into every placement, every family, and every system they enter. When we pretend belonging must be proven or deserved, we push them back into a cycle of...
