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Search and Reunion: Clowns, Quilts, and Burns, Oh My!
Part 3: Ease on Down the Road Generated by Chat - GPT using prompts by Becca Flatt. I understand that part three should be about burns,...
Becca Flatt MSW, LCSW
May 20, 20243 min read
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Search and Reunion: Clowns, Quilts, and Burns, Oh My!
Part 2: Quilts Generated by Chat - GPT using prompts by Becca Flatt. In this series of posts, I started telling my story in my teens and...
Becca Flatt MSW, LCSW
May 18, 20242 min read
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Search and Reunion: Clowns, Quilts, and Burns, Oh My!
Part 1: Clowns Generated by Chat - GPT using prompts by Becca Flatt. I dislike clowns. You may be thinking, Becca, why did we start here?...
Becca Flatt MSW, LCSW
May 16, 20242 min read
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Thoughts on Adult Adoptee Initiated Estrangement: Anger Rage and Grief
Being an adult adoptee who has initiated estrangement from our adoptive parents can be excruciatingly painful. It can be hard to find...
Becca Flatt MSW, LCSW
Apr 2, 20243 min read
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The Trees: Bee-hind the Scenes
Parts Unknown...Well, Kinda "The Forest for the Trees" is my journey into the heart of my inner landscape, guided by the living beings of...
Becca Flatt MSW, LCSW
Mar 28, 20244 min read
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Re-Introduction: The Places I've Been
I'm back, reignited after a two-year hiatus from blogging, creating, and engaging with my online community. These years have been...
Becca Flatt MSW, LCSW
Mar 20, 20242 min read
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Dear Mom,
A Letter from Your Adult-Adoptee About Adoption Related Complex Truama Dear Mom, You can't protect yourself or me from the pain, grief,...
Becca Flatt MSW, LCSW
Mar 20, 202211 min read
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My Pivot: Grappling With the Shadows
Y'all, I Gotta Bee Me! So, I posted this video on Instagram. I am pivoting because I am an artist. To me, therapy is art. I do not have...
Becca Flatt MSW, LCSW
Feb 7, 20221 min read
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Adoption Competent Mental Health Care: Part One
The System Before we get started, I want to acknowledge that long blog posts don't do well. Anyone who knows me knows I am one wordy...
Becca Flatt MSW, LCSW
Jan 26, 202210 min read
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What Mental Health Treatment is Missing When it comes Adolescent and Adult Adoptees: Us!
Finding Good Quality Adoption Competent Care as an Adult or Adolescent Adoptee is HARD My experiences as a Black adoptee have brought...
Becca Flatt MSW, LCSW
Jan 13, 20225 min read
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Mending the Adopted Heart
Hello and welcome. I decided to start this blog, Mending the Adopted Heart, because there is a tremendous need for adoption-competent...
Becca Flatt MSW, LCSW
Jan 7, 20226 min read
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Mending the Adopted Heart is a resource intended only for informational purposes and should not be considered as a replacement for mental health treatment. Please consult with a qualified mental health provider.
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