January
2026
Our Community
Migrating Toward Wholeness:
Virtual Healing Retreats for Adoptees
Dr. Liz DeBetta’s Virtual Migrating Toward Wholeness™ Retreats support adoptees in reclaiming voice, agency, and connection through trauma-informed writing and reflective practice. Each retreat is designed to honor nervous-system care, consent, and the power of lived experience. Flexible options in 2026 include single retreats and a six-month healing journey.
WHEN:
January 17, 2026
February 21, 2026
March 14, 2026
April 11, 2026
May 16, 2026
June 20, 2026
WHERE:
Online
Course: The Business of Adoptee Writing & Publishing
Join Adoptee Voices facilitators Sara Easterly, Alice Stephens, and Natasha Tripplett for this four-week course focused on the business side of writing, designed and exclusively for adult adoptees with publishing in mind. Each evening will center around topics relevant to all writers, presented with unique perspectives from and for adoptees.
* Week One: Breaking In and Building Your Portfolio
* Week Two: Growing Your Author Brand
* Week Three: Using the Left Side of Your Brain
* Week Four: Thinking Like a Publicist
All genres, all writing levels, all adoptees 18+ welcome. Cost is $250 per person.
The application deadline is January 15, 2026. Decisions will be announced on February 1, 2026.
WHEN:
Tuesdays, Feb. 24-Mar. 25, 2026
WHERE: Online
COST: $250 per person*
*Full or half scholarships available by application.
Adoptee Rights in California:
SB 381 Enters Senate Hearings
SB 381, a newly introduced California Senate bill, seeks to remove long-standing barriers that prevent adult adoptees from accessing their original birth certificates. The bill has begun committee hearings this week and represents an important development in ongoing efforts to advance adoptee rights and open records legislation in California.
While formal letter deadlines have passed, supporters can still make their voices heard by contacting their state senator, attending or observing the hearing on January 14th & 22nd, signing the public petition, and sharing information about SB 381 as it moves through the legislative process.
Adoption Pop! - Episode on Vivien's Wild Ride
Adoption Pop! is where podcast journalist Haley Radke, filmmaker Kristal Parke, and cultural critic Sullivan Summer burst pop culture’s favorite adoption tropes.
On YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts every Wednesday.
Tune in January 28th, 2026 for the episode on Vivien's Wild Ride, a new film airing on PBS January 26th.
New episodes of Adoption Pop! drop every Wednesday. Please subscribe, like, follow, leave a review, and tell your friends!
TIES - Language at the Lakes
Guatemalan Ties Language at the Lake invites adoptees of all backgrounds and their loved ones to slow down, connect, and experience Guatemala in a warm, authentic way. Set along the stunning shores of Lake Atitlán in San Pedro La Laguna, this program blends meaningful Spanish learning with cultural exploration and community connection. Each day offers something memorable: morning language lessons, afternoons exploring local markets and Tz'utujil traditions, and peaceful moments by the lake. It is an opportunity to deepen your relationship with Guatemala, build community, and feel truly welcomed into the heart of this vibrant lakeside town.
Register before March 31, 2026 for an early-bird discount of $200 off per person!
Questions? Contact [email protected] or (303) 418-4579
Holding Compassionate Space:
Adoptee-Led Sacred Plant Medicine Retreats
9-Day/8-night adoptee-led sacred plant medicine retreats with adoptee indigenous healers in Pucallpa, Peru. This trauma-informed, adoptee-informed compassionate space in the Amazonian rainforest is offered as a safe container for deep transformational work. It is an opportunity to reconnect with nature, our spirits, and our ancestral roots.
WHEN:
June - August 2026
WHERE:
Pucallpa, Peru
Closed* Conference: "FAMILY" - First, Found, and Future
Chinese Adoptee Collective is thrilled to present “FAMILY” - First, Found, and Future - the 2nd closed* conference for people adopted from China, to take place May 22-25 2026 at the Asian Arts Initiative in-person (free digital conference to be published afterward).
*Attendees must be people adopted from China who are 18+ years old. No general public, partners, or adoptive parents.
WHEN:
May 22-25, 2026
WHERE:
Asian Arts Initiative
1219 Vine St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
COST: Pay What You Can / Sliding Scale / No One is Turned Away for Lack of Funds
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