OUR CORE SERVICES
Quarterly Educational Meetings |
Peer Support Groups |
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All AKA members & friends are welcome to attend these meetings. This is a time for us to all come together and learn from one another. These events are free, but preregistration is required to receive access information.
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September's theme:
Back to School. Resources to learn from and educate with |
AKA's Book Club
AKA's Book Clubs are virtual and open to everyone. Be sure to register at least a day or two before the event to ensure you receive the Zoom link.
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AKA's 2024 Book Club #6:
featuring Heidi Marble October 9, 2024 @ 7:00 pm Central. Pulled by the Root: An Adoptee's Healing Journey From Trauma, Shame, and Loss |
Adoption involves complex trauma that, if unhealed and unheard, will pulse through subsequent generations. Pulled by the Root is a raw, vivid, and cinematic account of Heidi Marble's lived experience as an adopted person. The story is led by Heidi as she pieces together her identity and comes home to her true self. Each chapter is followed by psychiatrist Alysa Zalma's commentary, which extracts the essence of what is happening psychologically and spiritually.
Pulled by the Root is an awakening not only to the experience of being adopted but also to the experience of being human. |
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AKA's 2024 Book Club #4:
featuring Monica Hall July 17, 2024 @ 7:00 pm Central. Monica discussed her new book, Practically Still a Virgin: A Memoir. |
AKA's 2024 Book Club #5:
featuring Rebecca Wellington September 9, 2024 @ 7:00 pm Central. Who Is a Worthy Mother?: An Intimate History of Adoption |
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AKA's 2024 Book Club #3:
featuring Shannon Quist June 26, 2024 @ 7:00 pm Central. Shannon discussed her poetry collection, Mirrors Made of Ink. |
AKA's 2024 Book Club #2:
featuring Anne Heffron April 10, 2024 @ 7:00 pm Central. Anne discussed her book, To Be Real, along with her 2016 book, You Don't Look Adopted https://www.anneheffron.com/ |
AKA's 2024 Book Club #1:
featuring Linda R Sexton March 21, 2024 @ 7:00 pm Central. Linda discussed her recently released book, The Branches We Cherish: An Open Adoption Memoir. https://www.lindarsexton.com/ |
Annual Conference
Adoption Knowledge Affiliates' annual conference is two days of connection, education, and support for anyone directly connected to adoption and professionals in the field of adoption. We look forward to our next conference November 8-9, 2024.