Lesli A. Johnson, MFT talks with us about what “coming out of the fog” means. We cover how adoptees, first parents, and adoptive parents can all experience this. Lesli and I also discuss how to move through this process, which can be incredibly challenging.

Show Notes

Full episode transcript here.

Topics We Discussed

Coming out of the fog means really facing the reality of what happened in adoption; facing and integrating the grief and loss of the separation
It’s a non-linear experience of grief (denial, anger, bargaining, acceptance)
How (and when) people may experience the process of coming out of the fog: adoptees, first parents and adoptive parents
Why don’t some people ever come out of the fog
Talking about adoption loss and grief with those who may not understand
Coming out of the fog = coming into the truth
Would we go back in the fog if we had the chance?