37 Brooke Randolph: Adoption: An Overview of the History, Process and Mental Health Implications

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">My guest is Brooke Randolph, licensed mental health counselor and founder and director of Counseling at The Green House, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Her specialties are Adoption Therapy & developmental trauma, Brainspotting, and relationships. She is the author of 3 workbooks for kids as well as a contributing author to</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Adoption Therapy: Perspectives from Clients and Clinicians on Processing and Healing Post-Adoption Issues</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">(2014), and the organizing editor of</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">It’s Not About You: Understanding Adoptee Search, Reunion, & Open Adoption</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">(2017). She was a founding member of MLJ Adoptions, Inc and an Advisory Board member for The Villages. Brooke talks about her personal story with adoption, she gives me a brief history of adoption through the decades in the US, and shares insight on the mental health implications from each perspective in the adoption process.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“If you’re dealing with someone based on your stereotype of them then you’re not going to be able to communicate with them, you’re not going to have a real relationship and nothing really changes.” - Brooke Randolph</span></p> <p><strong>Links:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.sasssays.com"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Christie’s Website</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Christie’s Instagram: @sasssays</span></p> <p><a href="https://brooke-randolph.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Brooke’s Website</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Brooke’s Instagram: @brookerandolphlmhc    </span></p> <p><a href= "https://brooke-randolph.com/author-brooke/"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Brooke’s Workbooks & Books</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/shop/brandolphlmhc"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Brooke’s Recommended Reading List</span></a></p> <p><a href= "https