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Stories of Strength, Hope & Healing

Welcome to the Kindred Hearts Blog — a space where real stories, helpful resources, and lived experiences come together. Whether you’re an adoptive parent, a professional, or someone walking alongside a loved one, you’ll find encouragement, insight, and community here.

We believe that every journey is unique — and that sharing our stories is one of the most powerful ways to connect, grow, and heal.

Check back often for updates, reflections from our team, and practical tips to support your family and the families you serve.

Surviving Summer & Easing into Back-to-School: A Love Letter to Adoptive Parents

Summer can feel like both a blessing and a marathon. For many families, it’s a season filled with sunshine, late bedtimes, sensory overload, sibling battles, and never-ending snacks. You’ve made…

More Than a Move: How Our New Home Reflects Our Mission

Welcome to Our New Home When we first envisioned a new space for Kindred Hearts, it wasn’t just about needing more room—it was about creating the right environment. One that…

Expanding Our Impact: TBRI® Training and Community Outreach

Expanding Our Reach with TBRI® Building a Trauma-Informed Community, One Relationship at a Time At Kindred Hearts, we believe healing begins with connection—and few approaches reflect that belief more powerfully…

Building a Community of Healing: The Story and Impact of Kindred Hearts

At Kindred Hearts, we believe adoption isn’t the end of a story—it’s the beginning of a lifelong journey of healing, growth, and connection. Families who step into adoption, guardianship, or…

Breaking the Cycle: A Call to Action for Our Community

I first heard Gaelin Elmore speak in July 2024, and his story hasn’t left me since. It wasn’t just the power of his words—it was the depth of lived truth…

Why Our Work Matters More Than Ever

September always makes me pause. It’s both Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Month and Suicide Prevention Month—two issues that are close to my heart as both an adoptive mother…

Reclaiming Compassion: Moving Through Blocked Care

As parents, we step into caregiving with open hearts and good intentions. But when we’re raising children who have experienced trauma, the journey can feel very different than we imagined.…

North State Giving Tuesday: Standing Together for Families

Donate Here ➜ At Kindred Hearts, our mission has always been simple: to provide resources, guidance, and a sense of community to foster, kinship, guardianship, and adoptive families across the…

A Season of Connection, Community, and Compassion

December is often described as a season of joy, celebration, and togetherness—but for many families, especially adoptive, kinship, foster-connected, and guardianship families, the holidays are far more layered. This month…

The Myth of the Fresh Start: Supporting Regulation After the Holidays

January is often framed as a clean slate, a fresh start, a reset, a return to routine. But for many families, especially those raising children with trauma histories, January can…

Re-Centering After Winter: Regulation & Family Routines

Lately, our weather doesn’t quite know what it’s doing… and honestly, neither do our bodies. We’ve had bright, sunny winter days pushing 75 degrees, followed by cold, foggy mornings that…

Why Camp Kindred Matters: Building Belonging for Adopted Youth

At Kindred Hearts, we often talk about the importance of connection, identity, and belonging for adopted children. While every adoption story is unique, many adopted youth share a common experience:…