Episode 130 – Tara – “I Left a Piece of My Heart “

We talked with Tara, a good friend and birth/first mother who shares her story of facing the dilemma of her teenage pregnancy and deciding her path .

Tara shared about her fear of telling her parents and her denial after the first pregnancy test. Tara found a friend and confidante who was there for her to give her encouragement and support .

In the 1990s, Mother-Baby homes were prevalent, and Tara found her voice to make her own decision.

Over the years, Tara described how she communicated with her son through their open adoption.

Tara and I shared about the imagined fear of the ‘ evil birth/first mother ‘ that “ Society ” feared would snatch their child from the adoptive families.

These emotions of leaving a ‘ piece of our heart ‘ with our children is “Real “,

Tara talked about disenfranchised fear and the ambiguous loss which many people ‘ outside’ of the adoption constellation simply don’t understand .

Tara is on her “ Path to Healing “