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About Nicole
I didn’t step into adoption feeling confident. I stepped in feeling called, and completely aware of what I didn’t know.
I met my daughter when she was 15. I adopted her at 16. And somewhere in between were years of growth, fear, hope, missteps, repair, and learning how to love in ways that honored her story, not erased it.
There were moments I questioned myself. Moments I wondered if I was enough. Moments when the outside noise felt louder than my own instincts. Parenting a teen who has experienced loss and trauma stretches you in ways no one fully prepares you for.
It taught me patience...boundaries...humility...and the power of staying.
Now, I support foster and adoptive parents, especially those adopting teens, because I remember how lonely parts of this journey can feel. I offer a space where you don’t have to pretend you have it all together. Where we can talk honestly about what’s hard. Where you can build strategies and boundaries that strengthen connection instead of strain it.
You are not failing. You are learning. And you don’t have to do that alone.