Michelle Madrid-BranchFrom Pain to Power: Transforming Your Relationship with AdoptionAdoption is hard. It’s so very hard. And, it’s beautiful. Adoption is heartbreakingly beautiful.4 min read·Feb 9, 2019----
Michelle Madrid-BranchDear Tom Brokaw, Why Does My Family Offend You?I watched, this morning, the comments of Tom Brokaw on yesterday’s NBC broadcast, Meet the Press. Quite frankly, I am sickened. Let me…5 min read·Jan 30, 2019--2--2
Michelle Madrid-BranchLoving More in 2019Will I love more kinds of people than ever before in 2019? This question was posed in my church on Sunday. I sat in my seat, closed my…4 min read·Jan 18, 2019--1--1
Michelle Madrid-BranchThe Adoptee Mindset: We Are Beautiful People with Beautiful StoriesI spoke at a conference in San Diego this past weekend. The event — Embrace Who You Are — was organized by Oleg Lougheed and his…4 min read·Dec 19, 2018--2--2
Michelle Madrid-BranchKeep Going, Don’t Give Up: Encouragement for the Adoption & Foster CommunityThe day has arrived. National Adoption Awareness Month has officially started. Hard to believe that it’s here!4 min read·Nov 10, 2018--1--1
Michelle Madrid-BranchDNA and the Need for Adoptees to Know Their TruthThere is no experience or condition more isolating to the human spirit than a soul denied of its truth.5 min read·Oct 2, 2018----
Michelle Madrid-BranchCommunity, Through The Eyes of An Adoptee“The need for connection and community is primal, as fundamental as the need for air, water, and food.” ~Dean Ornish5 min read·Sep 6, 2018--1--1
Michelle Madrid-BranchMy Daughter Spoke Words of GraceI’m an adoption writer. As an adoptee and mama-by-adoption, it’s a subject I know well. I also write on topics of faith and forgiveness…4 min read·Aug 8, 2018----
Michelle Madrid-BranchElegance: Three Essential Steps to Living and Loving WellI used to push and run and barely breathe. Life was an uphill climb to an unknown destination. Like a hamster on a wheel, I frantically…4 min read·Jul 17, 2018----
Michelle Madrid-BranchGive Your Loss to God: Reflections on Living with Unending PeaceIt’s early morning, here in England, and much is quiet except for the sounds of sheep in the field. I’m in the English countryside, where I…5 min read·Jul 5, 2018----
