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.Feb 9, 2019Feb 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…Jan 30, 20192Jan 30, 20192
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…Jan 18, 20191Jan 18, 20191
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…Dec 19, 20182Dec 19, 20182
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!Nov 10, 20181Nov 10, 20181
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.Oct 2, 2018Oct 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 OrnishSep 6, 20181Sep 6, 20181
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…Aug 8, 2018Aug 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…Jul 17, 2018Jul 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…Jul 5, 2018Jul 5, 2018