Astrid Castro Consulting

Portland, OR area Adoptees - Our adult adoptee-only socials are a time to gather and share meals, stories, and community. Join us on December 7 to relax, meet other adoptees, eat, and have a good time! Sign up below to our pizza party email list to RSVP, volunteer your help, and stay up to date about our parties!

No adoptee or former foster alum is turned away due to financial reasons, community support funds are available at registration.
Details, Registration and Volunteer information:

Adoptee Only Social Our menu changes per event. If you have dietary requests, (vegan, dairy-free, or gluten free, etc.) we are always open to finding a way to assist you the best we can. Please contact [email protected]

All transracial/interracial adoptees deserve to grow up with parents who deeply understand the integral role of race and racism in their child’s life.

Conscious Adoption: Transracial Parenting 8-week course begins Sept 10, 2024 on Zoom. This course, developed by both adoptees and other adoption constellation members, gives adoptive parents a compassionate space to learn about race and racism.

We will look at the history of race & adoption in the U.S., how to talk age-appropriately about race & racism, the struggle for identity of transracial adoptees, and more.
I am super excited to be training with two amazing transracial adoptee co-facilitators Shelise Gieseke and Jordan Davis for this 8 week Transracial Parenting course. Please share with those who would benefit from learning, growing and building community.

Registration at

Transracial Parenting

So excited for our upcoming We The Experts: Adoptee Speaker Series featuring Adoptee Actors. Saturday, March 9, 2024, 10:00-12:00 PST, (1:00-3:00 EST).

No adoptee or foster alum is turned away due to financial hardship. Request or contribute to Community Support Funds at registration.

Hope you can join us. Registration at

We The Experts: Adoptee Speaker Series Adoptee Actors

Title: Adoptees in Non-Traditional Relationships

Description:

We the Experts: Adoptees in Non-Traditional Relationships

When: Saturday, February 10th - 10am-12pm PST, (1pm-3pm EST).

Our next We the Experts features Adoptees in non-traditional relationships, this might mean poly, open, consensual non-monogamy, etc. Non-traditional relationships have been stereotyped in various ways that reduce the legitimacy or character of the relationship.
When approached with honesty, respect, and communication, non-traditional relationships can be a place for individuals to find belonging in a world where the traditional narrative doesn’t feel like the right fit. The intersection of being an adoptee in a non-traditional relationship has so many layers of carving your own path, finding community outside of places that didn’t serve you, and redefining what relationships can look like.

~ How did learning about non-traditional relationships affect you?
~ As an adoptee who grew up in a non-traditional family, did that have an impact in your decision to seek out non-traditional relationships?
~ How does being an adoptee play a role in your relationship?
~ What would you like people to know about non-traditional relationships?

The Panelists:
To Be Announced!

Registration link in Bio or https://bit.ly/wte-0224-non-trad-rel-reg
(everyone who pre-registers will receive a link to the recording of the panel)

$10 - adoptee* and $15 - non-adoptee
*No adoptee is turned away due to financial hardship.
Email [email protected] for info. Please note a portion of your fee helps pay our panelists for their time and to our adoptee community fund.
We the Experts is an adoptee-centered space where adoptees are the experts! Each month adoptees and non-adoptees are invited to sit in community to listen to and learn from a myriad of adoptee lived experiences.
Not an Adoptee?
Our non-adoptee support community is welcome. Please note all support people are asked to agree to our Non-Adoptee Waiver (A statement of understanding) - “I understand I am a guest to this adoptee-centered space and my primary intention is to listen and learn. I will not engage in the chat or submit questions.”

We The Experts: Adoptee Speaker Series Non-traditional Relationships