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Join KAAN from June 21 – 23 for three days of keynotes, films, presentations, roundtables, performers, exhibits, support forums, and life-changing community. KAAN offers an Adoptee-Only track, as well as sessions for a general audience that are open to all. There are programs for adults aged 18+ and youth aged 8-17. Everyone is welcome, including adoptees, birth families, family members (adoptive parents, spouses/partners, siblings, and children of adoptees), service providers, and Korean Americans. If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at tech@wearekaan.org.

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Saturday, June 22 • 10:30am - 11:45am
Recovering People Pleasers – Reclaiming Nervous Systems

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Please note: this session will repeat as an Adoptee-Only session at 9:30 AM on Sunday, June 23.

Back by popular demand! Did you learn to appease others growing up? Do you still feel trapped in a cycle of people-pleasing and blame yourself for not breaking the cycle? We’ll explore the intricate web of people-pleasing by exploring how it's propagated through media and mainstream adoption narratives and learn how it's connected to trauma. We’ll then share ways to reclaim our voices and shift our nervous system. We hope to build community through sharing personal stories, understand the roots of people-pleasing behaviors, and equip participants with tools and resources to break free from these patterns.
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avatar for Midnite Townsend

Midnite Townsend

Midnite Townsend (she/they) is a movement enthusiast and recent recipient of a masters in somatic social justice counseling. With 20+ years of performing and teaching everything from circus arts to pilates to burlesque/drag, Midnite believes in building community, healing trauma... Read More →
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Grace Clark

Grace Clark is a Korean transracial adoptee living in Denver, Colorado. Grace is currently in graduate school at Naropa University, where she is studying Somatic Body Psychotherapy. Eventually, she plans to get her P.hD in clinical sexology, specifically examining paraphilia. Grace... Read More →
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Jamie Barnett

Hello! My name is Jamie, she/her/hers. This is my third year attending KAAN. I am a Chinese Adoptee living in Boulder, Colorado. I am currently in my third year of Graduate School to obtain my Masters in Mental Health Counseling with a focus on Somatic Dance/Movement Therapy!

Saturday June 22, 2024 10:30am - 11:45am CDT
Renewal A: 2nd Floor
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