Sheila is an inspiration in her proactive work building foundations for her children's wellbeing. She shares her insights on building connections with our children so they feel safe in coming us to help them through the tough times. She also talks about building adoptees' emotional strength for the future.
Here's an excerpt from Sheila's website:
"My story starts with my husband and I’s journey to become parents in 2008. I grew up in a seemingly uncomplicated and non-dramatic country home in the plains of South Dakota where struggles were few and far between. Not until this moment in my life had I experienced a setback of this magnitude.
Going through infertility, and subsequently adoption, pushed me beyond limits I didn’t know I had. I learned more about myself than I could have possibly imagined. I learned that my lifelong anxiety may have been depression the whole time, causing more problems along the way. I now look at this ongoing experience as the gifts of infertility.
I share the process of fertility treatments, the adoption process, becoming a mother, and the challenge of staying married in the middle of it all. I share our personal heartaches and miracles that continue to this day.
On this site I share authentically and unapologetically, my journey with my biggest nemesis, my thoughts about how things were supposed to be.
Reality wins big."
More at
https://www.sheilakchester.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/essentiallyathome/