Suzanne O'Brien writes about the health benefits of spending time in nature and stories that celebrate life and its imperfections. Most recently, her work has been featured in Dreamers magazine and the REI Co-op Journal.

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An adoptive mother looks back on the moment she met her daughter

“Finding My Inner Mom”

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“Finding My Inner Mom”

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For years, I felt ambivalence about becoming a parent, and worry that I wouldn’t be a “perfect” mother. In an open letter to my daughter, I look back on that moment of calm and utter clarity when we met.

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