Katie Naftzger
@katiejaen.bsky.social
Korean adoptee, therapist. Working on online course, “Psychotherapy From An Adoption Lens: A Practical Guide For Therapists.” Interviewed on podcasts: Creating A Family, Adoptees On. Wrote book for adoptive parents in teen years.
For adoptees who are in survival mode, identity development can feel like a liability.
April 16, 2025 at 3:39 PM
For adoptees who are in survival mode, identity development can feel like a liability.
Gil Won-ok, one of the last survivors of sexual slavery in brothels for Japan’s World War II troops, who campaigned to bring international attention to the suffering of thousands of women like her, died this week at 96.
Korean Victim of WWII Sex Slavery Who Fought for Japan’s Apology Dies
She led a tireless campaign for a formal apology and reparations from Japan for what it did to thousands of women like her — mostly Korean — during World War II.
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February 18, 2025 at 11:01 AM
For me, I like the idea of “narrative quilting,” as a way to describe what I’m working on. Integration and cohesion doesn’t quite resonate for me.
January 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
For me, I like the idea of “narrative quilting,” as a way to describe what I’m working on. Integration and cohesion doesn’t quite resonate for me.
Reposted by Katie Naftzger
Many Instagram and Facebook users say they are confused about why they are following and seeing posts from President Trump and JD Vance in their feeds. Here’s why. nyti.ms/42jJCRQ
January 23, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Many Instagram and Facebook users say they are confused about why they are following and seeing posts from President Trump and JD Vance in their feeds. Here’s why. nyti.ms/42jJCRQ
Go into instagram and unfollow VP Vance and President (search POTUS). Instagram auto filled the follow when he took over.
January 22, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Go into instagram and unfollow VP Vance and President (search POTUS). Instagram auto filled the follow when he took over.
It’s not, “How do you feel about being adopted?”
It’s, “What is the ongoing impact of being adopted?”
It’s, “What is the ongoing impact of being adopted?”
January 4, 2025 at 7:47 PM
It’s not, “How do you feel about being adopted?”
It’s, “What is the ongoing impact of being adopted?”
It’s, “What is the ongoing impact of being adopted?”
Healing happens in the presence of growth. Recovery seems tricky because it seems like you need a controlled environment, which isn’t always realistic.
December 20, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Healing happens in the presence of growth. Recovery seems tricky because it seems like you need a controlled environment, which isn’t always realistic.
It’s okay, not to be okay, sometimes!
December 20, 2024 at 11:22 AM
It’s okay, not to be okay, sometimes!
Trauma is a reality for adoptees, but doesn’t have to be a defining feature of one’s identity. I don’t want to feel like I’m always in recovery.
December 16, 2024 at 7:20 PM
Trauma is a reality for adoptees, but doesn’t have to be a defining feature of one’s identity. I don’t want to feel like I’m always in recovery.
In my life and work, I look for ways to be authentic, empowered and connected, and to help my adopted clients to do the same.
December 14, 2024 at 6:07 PM
In my life and work, I look for ways to be authentic, empowered and connected, and to help my adopted clients to do the same.
I’ve been working on an online course for therapists working with adoptees, and wondered, “Am I making this harder than it needs to be?”
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little boy crying to rope water 😭😭😭😀#shorts
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December 6, 2024 at 10:26 PM
I’ve been working on an online course for therapists working with adoptees, and wondered, “Am I making this harder than it needs to be?”
youtube.com/shorts/vgja5...
youtube.com/shorts/vgja5...
Yes, this is the live cam from the San Diego zoo right now.
November 22, 2024 at 3:35 AM
Yes, this is the live cam from the San Diego zoo right now.
I used this clip for a course I taught on race and couples work. Lots to discuss about race, privilege, gender, power.
So, Charlamagne the God let's @CNN have it and Anderson Cooper gets waaay defensive. Everyone is saying it. The media has failed in its duty to cover the threat of Trump commensurate with the danger he poses. www.instagram.com/zairethinker...
ZaireThinker on Instagram: "Charlamagne and Anderson Cooper go back and forth about how CNN covers the election
"I heard more on this network about 'is Kamala Harris Black' than I do about Trump bei...
4 likes, 0 comments - zairethinker on October 24, 2024: "Charlamagne and Anderson Cooper go back and forth about how CNN covers the election
"I heard more on this network about 'is Kamala Harris Bla...
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November 21, 2024 at 3:52 AM
I used this clip for a course I taught on race and couples work. Lots to discuss about race, privilege, gender, power.
Reposted by Katie Naftzger
Phillip: Okay hold on, hold on. I'm just going to stop it right here because we're not going to get off on a wrong foot. Please do not address a grown woman as dear in a condescending tone. Do not do that at my table
November 21, 2024 at 3:19 AM
Phillip: Okay hold on, hold on. I'm just going to stop it right here because we're not going to get off on a wrong foot. Please do not address a grown woman as dear in a condescending tone. Do not do that at my table
Reposted by Katie Naftzger
Asian American cultural shame about #mentalillness hurt my adoptive mother and me. Here is an NBC News piece I wrote about the impact of growing up with an unstable mother. #mothers #trauma #PTSD www.nbcnews.com/think/opinio...
Opinion | For kids who grew up like me, Netflix’s ‘Maid’ is hard to watch — but necessary
What doesn't get talked about often enough is how the popular series highlights the struggles of having a parent with undiagnosed bipolar disorder.
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November 20, 2024 at 5:43 PM
Asian American cultural shame about #mentalillness hurt my adoptive mother and me. Here is an NBC News piece I wrote about the impact of growing up with an unstable mother. #mothers #trauma #PTSD www.nbcnews.com/think/opinio...
Being different and being privileged are in opposition. To be an effective therapist with those who are adopted, both need to be explored.
November 17, 2024 at 11:54 AM
Being different and being privileged are in opposition. To be an effective therapist with those who are adopted, both need to be explored.
Reposted by Katie Naftzger
‘I’m not saying I’m not scarred. But scars do fade’: Baroness Lola Young on her childhood in care
‘I’m not saying I’m not scarred. But scars do fade’: Baroness Lola Young on her childhood in care
The crossbench peer grew up in care and went on to become an actor, an academic and one of the first black women in the House of Lords. Now she has written a memoir documenting her remarkable story
In March 2012, Lola Young, who sits as a crossbench peer…
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November 17, 2024 at 11:28 AM
‘I’m not saying I’m not scarred. But scars do fade’: Baroness Lola Young on her childhood in care