Rachel Patten
The Guide
I believe my life's work lies in light.
But my story began with a wound.
I entered this world
with a broken clavicle.
For the first few days -
no one knew.
Before I had words,
my body carried pain
no one else could see.
My first worldly lesson -
that what hurts us
is not always visible.
That the body knows
before we have the words.
That healing begins
when we become curious -
and start to listen.
I also came into this world -
with an abundance of light.
But was led to believe -
it was too much.
So I dimmed it.
I have spent much of my life
searching for light within my wounds.
Because I learned
they had something to teach me.
I do not stand outside of your pain
and tell you how to heal.
I meet you there.
I hold space.
For what has been.
For what is.
For what can be.
Illuminating what is already within you.
The wisdom. The magic. The light.
Never theirs to take.
Adoption Support + Consulting
Twenty years in adoption.
Seven in adoption consulting.
This work begins
by looking within.
Before you can be the parent you envision,
you must first see yourself - whole.
Then, we look at your child, how this little seed, will grow - planted in your soil.
Adoption can hold issues around love, grief, identity,
belonging, attachment, race, loss, family systems, and experiences that do not belong to only one person in the family.
