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Author: Pernell Plath Meier

Pernell Plath Meier grew up on the Iowa side of the Mississippi in the Quad Cities. She left behind a life of traumatic chaos to move out on her own at fifteen. She earned undergraduate science degrees with honors in biology, anthropology, and environmental studies, followed by graduate degrees in sustainable agriculture and anthropology at Iowa State University. She’s worked and traveled in ten countries, including a long-ago trip to see the Grateful Dead in Canada. After college, she moved to Kentucky to help farmers transition from tobacco production to local foods. She found her way to Southeast Minnesota and spent nearly twenty years raising gardens, chickens, dogs and cats, while homeschooling her five adopted children. Today Pernell juggles day to day life as a single mom with three kids still at home, a smaller flock of chickens and a new puppy, Buddy. Prior writings have centered on adoption and gardening.
December 31, 2019December 31, 2019 Pernell Plath Meier

New Year’s Resolution? Add Cast Iron to Your Kitchen

June 14, 2019January 6, 2020 Pernell Plath Meier

What Social Workers Need to Know When Working with Adoptive Families

June 14, 2019June 14, 2019 Pernell Plath Meier

“Have You Ever Even Told Him You Loved Him?”

April 27, 2019April 28, 2019 Pernell Plath Meier

Homeschoolers, We Have a Problem

April 7, 2019April 7, 2019 Pernell Plath Meier

The Hart Family Tragedy Underscores Need for CPS Reform

March 16, 2019March 17, 2019 Pernell Plath Meier

Effectively Rallying Resources for Your Adopted Child

February 25, 2019 Pernell Plath Meier

Therapists – The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

December 9, 2018December 10, 2018 Pernell Plath Meier

I’m Mad as Hell, but I’m Going to Keep Taking More (or, Navigating Birth Family Dynamics)

November 11, 2018November 12, 2018 Pernell Plath Meier

The Ripples of Suicide

August 29, 2018August 29, 2018 Pernell Plath Meier

The Boy Who Changed My Parenting

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