Homing In: An Adopted Child's Story Mandala of Connecting, Reunion, and Belonging

By Susan Kay Mossman Riva

By homing in, we activate our inner compass for belonging.

A Miraculous Adoption Story About Reunion and Divine Timing.

Dr. Susan Mossman Riva was adopted in Omaha, Nebraska in 1963. In 1995, she sought the help of the Nebraska Children's Home to find her birth mother, leading to the discovery of her birth family in 1996. Miraculously, her search and reunion coincided with her biological sister's search. The awe and joy of homecoming brought her to the realization that synchronicity acts as a guidepost, repairing relational brokenness. The divine timing of their reunion happened months before their biological, maternal grandmother died. Susan connects the phases of her life in an intricate story mandala.

As an adopted child, she innately understands all that can be lost through her experience of separation. This awareness became a driving force as she steadfastly worked for reconciliation in all her relations. With loving intent, she embarked upon a journey seeking to reunite and reconcile with all those she belonged to. By connecting and engaging in an intentional forgiveness process. Susan was ultimately able to forge a pathway homing in to wholeness.

Readers will discover the power of the homing in mechanism that can be activated and used as an inner compass for all pathfinders. Susan's social science background provides an explanatory framework, sharing knowledgeability about generative and transformative processes.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WriteLife Publishing
• Release date: Mar 1, 2020
• ISBN: 9781608082285

Susan Kay Mossman Riva

Susan Mossman Riva graduated from the University of Colorado in Boulder in 1986 with a degreen in International Relations. She later completed the European Master in Mediation in Valais, Switzerland and created a mediation service for political asylum seekers for the Valais Canton. In 2009, she received her doctorate in the Social Sciences at the University of Tilburg in the Netherlands. Her thesis was entitled "Conflict Narratives: Mediation Case Studies in an Intercultural Context. Her postdoctoral work has been in public health research focusing on mental health, immigrant health, and recently the Senior Living Lab. She teaches mediation at the University of Geneva's Valais Camus and medical anthropology at Creighton University. She lives in Valais, Switzerland with her husband and children.