How do we get to the place where we believe we are enough? Amidst a childhood filled with abuse, lies, and shame JJ Rett developed a powerful sense of intuition and inner drive. She will discuss the ways in which she coped with being raised by an abusive parent, navigated her “late-discovery adoptee” identity, and repaired connections with her biological and adoptive families.

Her journey through the many traumas and breakthroughs she has experienced, from the circumstances that led to her relinquishment, to the day she learned that she was adopted twenty years prior, to living in reunion with both sides of her biological family, has brought her to a place where she now shares her insights and various healing modalities with others. She hopes that by sharing her story, others may be empowered on their own paths and, along the way, uncover their present and future selves.

About JJ
JJ Rett is a certified life coach who finds much of her joy in working with other members of the adoption constellation as they navigate their own experiences. She is a volunteer with Adoption Network Cleveland and has been a member since 2015, when she and over 400,000 other Ohio adoptees were granted access to their original birth records.

Prior to her work as a coach, JJ was the Assistant Director of Admissions at The Juilliard School. She holds a B.F.A in Stage Management from Wright State University and earned her coaching certification from Upbuild in 2024. JJ is living in reunion with both sides of her biological family and currently lives in Dayton, OH with her husband and three young children.