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| The PRIMAL WOUND; understanding the Adopted Child by Nancy Newton Verrier In it's application of information about pre- and peri-natal psychology, attachment, bonding and loss, this book clarifies the effects of separation from the birthmother on adopted children. In addition, it gives adoptees validation for their feelings, as well as explanations for their behaviour. The insights the author brings to the experiences of abandonment and loss will contribute to the healing process of adoptees, adoptive families and birthmothers. BEING ADOPTED: The Lifelong Search for Self by David M. Brodzinsky, Marshal D. Schechter & Robin Marantz Henig This book examines the lifelong impact being adopted can have on the adoptee. It probes the complex issues that are involved in this ongoing life process. Five themes run throughout this book: the experience of adoptees; developmental perspectives; normality; search for self and sense of loss. Being Adopted is a compelling read for all members of the adoption triangle. JOURNEY OF THE ADOPTED SELF: A Quest For Wholeness by Betty Jean Lifton In exploring the inner world of the adopted person, Lifton shows that the search for biological and historical roots can be a journey towards wholeness. This book draws on a study of adult adoptees as well as the author's personal experiences to illuminate how adoptees form an authentic sense of self. OUTER SEARCH INNER JOURNEY: An orphan and Adoptees Quest by Peter F. Dodds This moving piece of work is a personal account of the author's experience with intercountry adoption. His story is both a search for roots and a parallel inner journey towards healing. It is about the loss of family and heritage, rejection and abandonment, shame, guilt, rage and betrayal. It is also a story about triumph, faith, forgiveness and the infinite power of love. Dodds uses a flowing, narrative style that will engage you in an adoptee's unique struggle for identity. A ROAD CALLED ADOPTION by Irene Berman and Eileen Jordan The authors of this sensitively written book address issues arising from the impact of adoption.This book - based on case histories - was written in an attempt to answer some of the many questions arising out of the adoption dilemma. It is told from the perspective of adoptees, birthparents and adoptive parents who are all from vastly different backgrounds and cultures. This is a moving and stirring story packed with human drama. COLOR OF DIFFERENCE: Journeys in Transracial Adoption by The Post Adoption Resource Centre, Sydney. This is a collection of personal stories and photographs giving some unique insights into what it is like to grow up in a family where you are of a different race to those around you. We are able to learn about racism, about the sense of loss that adoption can create, about the love within many of these families, and importantly, about what has made the difference between a positive and a negative experience of adotpion. We follow the journeys of the adoptees as they write with honesty about their struggles to incorporate a positive racial identity into their sense of self. The 27 adoptees area remarkable, inspiring group of young Australians with much to teach us about the real impact of transracial adoption. back to top of page |
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