In this unique book, the reader is provided with a description of the unfolding of the adoptee's personality from birth, detailing each developmental milestone along the way, followed by different methods of healing the adoptee's wounds, including inner child work, visualizations, healing affirmations, and anger management. Every chapter includes a Myths and Realities of adoption section, a summary of the chapter and exercises to do one's own
I certainly learnt a lot with this book. I learned how important is the primordial wound and how we need to be conscious of the feelings of the adoptee.
Excellent resource for all members if the adoption triad!
Anyone who is close to anyone who is adopted should read this book. It’s an accurate telling of the issues many adoptees face, and contains wonderful tools and exercises to help heal the wounds associated with adoption. Thank you, Joe! Your dedication to this cause has clearly touched many many lives.
If you are adopted, I encourage you to read this, it validated a lot of my own experience and helped normalise a lot of feelings. There is much work to do but there is a path to follow.
Recommended by Wendy Aletha. I found it to be incredibly useful in understanding some of the issues that Ashleah is dealing with. Very powerful! I will pass on to her!
Stærk bog for alle, der har adoption tæt inde på livet, tror jeg. Skal nok læses med et ret åbent sind, hvis man ikke er vant til en slags terapeutisk genre.