Parenting The Adopted Child

Adoption isn't just a story of love-it's also a story of loss, identity, and healing.Before adoption, there is rupture. A child loses connection with their first family, their roots, and their beginnings.Love alone isn't enough. It's the ongoing commitment to repair, to understand the grief beneath the behaviour, that builds trust and belonging.Drawing from years of work as a psychotherapist, the author brings together insights from attachment theory, developmental trauma, and psychoanalytic thinking to explore what it truly means to raise-and to be-an adopted child.With compassion and depth, this book offers a space to reflect on the hidden layers of adoption: the loss that comes before the love, the resilience that follows the rupture, and the courage it takes to build connection after disconnection.Written from both professional and personal experience-as a therapist and a mother-this book invites readers to see adoption not as a rescue, but as a lifelong relationship of repair and hope.Perfect for: - - Adoptive parents and those considering adoption - - Therapists, social workers, and educators - - Anyone seeking a deeper understanding of attachment, trauma, and healing