Journey Of The Adopted Self A Quest For

Betty Jean Lifton, whoseLost and Foundhas become a bible to adoptees and to those who would understand the adoption experience, explores further the inner world of the adopted person. She breaks new ground as she traces the adopted child's lifelong struggle to form an authentic sense of self. And she shows how both the symbolic and the literal search for roots becomes a crucial part of the journey toward wholeness.

Betty Jean Lifton, Ph.D., has done extensive research and counseling with all members of the adoption triad. She is the author of several books on adoption, including Twice Born: Memoirs of an adopted Daughter and Lost and Found: The Adoption Experience, as well as a young adult novel, I’m Still Me, and a children’s book, Tell Me a Real Adoption Story. She is also the author of The King of Children: A Biography of Janusz Korczak and A Place Called Hiroshima.

Part I THE SELF IN CRISIS

Betwixt and Between

3

(10)

The Mothered/Motherless Self

13

(8)

The Conspiracy of Silence

21

(7)

The Hidden Relationship

28

(8)

The Broken Narrative

36

(12)

Artificial Self, Forbidden Self

48

(17)

Stuck in the Life Cycle

65

(23)

The Antisocial Tendency

88

(21)

The Adult Child

109

(18)

Part II THE SELF IN SEARCH

The Call to Self

127

(19)

Alternate Reality

146

(29)

The Painted Bird

175

(16)

The Fathered/Fatherless Self

191

(21)

The Found Adoptee

212

(13)

The Mark of Oedipus

225

(16)

The Adoption Tie

241

(16)

Part III THE SELF IN TRANSFORMATION

Becoming Whole

257

(20)

The Best Interests of the Adopted Child

274

(3)

Resources

277

(22)

The Adoption Reform Network

National Umbrella Network of the Adoption Reform Movement

Birth Parent Support Groups

National and International Registries

Adoptive Parent Groups

Periodicals

Resource/Referral/Counseling Organizations

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Journey Of The Adopted Self A Quest For Wholeness

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