Description
• Explores the adoption rift within oneself and the family to help adoptees understand feelings of alienation, disconnection, and not belonging
• Provides somatic practices, ancestral healing methods, and visualization exercises to reconnect with ancestry, culture, and develop an authentic sense of identity
• Addresses transnational and transracial adoption, reunification, and the complexities of navigating birth and adoptive family relationships
Adoption creates an emotional and energetic rift between self and others that many adoptees struggle to name or heal. Having been adopted herself, spiritual teacher Mary Mueller Shutan offers adult adoptees a path beyond the cultural narrative that often paints them as broken. As she explores the fog of fear, obligation, and guilt that obscures the energetic impact of adoption, she also provides tools to create a personal healing story free from the shame and silence that can surround the adoptee experience.
Shutan examines the emotional and energetic dynamics of adoption, including the adoption rift, the family energy field, and the archetypal roles of Orphan and Scapegoat that adoptees often inhabit. She addresses how adoption affects identity, attachment, and the capacity to feel safe and connected. Also discussed are the complexity of transnational and transracial adoption, the complexities of reunification, and the spiritual dimensions of being displaced from a birth family, ancestry, and culture.
This guide provides somatic practices and methods for connecting to ancestral lineage and culture, visualizations to heal the adoption rift, and tools to work with the inner child. Shutan offers guidance on how to create your own healing adoptive story as you develop your authentic identity.
Addressing the emotional, energetic, and spiritual dimensions of adoption, this comprehensive guide helps adoptees reclaim their voice and sense of belonging.
Product Details
Writer: Shutan, Mary Mueller
Release Date: 2027-05-11
FOC Date: 2027-04-06
Page Count: 272
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SKU: 9798888506370
Barcode: 9798888506370
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