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Scenario

When adopted children seek biological connections

I adopted my daughter from foster care when she was five and now at sixteen she wants to find her birth mother and I'm terrified I'm going to lose her.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The fear that love given isn't enough to overcome the pull of biological origins exposes the vulnerability in chosen family bonds.

Your guide for this
Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Family as belonging — and its limits?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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