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Scenario

When an adopted child connects with birth family and your role feels diminished

My son is adopted and recently found his birth mother but now he seems less interested in our family stories and I'm afraid I'm losing my place in his history

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

An adopted child's discovery of biological origins can threaten the adoptive family's sense of narrative centrality and belonging.

Your guide for this
Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The biography impulse — being remembered?”

Peri

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