Back from the Abyss: Psychiatry in Stories

Parenting through the storm-- Adoption, trauma, acceptance, and humility


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BFTA storyteller Frank shares the joy, confusion, chaos, utter fear, and deepest gratitude when he and his partner Brad adopted and raised two boys, ages 4 and 2, from the foster care system. Twenty years ago, when Frank adopted the boys, trauma was not in the public awareness as it is today, and he was told that these little boys, who had spent some time in a meth house, might well have some challenges…..but he never could have expected what awaited.

Can love overcome trauma? Can stability and structure and patience and compassion adequately compensate for profound early childhood neglect and abuse?  Frank’s story is just one example, but it’s a beautiful one, these two dads trying to find a way to heal deep attachment wounds without a roadmap. 

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