"Joe
Soll has probably worked with
adoptees and first parents more
than anyone else on the planet.
His approach has always involved
empathy, intuition and
introspection, without which
dialogue runs dry. Few know the
depth of the adoptee and first
parent experience as well as Joe
Soll, especially the dark side,
where loss and loneliness
reside.
Combining his experience, or
perhaps we should say wisdom, with
current therapeutic approaches, Joe
creates an environment where
growth can occur.Read his
work, try it out, see how it works
for you." -Robert
Andersen, M.D., psychiatrist,
author of Second Choice:
Growing Up Adopted and co-author
of A Bridge Less Traveled: Twice Visited
Injuries caused by separation
of mother and child can, in
time and with work, be dealt
with effectively to the point
where the loss will
not interfere daily in
our lives. Instead,
the pain might rear
its head a few times a
year. We may need to
cry--get a hug and perhaps
vent our anger--but the pain
will pass more quickly each
time."
"And the day
came when the risk to remain closed in
a bud became more painful than the
risk it took to blossom" - Anais
Nin