Marcy Wineman Axness
Biography
Marcy Wineman Axness, an adoptee, lives in California with her husband and two children. She writes and lectures nationwide on adoption and pre- and perinatal issues, and is completing a novel, The Awakening of Pearl McEvoy.
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Painful Lessons
Watching the fight for Baby Richard in Illinois takes me right back to the summer of 1993. I'm sure none of us will soon forget the tragic story of Jessica, the moral of which was eloquently summed... [more]
A Therapist Counsels Adoptive Parents
Wendy McCord is a psychotherapist in the Phoenix area with a special interest in the treatment of problems related to prenatal and perinatal trauma and loss. Dr. McCord was Chairperson of the 1994... [more]
A Different Kind of Relationship
Nancy Verrier is an adoptive mother and therapist and whose groundbreaking 1993 book, The Primal Wound: Understanding the Adopted Child brought to light the effects on children of separation from... [more]
When Does Adoption Begin?
When does Adoption Begin?Marcy Wineman AxnessWith narrative from the experience of Heather Lowe, birthmother The only thing I was ever told was that it was best to begin separating now. To [more]
Authentic Beginnings, Real Bonds
Authentic Beginnings, Real Bonds: Honest Talk About Adoption The road to adoption is invariably a painful one for parents, marked by many losses--the child they might have had, but for infertility;... [more]
Once Removed
Once RemovedOnce removed. That is how I have felt for most of my life. Standing apart once removed from the stuff of real, human life. Outside once removed looking in, an alien. Exempt from some... [more]
In Defense of the "Primal Wound"
"When you come downFrom your Ivory TowerYou will see how it really must beTo be like me to see like meTo feel like me"--Van Morrison, 1986A few years back my husband was sufferin [more]
In the Best Interests of Whom?
And yet another child, "Baby" Richard from Illinois, has fallen prey to the inadequacies of a system that is supposed to protect him as he innocently pursues his life, liberty and happiness. We are... [more]
Between Adoptive Parents and Birthmothers
Responses to the Nancy Verrier interview on contemporary Open Adoption issues.From adoption professionals and experts"The key thing is to have a professional on hand to protect the birthparent's [more]
Many Hands: An Adoptee's Healing Journey
I've often thought that my real healing began on the breezy morning when I watched my adoptive mother's ashes sink into the endless blue of Maui's friendly waves. Even as I sobbed the deepest of... [more]
Whose Needs Define What Is "Optimal" For An Adoption?
Whose Needs Define What Is "Optimal" For An Adoption? An Author/Editor DialogueMarcy Axness: Michael, I love your concept of "baby-driven" adoption, along with the admonition to remember t [more]
