Born Into Loss - by Sarah Reed Vollmann & Joann M O'Leary (Hardcover)
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Highlights
- Subsequent siblings, also known as replacement children, were born after the death of a sibling, and face a familial landscape that was dramatically altered by loss.
- About the Author: Sarah Vollmann is a registered, board-certified art therapist, licensed independent clinical social worker, and doctoral student in Tulane University's DSW program.
- 300 Pages
- Family + Relationships, Siblings
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About the Book
Subsequent siblings, also known as replacement children, were born after the death of a sibling, and face a familial landscape that was dramatically altered by loss. Born into Loss explores the common repercussions of their role and shares complex life stories from more than one hundred subsequent sibling interviews.Book Synopsis
Subsequent siblings, also known as replacement children, were born after the death of a sibling, and face a familial landscape that was dramatically altered by loss. Born into Loss explores the common repercussions of their role and shares complex life stories from more than one hundred subsequent sibling interviews.
Review Quotes
Born Into Loss is a wonderful work and a real contribution to the ways that children
and their families deal with the enduring presence of a deceased sibling. While written for families, this book is a thoughtful and sensitive guide--but also a valuable asset to the
counselors who assist them. It is a real gift!"
Sibling loss often goes unnoticed and is downplayed, and its complexity deepens for replacement children, born after the death of a brother or sister. In this groundbreaking book, the authors intricately explore the emotional landscape of individuals living in the shadows, and compelled to fill roles left vacant by a deceased sibling they never had the chance to meet. This book is a reminder that even unacknowledged losses leave enduring imprints, and sheds light on the resilience and unique challenges faced by replacement children who navigate the intricate paths of grief and identity.
This book provides a vital and compassionate resource for bereaved parents who are pregnant with a subsequent child. In addition to addressing the experience of children born after loss, it includes supportive, informative suggestions for grieving parents, to help them understand their continuing bond to their deceased child and their attachment process with the baby that follows.
About the Author
Sarah Vollmann is a registered, board-certified art therapist, licensed independent clinical social worker, and doctoral student in Tulane University's DSW program. She maintains a private practice with a specialization in grief and loss, and she is a faculty member of the Portland Institute for Loss and Transition. As a member of the Artful Grief team of art therapists, she works with families facing suicide bereavement and traumatic loss. She is also the Lead Counselor at Buckingham Browne and Nichols School in Massachusetts, and an advisory board member of the Replacement Child Forum. She has published articles and book chapters on grief and loss, and she presents both nationally and internationally on art therapy, grief, and bereavement.
Joann O'Leary has a PhD, MPH from the University of MN, and MS in Psychology from Queens University Belfast, NI. Endorsed as a Level IV research mentor in Infant Mental Health. She was 2018 Fulbright Specialist at University College Cork. Her research focuses on how perinatal loss and the pregnancy that follows impact families and has spoken nationally and internationally on this topic.
