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BirthMother, Natural Mother, First Mother, Survivor
This site is dedicated to:
Survivors of child relinquishment
Rape survivors
Adoptees / Survivors
Paul David (my lost baby)
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It's estimated that about 6 million mothers are survivors of child relinquishment.
An adoption decree aborted a relationship between a Natural Mother and her child.
What does one do with trauma? Each of us is unique, so each will choose different paths to healing. What may be common to all trauma survivors is that we try to find some meaning in the trauma! In my case, I felt a strong need to transform my toxic experiences into something positive. I needed to somehow attenuate the toxicity of it all. I needed to feel that my suffering was not in vain. Transforming the aftermath of rape and loss of my child into writing was not an easy task. At times, I nearly drowned in a sea of emotions. There are no words to describe that struggle. Nor are there words to explain the pure exhilaration that accompanied the finding of my child whom I had not seen for twenty-two years!
My Survivor Books
Search for Paul David by Pauline A. Evans
"The story of a woman searching for her son--and the part of her soul she lost at his conception and surrender..." (Sue Martin, adoptive mother and spouse of an adoptee, search counselor with Truth Seekers in Adoption, Chicago)
"A heart-felt cry for justice. An 'unwed mother' from the 1960s demonstrates the poisonous context in which she was coerced to relinquish her child--and the terrible toll of the separation." (Ricky Solinger, author of Wake Up Little Susie: Single Pregnancy and Race Before Roe vs. Wade (Routledge 1992)
Doctors Who Rape: Malpractice and Misogyny (by Pauline Trumpi)
This book is about rape, pregnancy, the legal system, and child relinquishment.
Reviews
"The word, the idea of rape suggests bad men lurking in dark alleys to attack unsuspecting strangers. Writing through clenched teeth, Pauline Trumpi tells us how she was drugged, raped, and inseminated by a trusted psychiatrist who evaded significant punishment through the complicity of the organizations set up to protect us from bad people. As part of her own recovery, Ms. Trumpi has assembled a wide range of information about doctors who violate both their patients and the Hippocratic Oath that has been the basic contract for our safety in their hands. What started as her humiliation at the hands of a doctor became first a victim's rage and now a survivor's manual of use to us all."
-Donald L. Nathanson, M.D., Executive Director, The Silvan S. Tomkins Institute; Clinical Professor of Psychiatry & Human Behavior, Jefferson Medical College; Editor of Knowing Feeling: Affect, Script and Psychotherapy
"Because I do therapy mainly with victims of crime, this book is a much needed, valuable tool. . . . Positive changes occur in our legal system due to efforts such as Ms. Trumpi's. It takes courage to write in such a frank, honest manner."
-Nancy Gamble, Ph.D.
Co-author of The Second Rape and No, Go, and Tell
"Some people tell the truth about the profession, others tell their own stories, and still others give information, but rarely does anyone combine everything in one book. This is that rare book--honest, useful, and like a fist in the face of those who abuse their power. But it is not bitter or vicious--just uncompromisingly true. This is the kind of book we need. In every field. I salute Pauline Trumpi."
-Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
Author of When Elephants Weep, Assault on Truth, and Dogs Never Lie About Love
". . . the most comprehensive study of its kind on this most difficult and troubling issue. All of the bases have been covered . . . supported by meticulous research. . . . the analyzing of actual cases makes this book a powerful tool and I recommend it as a 'must read' for anyone required to work within the criminal or civil justice systems of today."
-R.J. Grinstead, Sgt.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
". . . Ms. Trumpi's book is telling us the truth about assault, helping to retire the myth that strangers are the only dangerous persons."
-Joseph Weinberg
Rape Prevention Educator
President of Men Stopping Rape, Madison, Wisconsin
". . . an excellent analysis of the devastating effects on the patient who is sexually abused. . . . The book carefully covers the medical, legal, and social issues which come into play. . . . I highly recommend this book."
-Kenneth L. Cunniff, Esq.
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Rohypnol is used by some drug-rapists; but a number of other substances have been used by rapists to decrease a person's ability to resist a sexual assault. For example, barbiturates or tranquilizers have been used, and are often slipped into the victim's drink. Drug rapes are not a new phenomenon!
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IMPROVES GENERAL COPING SKILLS
Author: DAVID BURNS
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