For more than thirty years, veteran clinical psychologist Ellen Weber Libby has been helping successful, often-powerful clients in Washington, DC—a place known for its outsized personalities—deal with their personal problems. One pattern that has emerged out of some 60,000 hours of therapy is what she calls "the favorite child complex." In this groundbreaking book, she describes in intimate detail how being the favorite child can confer both great advantages and also significant emotional ...

Thinking about being a parent? Thinking about adopting a child?Talk about a major life decision.Deciding whether to become a parent—through adoption, pregnancy, surrogacy, or co-parenting—is deeply personal and, for many, a secretive journey. The Calling to Adopt is your personal guide to exploring this profound choice with clarity so that you make your decision with more confidence.This book will help you:• Probe deeper so that you...