Angie K Elliston, an adoptive mom of 13 shares her struggle raising traumatized children is an honest heart-felt story that explores how they navigated through the obstacles and trials of raising 13 children, society's expectations, and their eventual rise from the ashes of destruction to start a new life. It is an unfettered and detailed account of one family's adoption experience in America. Phoenix Bound is an invaluable resource for understanding and appreciating those on the front lines battling the effects of trauma.
Angie K and her husband have been married over 25 years and have adopted from the foster care system, adoption disruptions, internationally independent, and privately. Their oldest at adoption was 16 years old and their youngest was newborn. They have seen trauma up close and personal and the effects of trauma in their young adult lives.