Verrier, Nancy
The Primal Wound: Understanding the Adopted Child
- ISBN 13:
- 9780963648006
- author:
- Verrier, Nancy
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Verrier Publishing
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2003
- Pages:
- 231
- Genre:
- Opinion of the People
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
The Primal Wound: Understanding the Adopted Child by Nancy Newton Verrier This groundbreaking book offers a profound understanding of the impact of adoption on children, providing validation for their feelings and explanations for their behavior. By exploring pre- and perinatal psychology, attachment, bonding, and loss, it sheds light on the effects of separation from birth mothers on adopted children. First published in 1993, The Primal Wound has become a seminal work in adoption literature, offering insight into abandonment and loss that can benefit not only adoptees, adoptive families, and birth parents but also anyone who has felt abandoned. This book provides a powerful tool for healing and understanding, making it an essential resource for those seeking to comprehend the complexities of adoption.