The Primal Wound


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The Primal Wound


The Primal Wound
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Author : Nancy Newton Verrier
language : en
Publisher: Verrier Publishing
Release Date : 1993

The Primal Wound written by Nancy Newton Verrier and has been published by Verrier Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Family & Relationships categories.


The Primal Wound is a book which is revolutionizing the way we think about adoption. In its application of information about pre- and perinatal psychology, attachment, bonding, and loss, it clarifies the effects of separation from the birth mother on adopted children. In addition, it gives those children, whose pain has long been unacknowledged or misunderstood, validation for their feelings, as well as explanations for their behavior. Since its original publication in 1993, The Primal Wound has become a classic in adoption literature and is considered the adoptees' bible. The insight which is brought to the experiences of abandonment and loss will contribute not only to the healing of adoptees, adoptive families, and birth parents, but will bring understanding and encouragement to anyone who has ever felt abandoned.



The Primal Wound


The Primal Wound
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Author : Nancy Newton Verrier
language : en
Publisher: British Association for Adoption and Fostering (Ba
Release Date : 2009

The Primal Wound written by Nancy Newton Verrier and has been published by British Association for Adoption and Fostering (Ba this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Adopted children categories.


Originally published in 1993, this classic piece of literature on adoption has revolutionised the way people think about adopted children. Nancy Verrier examines the life-long consequences of the 'primal wound' - the wound that is caused when a child is separated from its mother - for adopted people. Her argument is supported by thorough research in pre- and perinatal psychology, attachment, bonding and the effects of loss.



Coming Home To Self


Coming Home To Self
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Author : Nancy Newton Verrier
language : en
Publisher: British Association for Adoption and Fostering (Ba
Release Date : 2010

Coming Home To Self written by Nancy Newton Verrier and has been published by British Association for Adoption and Fostering (Ba this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Adopted children categories.


Although written with adopted children and adult adoptees in mind, Coming Home to Self is a book that can help anyone who has experienced an early childhood trauma or feels the need to re-examine their life and who they are. From understanding basic trauma and the neurological consequences of trauma to step by step methods of healing, Verrier's book will help readers discover their true self, take responsibility for that self and discover their personal spiritual path.



The Primal Wound


The Primal Wound
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Author : John Firman
language : en
Publisher: SUNY Press
Release Date : 1997-04-25

The Primal Wound written by John Firman and has been published by SUNY Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-04-25 with Psychology categories.


Argues that a primal wounding of the human spirit occurs in earliest human life that disrupts fundamental relationships and leads to anxiety, loneliness, and alienation; and shows how this wounding can be redeemed through therapy and through living one's life differently. To many of us, modern life is a headlong rush to avoid dark feelings that threaten to disrupt our lives at every turn. In order to block the surging tide of this hidden level of experience, we become enthralled with violence, sex, and mass media and addicted to alcohol, drugs, and power, and we compulsively strive for romance, success, and control. All of this, according to the authors, can be traced to the primal wound--a dark specter of isolation, abandonment, and alienation haunting human life. The primal wound is the result of a violation we all suffer in various ways, beginning in early childhood and continuing throughout life. Because we are treated not as individual, unique human beings but as objects, our intrinsic, authentic sense of self is annihilated. This primal wounding breaks the fundamental relationships that form the fabric of human existence: the relationship to oneself, to other people, to the natural world, and to a sense of transpersonal meaning symbolized in concepts such as the Divine, the Ground of Being, and Ultimate Reality. In this book, Firman and Gila apply object relations theory, self-psychology, transpersonal psychology, and psychosynthesis to the issues of psychological wounding, healing, and growth and show how this wounding can be redeemed through therapy and through changing one's way of living. "Firman and Gila integrate important material from diverse schools of psychology and then expand it with their personal touch. The Primal Wound presents a scholarly--yet understandable to the educated lay person--description of some of the important dynamics of psychological wounding from a broad perspective, while also going deep into the soul and even exploring our relationship to God. There is little available on this topic and in the area of trauma psychology." -- Charles Whitfield, M.D., author of Memory and Abuse: Remembering and Healing the Wounds of Trauma "I believe this book's central thesis to be highly provocative and important. Its strength is that it uses the idea of the 'primal wound' as a focus for a diverse collection of ideas from various sectors of the psychological and transpersonal literature. This kind of integrative scholarly work is very valuable. " -- John Suler, author of Contemporary Psychoanalysis and Eastern Thought John Firman and Ann Gila are teachers, authors, and psychotherapists in private practice in Palo Alto, California. Both were trained in psychosynthesis in the early 1970s, and Firman trained with its founder, Roberto Assagioli. They are adjunct faculty members at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology and lead public and professional programs both in the United States and abroad.



The Primal Wound


The Primal Wound
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Author : Nancy Newton Verrier
language : en
Publisher: Verrier Publishing
Release Date : 1993

The Primal Wound written by Nancy Newton Verrier and has been published by Verrier Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Family & Relationships categories.


The Primal Wound is a book which is revolutionizing the way we think about adoption. In its application of information about pre- and perinatal psychology, attachment, bonding, and loss, it clarifies the effects of separation from the birth mother on adopted children. In addition, it gives those children, whose pain has long been unacknowledged or misunderstood, validation for their feelings, as well as explanations for their behavior. Since its original publication in 1993, The Primal Wound has become a classic in adoption literature and is considered the adoptees' bible. The insight which is brought to the experiences of abandonment and loss will contribute not only to the healing of adoptees, adoptive families, and birth parents, but will bring understanding and encouragement to anyone who has ever felt abandoned.



Coming Home To Self


Coming Home To Self
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Author : Nancy Newton Verrier
language : en
Publisher: Verrier Publishing
Release Date : 2003

Coming Home To Self written by Nancy Newton Verrier and has been published by Verrier Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Adopted children categories.


This book explains the role of separation trauma in the life of adoptees and birth mothers and how that trauma affects the neurological system. It demonstrates how the inner, fearful child may be running the lives of adoptees. It shows how the meaning we give to events determines our beliefs and how those beliefs control our feelings, attitudes and behavior. It gives guidelines for discovering the authentic self and for becoming accountable for our impact on others.



Parenting For Peace


Parenting For Peace
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Author : Marcy Axness
language : en
Publisher: Sentient Publications
Release Date : 2012

Parenting For Peace written by Marcy Axness and has been published by Sentient Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Education categories.


This book emphasizes a mother's role in the development of the child's brain and emotional infrastructures.



Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew


Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew
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Author : Sherrie Eldridge
language : en
Publisher: Delta
Release Date : 2009-10-07

Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew written by Sherrie Eldridge and has been published by Delta this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-07 with Family & Relationships categories.


"Birthdays may be difficult for me." "I want you to take the initiative in opening conversations about my birth family." "When I act out my fears in obnoxious ways, please hang in there with me." "I am afraid you will abandon me." The voices of adopted children are poignant, questioning. And they tell a familiar story of loss, fear, and hope. This extraordinary book, written by a woman who was adopted herself, gives voice to children's unspoken concerns, and shows adoptive parents how to free their kids from feelings of fear, abandonment, and shame. With warmth and candor, Sherrie Eldridge reveals the twenty complex emotional issues you must understand to nurture the child you love--that he must grieve his loss now if he is to receive love fully in the future--that she needs honest information about her birth family no matter how painful the details may be--and that although he may choose to search for his birth family, he will always rely on you to be his parents. Filled with powerful insights from children, parents, and experts in the field, plus practical strategies and case histories that will ring true for every adoptive family, Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew is an invaluable guide to the complex emotions that take up residence within the heart of the adopted child--and within the adoptive home.



Adopted Women And Biological Fathers


Adopted Women And Biological Fathers
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Author : Elizabeth Hughes
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-03-01

Adopted Women And Biological Fathers written by Elizabeth Hughes and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-01 with Psychology categories.


Adopted Women and Biological Fathers offers a critical and deconstructive challenge to the dominant notions of adoptive identity. The author explores adoptive women’s experiences of meeting their biological fathers and reflects on personal narratives to give an authoritative overview of both the field of adoption and the specific history of adoption reunion. This book takes as its focus the narratives of 14 adopted women, as well as the partly fictionalised story of the author and examines their experiences of birth father reunion in an attempt to dissect the ways in which we understand adoptive female subjectivity through a psychosocial lens. Opening a space for thinking about the role of the discursively neglected biological father, this book exposes the enigmatic dimensions of this figure and how telling the relational story of 'reconciliation' might be used to complicate wider categories of subjective completeness, belonging, and truth. This book attempts to subvert the culturally normative unifying system of the mother-child bond, and prompts the reader to think about what the biological father might represent and how his role in relation to adoptive female subjects may be understood. This book will be essential reading for those in critical psychology, gender studies, narrative work, sociology and psychosocial studies, as well as appealing to anyone interested in adoption issues and female subjectivity.



Journey Of The Adopted Self


Journey Of The Adopted Self
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Author : Betty Jean Lifton
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2008-08-04

Journey Of The Adopted Self written by Betty Jean Lifton and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-08-04 with Psychology categories.


Betty Jean Lifton, whose Lost and Found has become a bible to adoptees and to those who would understand the adoption experience, explores further the inner world of the adopted person. She breaks new ground as she traces the adopted child's lifelong struggle to form an authentic sense of self. And she shows how both the symbolic and the literal search for roots becomes a crucial part of the journey toward wholeness.