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The Primal Wound: Understanding the Adopted Child Download countdown app for mac. is a book by American author Nancy Verrier published in 1993. The book posits that there is a 'primal wound' that develops when a mother and child are separated by adoption shortly after childbirth. It describes the mother and child as having a vital connected relationship which is physical, psychological and physiological, and examines the effects of disrupting such bonds. Vmware esxi 6 download torrent.
The primary focus of the book is on the effects of adoption on the adoptee. A central theme is the assertion that all adoptees, even those adopted at birth, will retain memories of the separation from their birth mothers, and that regardless of the way the adoption is presented and handled by adoptive parents, these memories will have profound effects on the emotional and psychological well-being of the child and adult adoptee.
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'The Primal Wound: Understanding the Adopted Child', by Nancy Verrier, is a challenging and courageous work. A book which adoptees call their 'bible,' it is a must read for anyone connected with adoption: adoptees, birth parents, adoptive parents, therapists, educators, and attorneys. In its application of information about perinatal psychology, attachment, bonding, and lo.more
Published December 31st 1993 by Gateway Press, Inc.
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GenevièveIt's a non-fiction book about raising and understanding the special issues adopted children have.
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This was a fascinating book. As an adopted person, it illuminated a lot of the feelings and issues I have had for years but never had a name for. It made me realize that it's healthy to have anger and sadness related to the loss of my birthmom, whereas before I thought I should just be grateful to have ended up with the family I got.
It also brings into question adoption as an institution and how our society might rethink it. The author makes the point (and backs it up with evidence) that taking.more
Mar 17, 2012Peggie rated it it was amazing
The thing about being adopted is that even if you are 'well-adjusted' and have been told since you were an infant that you were 'lucky to have the family you have,' you still feel like an alien. May 20, 2007Missy rated it it was amazing
The problem with being well adjusted and lucky - is that you feel guilty for feeling like an alien. And there are few (if any) people who understand the pain and frustration you've been carrying around in your head and heart. That's not to say that other people are unloving or mean, or that you're whole li.more
Recommends it for: Anyone/everyone who was adopted.
This book shed so much light on certain issues of adopted children, and helped me understand myself better. Whether or not they can access them, adoptees have feelings about being adopted, and this book clearly lays out the biology/psychology behind it all, and how to deal. I wish I had found this book during adolescence.
Jan 02, 2015Elizabeth Andrew rated it liked it
A friend of mine said THE PRIMAL WOUND was a must for every adoptive parent. At first I agreed. I appreciate Verrier's insistence that we acknowledge the fundamental wound children experience when they are separated from their birth mothers. Too many adopting parents (myself included) don't understand the gravity of this hurt and how it shapes the child's entire life. Sep 15, 2007Reena rated it it was amazing
But the more I read Verrier, the more frustrated I became. The primal wound she explores is just one in a panorama of human suffe.more
Recommends it for: any adoptee who struggles (or has struggled) with feelings of grief/loss/rage
more about myself than i wanted to know.j/k :) this book was powerful because it validated and put words to feelings i have always had but never been able to fully express.
Jul 11, 2010Rhonda Rae Baker rated it it was amazing
I read this in '93 when I was searching for my birth family. Found them but was too late to meet my birth mother. Later identified my birth father, who was different than my legal father at the time, and know my half-sister who doesn't acknowledge me as such. There is always a tangled story when it comes to birth and adoption.I was blessed to be adoped to the wonderful parents that raised me.(-:
Looking at this over ten years later, I realize there were many things about myself that I couldn'.more
As both a birth mother and an adoptive mother, I found this book emotionally wrenching. Reading it did make me feel less alone, however, as it helped me to understand that the behaviors and personality quirks with which my now-adult adopted son has struggled are common in adopted children. I just wish I had known enough to read this when he was a confused, adopted teen-ager. I highly recommend this book to any adoptive parent. And to professionals -- such as psychotherapists, guidance counsellor.more
This is an insightful and intense book for an adoptee wanting to understand him or herself. Also good for those that love an adoptee to help you understand some of the 'issues' that arise for some adoptees.
Jan 08, 2013Christina rated it it was amazing
As an adoptee, this was such an eye opener for me and explained so much of my behaviour that I'd never considered adoption-related.
Every adoptee should read this at least once.
Jan 11, 2013Gypsysoul_ rated it it was amazing
I think that every adopted child should read this book. Even when you feel like you've 'worked through it all' there are things that linger you never knew stemmed from your initial Primal Wound.
Mar 25, 2011Amanda rated it liked it
Shelves: total-read, 2008-reads, non-fiction, adoption
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Jan 07, 2008brass rated it it was amazing
the most difficult book i'll never finish. it's also another book i tend to give away a lot, mostly so i won't feel guilty for not getting past page 33.
Very interesting theory on something I always wondered about--why adopted kids, even those adopted as newborns right from the hospital, have such struggles.
Apr 17, 2008
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Recommends it for: Adoptees, adoptive parents and parents hoping to adopt
A must-read for any adopted kid or parent of an adopted kid. It explains many reasons that adopted kids do some of the things they do. And it can help both the adoptee and the adopter understand why their parent/child relationship is so different from those who were raised by their biological families. This book was by far one of the best books I've ever read.
Apr 05, 2007Mary rated it it was amazing
The best book about adoption that I have read.
I approached this book with some skepticism, but Wow, the author nailed many of the feelings I’ve faced as an an adoptee.
I’ll definitely have to spend some time thinking about the many issues in this book. Definitely worth a read by anyone in the adoption triangle.
Nov 28, 2014Shelli rated it it was amazing
I read this as a person who was given away as an infant and then adopted 2 weeks later by a wonderful couple. I was never convinced that because I was 'chosen' (something told to me in a well meaning way by my parents), that this fact somehow cleared up or erased the fact that I was given up by my mother. I do believe in the primal wound and now have words to describe it and this author does a great job communicating this with examples, research and her own experience as an adoptive mother and p.more
Her idea that separating a child from their birth is traumatic no matter what is very intriguing. However her style was a struggle for me. She mixes making statements that sound like they are from clinical studies with new age comments and statements. It was hard to parse out the data from her opinion. It would have helped a lot if in addition to the references listed in the back some of her statements cited specific studies.
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Seems that whatever child one adopts, that child will be permanently scarred, and the adoptive parens (adoptive mother especially) will never quite be able to fully bond and having a loving relationship with her child. (And furthermore, sending the kid to daycare, regardless of circumstances and necessity, is horrendously detrimental.)
A highly enlightening, partly devastating look into the minds of adopted children. I highly recommend this book if you know someone who is adopted and can't seem to figure out why they act the way they do sometimes. I also recommend it for adopted children but please be sure to have someone you can talk to.
Mar 23, 2019Joey rated it really liked it
As the title of this book about adoptees indicates, author Nancy Newton Verrier views adoption as a process that wounds adoptees on a fundamental level. Her central theory based on research and personal experience is that severing the connection between a mother and child leaves a wound which profoundly impacts sense of self, including self-worth and self-esteem. She has a strong message for adoptees:
'What adoptees need to know is that their experience was real. Adoption isn’t a concept to be l.more
Mar 31, 2019Vicki Riddiough rated it really liked it
The idea of the primal wound is valid & I have my own fostering experiences that concur with a lot of what Verrier discusses. I do think it’s a book that should be in the fostering / adoptive parent’s personal library, as it is so important to honor & validate the child as an individual with a unique history, with a heritage all their own, one that does not include foster / adoptive parent.
I felt this would be a much more challenging book to read if one had adopted / is hoping to adopt &.more
Jun 11, 2018Kirsten Johanson rated it really liked it
I’ve been working through this book over a few months. As an adoptive parent, these chapters and words and concepts are sticking with me more than anything else I’ve read on adoption.
I struggle at times with our system of adoption. I struggle to think that my child is “just fine now” because we love him and are providing stability. I struggle with the balance of advocating for ethical adoption practices when truly needed and wanting to restructure the current system so that so many adoptions ar.more
Although the key idea, that the separation of infant and biological mother is a trauma that greatly affects the child, is an important concept to explore, there is very little research in this book. It’s qualitative rather than quantitative if it’s research at all. The author frames her experiences working as a therapist and living as an adoptive mother as THE facts of how people experience adoption rather than framing them as common experiences. This may be okay to a certain extent, but not whe.more
Apr 03, 2019Michelle Edwards rated it did not like it
I did not finish this book it was so bad. As an adoptee I've had a few issues. I figured some were related to the adoption. So I bought this book. It is extremely biased toward the negative and very inaccurate. First off - she needs to learn scientific method. She frequently uses the phrase 'most adoptees' - based on what? What is your sample size? Did you have controls? I suspect she bases her opinions on the adoptees she has seen in her practice. So hardly a non-biased study with a well repres.more
I'm ambivalent about this book. On the one hand, I think it would be most insightful guide for anyone considering adoption or for any adoptee who decides to search for their birthmother. In anticipating and preparing for the many milestones, unsuspected pitfalls, conflicts and resolutions that accompany these actions, Ms. Vedder offers thoughtful and intuitive suggestions. That being said, I have several caveats. First, this is printed for the author at a commercial press; it is apparently not p.more
May 31, 2013Sam rated it really liked it
A very interesting read and illuminating on the topic of early loss. It's basic premise is that an infant remembers on an emotional and visceral level the loss of their first mother. As the mother of a two year old I have seen how she remembers traumatic events in her young life (surgery) and its continued impact.
I imagine this would be a very hard book for a birth mother to read, but for an adoptee (myself) it was very helpful in identifying some of my own issues of loss, attachment, and traum.more
Sep 28, 2017Matthew rated it liked it
I read this because it's referenced in so many places as a THE first book for adoptees to read when starting to deal with adoption-related issues. In some ways, I agree with that. This was obviously an important and ground-breaking book when it was first published in the 1990's. So while I do think it's valid to read I would only suggest it with a number of warnings.
It tries to spell out a number of psychological issues and ties them all back to that first great loss of a child being taken away.more
There need to be more books and just(culture) in general, movies, groups, literature regarding the dark underside of adoption. Adoption is not the absolutely most wonderfully incredible experience for the many silenced voices on the 'wrong side' of adoption--those NOT making any money from it, nor profiteering from its transaction of business and heartless bureaucracy--those who frequently regard and consider it as a rather gigantic bane. Fun fact: a large majority of birth mothers reclaim their.more
I was adopted at birth, and I am the father of a child adopted at 5 months. This book is fucking garbage and the author is doing incredible harm to the wonderful experience that is adoption. If one had no personal experience with adoption, they would be so frightened of adopting a child, and would think that adoptees are permanently mentally damaged to the point of severe mental illness just because they were adopted. I'm sorry she has had a difficult time with her adoption experience, but she i.more
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