Primal Wound

Primal Wound

"Primal Wound" 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 pysiological, and examines the effects of disrupting such bonds.


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