The Orphan Wound

Books

The Hero Within: Six Archetypes We Live By by Carol Pearson.

Awakening the Heroes Within: Twelve Archetypes to Help Us Find Ourselves and Transform Our World by Carol Pearson: Here, Pearson expands to twelve archetypes, providing a more detailed analysis of the Orphan and its role in personal growth and self-discovery.

Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype by Clarissa Pinkola Estés.

Healing the Child Within: Discovery and Recovery for Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families by Charles Whitfield.

Mother Hunger: How Adult Daughters Can Understand and Heal from Lost Nurturance, Protection, and Guidance by Kelly McDaniel.

Healing the Child Within by Charles L. Whitfield

Belonging: Remembering Ourselves Home by Toko-pa Turner

Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by Sue Johnson

Books exploring the "Orphan wound" that often address themes of abandonment, attachment trauma, and the quest for belonging:

Mother Hunger: How Adult Daughters Can Understand and Heal from Lost Nurturance, Protection, and Guidance by Kelly McDaniel.

Healing the Child Within by Charles L. Whitfield

Belonging: Remembering Ourselves Home by Toko-pa Turner

Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love by Sue Johnson

Recommended work on abandonment recovery: Healing Abandonment with Susan Anderson:

https://www.abandonment.net/?srsltid=AfmBOopffUFkHGJhh0be1OuMVX9GBeVFfKWET5zZle-UGXy0UHRd8IzR