{"product_id":"the-quiet-wound-dr-iris-donovan-9798240943034","title":"The Quiet Wound: Healing from Emotionally Immature Parents and Reclaiming Your True Self","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSomething happened in your childhood that left no visible mark.But it shaped everything about how you experience love, connection, and yourself.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you grew up with a parent who was emotionally unavailable - who managed their own feelings at your expense, who needed you to be who they needed rather than who you were, who was present but never really there - you know the specific loneliness of a childhood that looked normal from the outside and felt insufficient from within.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Invisible Wound\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e is the comprehensive guide to understanding, grieving, and healing from the lasting effects of emotionally immature parenting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside you will discover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- What emotional immaturity in parents actually is - and why it causes such specific, lasting harm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- The four types of emotionally immature parents and the characteristic wounds each produces\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Why the physiological legacy lives in your nervous system, not just your memories\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- The relational patterns - anxious attachment, avoidance, compulsive caretaking - that follow you into adulthood\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- The grief nobody told you to feel for the parent who could have been\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- How earned security develops through new relational experience\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Recovering your authentic self: preferences, values, and the person you were before the adaptations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- How to set limits with an emotionally immature parent now\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- The practice of self-parenting: giving yourself what you needed then\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Breaking the intergenerational cycle in your own family\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by a clinical psychologist with twenty years of experience specializing in adult children of emotionally immature parents, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Invisible Wound\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e offers both the understanding and the specific tools that genuine healing requires.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou were always worth full emotional presence.This book shows you the path to claiming it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dr Iris Donovan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798240943034\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dr. Iris Donovan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/11\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.22d","brand":"Dr Iris Donovan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50665718939903,"sku":"9798240943034","price":19.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-quiet-wound-dr-iris-donovan-9798240943034","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}