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Being separated from her parents as a baby was an unhealed sorrow for Heidi, and her anguish followed her into the messy intimacy of family life.
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Nicholas Dawidoff, New Yorker, 10 May 2026
Our Extraordinary Summer by Lori Wilde Estranged sisters Calista and Athena Dempsey are forced to reunite on Hobby Island after their mother’s death, confronting old betrayals and unhealed wounds.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
Festival travel across the U.S. in particular will be aptly widespread, though the film’s commercial prospects hinge on audiences’ willingness to pick at an unhealed wound.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
The moral injury to U.S. service members remains unhealed.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2026
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Nicholas Dawidoff, New Yorker, 10 May 2026
Our Extraordinary Summer by Lori Wilde Estranged sisters Calista and Athena Dempsey are forced to reunite on Hobby Island after their mother’s death, confronting old betrayals and unhealed wounds.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
Festival travel across the U.S. in particular will be aptly widespread, though the film’s commercial prospects hinge on audiences’ willingness to pick at an unhealed wound.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
The moral injury to U.S. service members remains unhealed.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2026
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“Unhealed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unhealed. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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unhealed
adjective
un·healed
ˌən-ˈhēld 
: not healed
unhealed wounds
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