Barbara Dowds

Beyond the Frustrated Self

Overcoming Avoidant Patterns and Opening to Life

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Produktbeschreibung

This book foregrounds the life struggles of an individual, Brenda, in such a way that argument and theoretical exploration arise organically out of experience. The "frustration" of the title is traced to avoidant attachment - pretending not to need others.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Juni 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 576g
• ISBN-13: 9780367102289
• ISBN-10: 0367102285
• Artikelnr.: 57382653

Autorenporträt

Barbara Dowds

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
The Frustration of Aliveness
How attachment styles are mirrored in energy regulation patterns
The roots of boredom and addiction
Attention and the soul: the scientist versus the poet
Impingement and Loss of Self
Boundaries and contact: outer and inner distortions
Time
space
and silence: regaining our capacity to experience
Thrownness and Limitation: Navigating The Social World
Competitiveness as the struggle for recognition and respect
Activism versus integrity: resolving the dilemma?
Beyond Frustration: Towards Integration and Well-Being
Reflecting and creating the self: the uses of narrative
Integration: perspectives from complexity theory and neuroscience
Achieving well-being: play and spiritual practice as transformational hubs