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Book SynopsisCycle Magic is a transformative guide for women who are ready to harness the power of natural energy cycles to create sustainable well-being and manifest their truest desires.Learn how to harness the power of your moon cycle using intuitive wellness coach Elle Serafina's Cycle Magic™ system, a four-phase framework for manifesting based on the menstrual or moon cycle, offering women a practical and intuitive approach to achieving their goals, in harmony with their innate energy rhythms.Blending science and spirituality, Cycle Magic combines inner work practices, mindset tools, biohacking tips, and research-backed wellness strategies to help women avoid burnout, optimize health, and make consistent progress in realizing their highest dreams. At its core, Cycle Magic is about empowerment—helping women step away from hustle culture and reclaim the energy and intuition that lies within them. Through the Cycle Magic system, women learn to embrace rest, creativity, and self-care while making tangible strides in their personal and professional lives. The book includes over 70 actionable tools for manifesting, habit tracking, and lifestyle shifts, all designed to adapt to individual needs and desires.In today’s fast-paced world, many women feel overwhelmed and misaligned from their innate energies and true desires. Cycle Magic provides a clear and accessible roadmap to overcome these challenges and create a balanced, fulfilling life. Whether you’re focused on enhancing your career, health, relationships, or personal growth, Cycle Magic offers the tools and inspiration needed to manifest your heart and soul desires with more ease and flow.

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Book SynopsisUsing interdisciplinary techniques and original research findings, this volume explores the shift from humoral to nervous interpretations of emotion; the emotional nature of the medical professional-patient relationship; and the extent to which gender might influence the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of pathological emotional conditions.Trade Review'The history of emotion, and its earlier cognate 'the passions', offer rich challenges to cultural analysts, as this volume abundantly shows. The essays take us through intricate articulations with successive medical systems, from humouralism and temperaments to experimental psychology and its laboratory protocols. For the Nineteenth-century, we are introduced to the distress of postpuerperal insanity, the evocation of pity in humanitarian campaigns, and the polemics of creativity and callousness around animal experimentation. We also gain access to the intimacies of medical consultation in the Twentieth-century - for the ways in which patients responded to their doctors, and the uses which psychiatrists made of their own reactions to patients. It is a volume which speaks to medicine, psychology and cultural studies as well as to the histories of science and the clinic, and one that can feed much-needed interactions.' - Professor John V. Pickstone, University of Manchester, UK '[A] tightly edited, well-integrated collection, exploring important and original subject matter from many different, yet complementary angles. Its cumulative impact is much more than the sum of its parts...this is a very valuable collection.' - Malcolm Nicolson, Centre for the History of Medicine, University of Glasgow, UK '...the editor should be complimented for bringing together a series of fascinating enquiries into these most vexing of human states.' - Jonathan Sawday, Medical HistoryTable of ContentsForeword Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors Introduction Emotions in the Early Modern Medical Tradition; F.Bound Alberti Patients and Passions: Languages of Medicine and Emotion, 1790-1850; T.Dixon Languages and Landscapes of Emotion: Motherhood and Puerperal Insanity in the Nineteenth Century; H.Marland 'Cold Calculation in the Faces of Horrors?': Pity, Compassion and the Making of Humanitarian Protocols; B.Taithe Sympathy Under the Knife: Experimentation and Emotion in Late Victorian Britain; P.White Fear and Loathing in the Laboratory and Clinic; O.E.Dror From Clever Hans to Michael Balint: Emotion, Influence and the Unconscious in British Medical Practice; R.Hayward Diagnosing with Feeling: The Clinical Assessment of Schizophrenia in Early Twentieth-Century European Psychiatry; S.Lanzoni Index

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Book SynopsisSandtray refers to psychotherapies that use sand, water, and miniatures. In this versatile and multisensory process clients create a three-dimensional world in a tray of sand. In doing so, a person can uncover and access the image or implicit thinking portion of his or her mind that lies out of the reach of everyday consciousness. In such a play encounter individuals can discover deeply held beliefs and/or resources. The right hemisphere of the brain is where implicit images reside and is the primary recorder of traumatic events. The stories in this book demonstrate that Sandtray provides a means to access this right-brain function for accomplishing successful trauma treatment. Theories of play-research pioneer Margaret Lowenfeld and concepts from the field of interpersonal neurobiology are illustrated by stories of real peoplefrom three-year-old Jada to 83-year-old Mary. Instructive techniques are provided for both verbal and nonverbal therapeutic interventions. The author presents a Trade ReviewRae (Family Solutions, Ashland, Oregon) is a licensed clinical social worker with extensive experience in studying and teaching sandtray therapy. Sandtray therapy is conducted using sand, water, miniatures, figurines, and various objects to create a world. The client is the "creator," while the therapist is the "witness." Drawing largely from Margaret Lowenfeld's work, the author covers the theoretical basis of sandtray and provides advice on technique. Segments from actual clinical case studies abound, with clients ranging from children to the elderly. Rae's well-written book emphasizes the nonjudgmental, harmonious, and accepting nature of sandtray therapy. The techniques can be used in diverse theoretical frameworks and will be of interest to therapists who want to integrate expressive exercises into their work. The book would be an excellent addition to a collection on expressive therapies (e.g., play, art, and music therapies). Includes extensive appendix materials, references, and index. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduate, graduate, research, and professional collections. * CHOICE *Sandtray: Playing to Heal, Recover, and Grow is clearly a work of love and caring. The careful use of case examples integrated with every aspect of the book helps the reader to more thoroughly understand and use the concepts. The examples range from the trays of young children to those of seniors; from the tray of a 3 year old to that of an 83 year old. Rae spends considerable time on the development of skills of a Sandtray therapist, emphasizing the role of witness. This book is clearly written and explains the author’s approach to Sandtray therapy. . . . I think this is a useful book for therapists of all levels of experience with Sandtray. * California Society for Clinical Social Work *This text wonderfully describes the healing process of children and adults who, through sandtray therapy, make meaning of challenging personal experiences and assimilate these experiences into conscious everyday reality. I recommend this book to both novice and experienced therapists. It is full of wonderful case examples which illustrate the principles of this dynamic, relational based practice for use with both children and adults. A very accessible and interesting book! -- Gretchen Thiel, LMSW, Portland State UniversityInformed by Lowenfeld’s methodology and current research in attachment, Rae presents a lyrical, yet practical, tapestry of the Sandtray process. She weaves in vivid clinical examples from her work in this area over several years to provide the reader with a sumptuous overview of the healing power of sand and symbol in all its multi-sensory glory. I highly recommend this book, especially for practitioners wanting to integrate Sandtray into their work with children. -- Eric J. Green, PhD, Johns Hopkins UniversityTable of ContentsPreface List of Photographs, Drawings, and Charts Chapter 1 Sand Play Beginnings Chapter 2 Language and Image Chapter 3 Harmonic Resonance: Playing Together Chapter 4 Making Meanings Chapter 5 Readiness: Entering Play Chapter 6 Aspects 1 & 2: Introducing the Sandtray Process and World Creation Chapter 7 Aspects 3 & 4: Silent Reverie and Reflecting/Directing Chapter 8 Aspects 5 & 6: Entering into and Exploring from Inside the Sand World Chapter 9 Aspects 7-10: Concluding a Sandtray Session Chapter 10 Children’s Active Sandtrays Chapter 11 Traumatized Children Conclusion Appendix A: Materials, Sandtray Set-ups, and Miniature Basics Appendix B: Frequently Asked Questions Appendix C: More Sandtray Therapist Exercises References Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisIn this elegantly written book, eight distinguished psychoanalysts address the ubiquitous phenomenon of guilt. They describe the childhood experiences that form the bedrock of this emotion and delineate various types of guilt, including pre-oedipal guilt, oedipal guilt, survivor guilt, separation guilt, induced guilt, and so on. Noting that guilt, by itself, is neither good' nor bad,' these master clinicians highlight the adverse (e.g. self-punishment, masochism, irritability) and potentially positive (e.g. reparation, helpfulness towards others) outcomes of guilt. They critically assess previously published findings, review diverse theories, and offer illustrative material from treatment of children and adults. As a result, Guilt: Origins, Manifestations, and Management is replete with clinical pearls and highly useful tips for the management of patients driven by feelings of guilt and remorse.Trade ReviewThis volume is a unique and comprehensive collection of writings on guilt, giving the reader important and clinically relevant insights into guilt not simply as an affect accompanying actual or wished – for transgressions, but as a moral regulator and compass. It will be of great use to psychotherapists at all levels of training and experience. -- Melvin R. Lansky, M.D., training and supervising analyst, The New Center for Psychoanalysis, Los Angeles; clinical professor of psychiatry, UCLA MedicaThis is a valuable book on a topic of central importance to the work of all psychoanalysts and psychotherapists. It delves deeply into guilt and its related affects in the people we work with and in ourselves. Rich in clinical material, it consists of multiple views from within the intense and complex psychoanalytic work conducted by an impressive group of theoretically diverse experts in the field. It is a privilege to be invited to share their thinking, and even more compelling, their feelings. This volume is further enhanced by the editor’s masterful introductory chapter that defines, compares, and contrasts the related affects of guilt, shame, and remorse, and by the final chapter, which provides the reader with a concise overview and summary. -- Beth Seelig M.D., Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and ResearchTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Chapter 1: Guilt: An Introductory Overview Salman Akhtar, MD Chapter 2: Pinocchio's Journey to a ‘Good Heart’: Guilt, Reparation, and Transformation William Singletary, MD Chapter 3: Conscience and ‘The Uncanny’ in Psychoanalysis and in Pinocchio Elaine Zickler, PhD Chapter 4: Bearable and Unbearable Guilt: A Kleinian Perspective Desy Safán-Gerard, PhD Chapter 5: Guilt: Some Theoretical and Technical Considerations Robert Kravis, PsyD Chapter 6: Guilt in the Therapist and its Impact upon Treatment Stanley Coen, MD Chapter 7: Reflections on the Absence of Morality in Psychoanalytic Theory and Practice Elio Frattaroli, MD Chapter 8: Guilt and Its Vicissitudes: a Concluding Commentary Jeanne Bailey, PhD References Index Editors and Contributors

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Book SynopsisShowalter explores the integral components of hysteria and identifies the disorder as being more universal than it is stereotypically known. Instead of the assumption that hysteria largely roots from the Victorian sexual repression and is commonly a female disorder, Showalter recognises parallels with other contemporary forms of illness, demonstrating its universality. ‘This is a brave book, not only because it dares to question feminist orthodoxies, but also because it reminds us that feminism’s purpose is the investigation of truth, not the perpetuation of blame’ Erica Jong, author of Fear of FlyingTrade Review'Hystories is an exhilarating book which lobs politically incorrect cocktails in all directions . . . it is important and impressive in opening up a debate and reminding us of the psychological relevance of history' Jackie Wullschlager, Financial Times'Groundbreaking . . . this is undoubtedly a brave book and one which should be welcomed for generating arguments which so far have been silenced' Julie Wheelwright, Scotland on Sunday'Hystories is guaranteeed to make us take a more reflective look at the fears and demons that so rampantly haunt our fin de siècle' Lisa Appignanesi, Independent'Provocative and immensely readable . . . Showalter's gift is for lively, literate and interpretive synthesis of specialized academic scholarship, in language that bridges the popular and scholarly worlds . . . we can be thankful for a commentator as sane, courageous and clear-headed as [she]' Mark S. Micale, Times Literary Supplement'Considered and level-headed' Ruth Rendell, Daily Telegraph'This is a brave book, not only because it dares to question feminist orthodoxies, but also because it reminds us that feminism's purpose is the investigation of truth, not the perpetuation of blame' Erica Jong

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