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Book SynopsisIn
The Ancestor Syndrome Anne Ancelin Schutzenberger explains and provides clinical examples of her unique psychogenealogical approach to psychotherapy. She shows how, as mere links in a chain of generations, we may have no choice in having the events and traumas experienced by our ancestors visited upon us in our own lifetime.
The book includes fascinating case studies and examples of ''genosociograms'' (family trees) to illustrate how her clients have conquered seemingly irrational fears, psychological and even physical difficulties by discovering and understanding the parallels between their own life and the lives of their forebears. The theory of ''invisible loyalty'' owed to previous generations, which may make us unwittingly re-enact their life events, is discussed in the light of ongoing research into transgenerational therapy.
Anne Ancelin Schutzenberger draws on over 20 years of experience as a therapist and analyst and is a well-respected authority, particula
Trade Review'I loved reading this book, gained further insight into the complexity of human life, and am inspried by the depth of thought, care and experience the author brings to her work. The book is practical, easy to read, rovesfreely between stories and concepts. The Ancestor Syndrome will appeal to anyne who values therapeutic intervention.' - ANZPA Journal
Table of ContentsThe transgenerational approach; A genealogy of transgenerational therapy; Family therapy and the genogram/genosociogram; Invisible loyalties; Psychosomatic/somatopsychic; The crypt and the phantom; Origin and death; The genosociogram and the anniversary syndrome: my research; How to build your genosociogram; My transgenerational clinical practice; Case studies with simplified genosociograms; Anniversary syndrome and invisible family loyalty; Family Configuration and the Double Anniversary Syndrome; Legacy and family structure; Conclusion: the human canopy
