His overall thesis that we are motivated by love, the inherent irony of existence - that as loving beings we are inevitably thwarted, and how we manage that - and how art and therapy can help us think about them, process them, inform us and occasionally heal us finds a way of saying what I have felt, in a much more incoherent way, for a long time. (Julia Samuel Metanoia Institute Tutor, Honorary Fellow of Imperial College) This time he takes on the interpersonal "dance" we call "relationship" offers new insights that seminal thinker Carl Rogers might have offered himself if he were alive today to extend his theory to meet the modern momentum of psychotherapy. (Robert Wicks Author of Riding the Dragon and The Resilient also Professor, Loyola University Maryland)

What is life about? Love. Does love run smoothly? No. To whom does this matter? Everybody. Simply facts with enormous implications. In "Love and Its disappointment", which is rooted in common knowledge, David Brazier advances in clear and specific terms a radical and practical theory of human functioning, exploring the relationships between beauty and love, frustration and creativity, perception and healing. Essential reading for psychotherapists, this book is also full of insights for the critic of culture and society.
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In Love and Its disappointment, which is rooted in common knowledge, David Brazier advances in clear and specific terms a radical and practical theory of human functioning, exploring the relationships between beauty and love, frustration and creativity, perception and healing.
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Product details

ISBN
9781846942099
Published
2009-08-25
Publisher
Collective Ink
Weight
256 gr
Height
225 mm
Width
136 mm
Thickness
13 mm
Age
P, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
210

Biographical note

David Brazier, broke new ground in psychotherapy with Beyond Carl Rogers and then Zen Therapy. He and his wife Caroline have continued to challenge orthodoxy and develop new effective modes of work. This book showcases the core philosophy of their method, now called the Other Centred Approach. David lives in Leicestershire, UK.