"Deepening
our understanding of the inherent desire for connection, our capacity to
experience the traumatic events that disrupt it, and the relational presence
that heals it, Badenoch’s book should be required reading for all therapists."
- Psych Central,
"Throughout this book, Bonnie Badenoch demonstrates how research in neuroscience helps us to find effective ways to heal from the damaging effects of trauma in our lives. Every few pages she invites us to pause to meditate on our own experience and understanding of the guiding principles of healing being explored. Adding to the overall quality and effectiveness of this book is the atmospheric quality of compassion that invites us to experience the healing power of learning to being tender-hearted toward ourselves and others in the midst of our difficulties. The process of neuroscience, expanding into personal experience, expanding into compassionate love, expands into an open-ended invitation for us to ponder the spiritual depths in which we as human beings seek to find the ultimate meaning of our lives."
- James Finley, PhD, author of The Contemplative Heart and Merton's Palace of Nowhere,
"Badenoch's book guides us in how to use neuroscience for deepening our relational capacity with ourselves and others. In this exciting book, Badenoch uniquely captures the poetry of neuroscience and makes a compelling case for the relational responses in trauma and recovery. She integrates the latest neuroscience, supporting our left-brain comprehension. Using this left-brain research can support greater deepening in our right-brain, relational-functioning; vital in our current unbalanced left-shifted culture and in mitigating and healing traumas."
- Susan Gantt, PhD, Director, Systemics-Centered Training and Research Institute, Emerita Faculty, Emory University School of Medicine,
"Bonnie Badenoch's mastery of nonjudgmental presence and her honoring of the sacredness and depth of heart in each person create a profound safety and tenderness that foster deep healing from trauma. With extensive grounding in neurobiology, her book will be a guiding inspiration to therapists who focus their work on providing a nurturing, life-changing relationship experience for clients."
- Robin Ticic, HP Psychotherapy (Germany), co-author of Unlocking the Emotional Brain,