Standing on the Edge of the World: a bold, relational account of trauma John Gillespie’s latest book asks what changes when trauma is understood not as a private defect, but as a breakdown in our shared capacity to make a world together. Editorial scope: This is a...
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Standing on the Edge of the World: a bold, relational account of trauma
Understanding and Treating Chronic Shame – Reflections from a Relational Therapist
Introduction Working with clients who carry a persistent sense of shame often reveals how deeply these experiences are rooted in early relational patterns. Patricia DeYoung’s Understanding and Treating Chronic Shame (2015) offers a thoughtful and clinically grounded...
Addicted to Anxiety by Owen O’Kane – A Balanced Review
Owen O’Kane’s Addicted to Anxiety: How to Break the Habit (2025) proposes that anxiety functions like an addiction. Behaviours and thought patterns that initially feel protective become cyclical habits that reinforce fear and avoidance. His framework is structured...
Book Review: Mindsight by Daniel J. Siegel
Daniel J. Siegel’s Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation (2010) presents a compelling integration of neuroscience and psychotherapy, grounded in what he terms interpersonal neurobiology. Aimed at both clinicians and lay readers, the book combines...
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