Healing Through the Dark Emotions, Miriam Greenspan
Healing Through the Dark Emotions, Miriam Greenspan
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Healing Through the Dark Emotions
The Wisdom of Grief, Fear, and Despair

Author: Miriam Greenspan

Narrator: Coleen Marlo

Unabridged: 12 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/18/2019


Synopsis

We are all touched at some point by the dark emotions of grief, fear, or despair. In an age of global threat, these emotions have become widespread and overwhelming. While conventional wisdom warns us of the harmful effects of "negative" emotions, this revolutionary book offers a more hopeful view: there is a redemptive power in our worst feelings. Seasoned psychotherapist Miriam Greenspan argues that it's the avoidance and denial of the dark emotions that results in the escalating psychological disorders of our time: depression, anxiety, addiction, psychic numbing, and irrational violence. And she shows us how to trust the wisdom of the dark emotions to guide, heal, and transform our lives and our world.

About Miriam Greenspan

Miriam Greenspan is an internationally known psychotherapist, writer, and speaker who has helped to establish the field of women's psychology. She is the acclaimed author of A New Approach to Women and Therapy and lives in Boston with her husband and two daughters.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Raymond on June 20, 2007

I don't normally say such things, but this book could change your life, and then, the world. The way people quote "The Secret", I quote this text which I call "The Book". I can be a bit of a sucker for psychology/self-help books but find the majority of them disappointing. Not this one -- every page......more

Goodreads review by Bon Tom on November 27, 2019

Not your usual self-help book. There's a lot of common sense, but also some counter-intuitive revelations. I believe very basic premise of befriending your dark side and emotions, instead of trying to get rid of them via substance abuse and behavioral addictions is something that doesn't come as fir......more

Goodreads review by Meg on March 27, 2024

This book has a very important message. A bit longer maybe then it needed to be but i enjoyed the personal stories and revelations from the authors own life and also stories of her patients who overcame adversity. I also appreciated the exercises at the end of the book.......more

Goodreads review by Hilary on March 13, 2018

This book is profoundly paradigm-shifting. It came to me at a crucial time, and helped me navigate through my own dark emotions with more confidence and empathy. This book seems so necessary right now, especially as we deal with toxic cultural emotions erupting into bodily harm and violence. I canno......more

Goodreads review by Leanne on October 26, 2015

This book shines a light on the dark emotions that we as a society view as negative: fear, grief, despair, as well as their companion emotions like anger. We all experience these feelings, but we really are trained to ignore them, bury them, but certainly not listen to and experience them fully. We......more