Embracing Ourselves: The Voice Dialogue Manual
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (603 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1882591062 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-11 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The "sub personalities" that live with the self are explained, allowing readers to pursue their individual destinies.. Drawing on years of clinical experience, the authors take readers on a remarkable journey of self-discovery
"Excellent Method in Self Awareness" according to R. Schwartz. Excellent book. The book does not directly explain at first what it is trying to entail, but as the reader digresses through the various voice dialogues with the interviewer or facilitator, the development of the larger picture is perceived. And I must say, this particular model has stuck with me for quite some time in many other books and teachings I have read, as well as personally experienced in my life. This book really does convey a rather substantial paradgm of human psychology.The ideas conveyed in this book is that of each individual consists of multiple energies or self personalitie. "Very helpful book" according to A Customer. Some of this book was a bit draggy for me, and in the beginning of the book I felt there wasn't much of value for me. I was reading this because of a close friend I knew who was using the voice dialogue technique. But as I read on I could see more of myself in there as well and it truly altered the way I look at myself and others. I was able to identify my own disowned selves and in acknowledging those, I feel more whole and empowered. Thanks to the authors for this book!. "Decent Ideas poorly presented not comprehensive" according to Scot M. Fritz. The idea of "parts work" is very 'frontier' these days so I was interested to see the Stone's take on it. (Having worked with "Internal Family Systems Work" [Schwartz] and Focusing [Gendlin/Cornell] as well as the earlier versions by Bradshaw et al.) First, the writing is stilted and clinical. Unnecessarily technical. As to content let's just say that the concept isn't given full treatment, here. The introduction suggests that sections of this title were 'spun off' from the second edition to become their own books. (The fact that the Stones have half-a-dozen titles on this subject say someth