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Falling Backwards: An Exploration of Trust and Self-Experience (Norton Professional Books)

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An excellent view of the problems associated with trust in self and others. I have been intrigued to see numbers of my own patients continually "re-scripting" their trauma (Brother's term), in the hope that this time they'll 'get it right', to only inevitably get into strife again because they trust the wrong people, or too-late trust themselves. The book is easily readable, even with the technical language of Self Psychology, which may be unfamiliar to some. Patients and therapists alike may need to read it with care, however, as it may open windows about their own pathology that may disturb them.

I would recommend this book to anyone who is relatively new to the practice of psychotherapy. I thoroughly enjoyed this book - the writing is clear, jargon free, and I found the case information which outlines the three stages of a client's therapy particularly useful in my work. I am currently finishing a psychodynamically oriented Ph.D program, and simultaneously making the transition to a more psychodynamic approach in my work with clients. Doris Brother's book has been, and will continue to be, a most helpful guide for me. Eileen Niemiera