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

Nautilus Book Award Winner - Gold

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.

Drawing on inspiring stories from her psychotherapy practice and personal life, and including a complete set of emotional exercises, Greenspan teaches the art of emotional alchemy by which grief turns to gratitude, fear opens the door to joy, and despair becomes the ground of a more resilient faith in life.

Author: Miriam Greenspan
Publisher: Shambhala
Published: 07/01/2004
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.98lbs
Size: 8.98h x 5.98w x 0.88d
ISBN13: 9781590301012
ISBN10: 1590301013
BISAC Categories:
- Self-Help | Personal Growth | General
- Psychology | Emotions

About the Author
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.