Molly Young Brown

None of us are free until all of us are free—overcoming systemic oppression through transformative group work. The Work That Reconnects has helped countless individuals to move through denial and despair into meaningful, collaborative action. This essential guide is ideal for those seeking to deepen this work by addressing systemic racism, injustice, and oppression. Rooted in the deceptively simple premise that none of us are free until all of us are free, Coming Together in the Great Turning represents a decade-long interrogation and expansion of the revolutionary practices of the Work That Reconnects. Powerful contributions from practitioners: Address the false split between environmental and social justice and identify the common roots of human rights abuses and ecological destructionExplore how intersectional systems of oppression manifest in group settings and provide strategies for shifting these dynamics to interconnected systems of supportDemonstrate how to move beyond "-isms" and identity politics toward true diversity, equity, inclusion, allyship, solidarity, collective liberation, and a "Just Transition"Share powerful perspectives, teachings, exercises, and rituals drawn from the practical experience of facilitators worldwideOffer specific guidance for creating safer spaces and expanding cultural competency through anti-oppressive and trauma-informed facilitation. This vital resource is required reading for facilitators and participants, change agents and activists, visionaries, and anyone who feels pain for our world and is committed to catalyzing change for a just and thriving world.

Det utvecklande Självet är en grundlig introduktion till psykosyntesens centrala idéer och arbetssätt, med särskild tonvikt på mötet mellan terapeut och klient. Här presenteras grundläggande begrepp som jaget och Självet, medvetenhet och vilja, integration av personligheten och transpersonell utveckling – på ett sätt som är tillgängligt även för läsare utan förkunskaper. Med en kombination av teori, praktiska metoder och exempel från terapirummet visar boken hur psykosyntesen kan bli ett kraftfullt verktyg för både personlig och professionell utveckling. Varje kapitel innehåller övningar som gör det möjligt att direkt omsätta teorin i praktiken och utforska dess potential i det egna livet. Boken är samtidigt en inbjudan till att använda den egna förståelsen i ett större sammanhang: att bidra till ett mer medvetet och hållbart samhälle. Boken utkom för första gången på engelska 1983 och är något av en modern klassiker för terapeuter, coacher och alla som söker fördjupad förståelse för människans inre utveckling och vägen mot ett mer integrerat och medvetet liv. Boken har översatts till flera språk och har utvecklats i flera utgåvor. I denna andra svenska utgåva har framför allt översättningen bearbetats. Molly Young Brown, M. A.,M. Div., är en internationellt verksam författare och utbildare inom psykosyntes och ekopsykologi, baserad i Kalifornien, USA. Hon var själv elev till psykosyntesens grundare Roberto Assagioli. Förutom "Det utvecklande Självet" har Molly Young Brown publicerat flera andra böcker, bl.a. "Growing Whole: Self-Realization on an Endangered Planet" och i samarbete med Joanna Macy "Coming Back to Life".

A timeless manual for transforming despair into active hope In the face of overwhelming interconnected social and ecological crises, the Work That Reconnects has inspired and empowered hundreds of thousands of people to transform despair and apathy into constructive, collaborative action. Coming Back to Life, Third Edition is the essential guide to using the Work in group settings, facilitating the creation of a life-sustaining and equitable human culture. This fully revised 25th anniversary edition further illuminates and deepens the extraordinary practice of the Work, with a particular emphasis on inclusivity and addressing wide-spread systemic racism and injustice. Authors Joanna Macy and Molly Brown: Completely expand and update the context, foundations, and core concepts of the Work, from Business as Usual to the Great Unraveling, to the Great Turning Illustrate its central framework--a spiral journey through gratitude, honoring our pain for the world, seeing with new eyes, and going forth Outline powerful perspectives, teachings, exercises, and rituals, evoking the interconnectedness of all life and awakening a desire to contribute to the Great Turning Offer specific guidance for anti-oppressive and trauma-informed facilitation of the Work That Reconnects. Grief, anger, and fear are natural responses to the harsh realities of our time. By honoring these feelings through the revolutionary practices of the Work That Reconnects, space is created for compassion and forgiveness, along with the courage to take creative action on behalf of life.

Deepening global crises surround us. We are beset by climate change, fracking, tar sands extraction, GMOs, and mass extinctions of species, to say nothing of nuclear weapons proliferation and Fukushima, the worst nuclear disaster in history. Many of us fall prey to despair even as we feel called to respond to these threats to life on our planet. Authors Joanna Macy and Molly Brown address the anguish experienced by those who would confront the harsh realities of our time. In this fully updated edition of Coming Back to Life, they show how grief, anger, and fear are healthy responses to threats to life, and when honored can free us from paralysis or panic, through the revolutionary practice of the Work that Reconnects. New chapters address working within the corporate world, and engaging communities of color as well as youth in the Work. The Work that Reconnects has spread around the world, inspiring hundreds of thousands to work toward a life-sustaining human culture. Coming Back to Life introduces the Work's theoretical foundations, illuminating the angst of our era with extraordinary insight. Pointing the way forward out of apathy, it offers personal counsel as well as easy-to-use methods for group work that profoundly affect peoples' outlook and ability to act in the world. Joanna Macy is a scholar, eco-philosopher, teacher, activist, and author of twelve previous books including Coming Back to Life. Molly Young Brown is a teacher, trainer, counselor, and author of four previous books on psychology and Earth-based spirituality.

This classic text on psychosynthesis counseling and psychotherapy is for individuals who want to challenge their clients and students to more fully use their creative and healing powers. Key concepts covered include essential being and motivation of the individual; Assagioli's psychological laws; the psychosynthesis model of human growth; and specific problems that psychosynthesis addresses in the various stages of the human development. This book helps guide individuals toward greater health, creativity, and fulfillment. Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, publishes a broad range of books on the visual and performing arts, with emphasis on the business of art. Our titles cover subjects such as graphic design, theater, branding, fine art, photography, interior design, writing, acting, film, how to start careers, business and legal forms, business practices, and more. While we don't aspire to publish a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are deeply committed to quality books that help creative professionals succeed and thrive. We often publish in areas overlooked by other publishers and welcome the author whose expertise can help our audience of readers.