Back to the Beanstalk: Enchantment and Reality for Couples

ISBN-13: 9780881632958 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 172 str.

Judith R. Brown

Opis

In this new edition of a work on the use of narrative in an experiential approach informed by Gestalt principles, Judith Brown, a Gestalt teacher and therapist, enters the world of folktale in order to help readers recognize their own behaviour in marriages and other intimate relationships. For Brown, the trials, tribulations, adventures and misadventures of folktale marriages provide exaggerated examples of behaviours with which readers can identify and learn from. By reflecting on the foibles and frustrations of folktale couples, it is hoped that the reader will emerge with a heightened awareness of the self in a relationship, and will have a deeper understanding of the requirements of the relationship.

Spis treści

Two in a Sieve. The Ogre and His Wife. Titty Mouse and Tatty Mouse. The Fisherman and His Wife. The Half-Cup of Tea. Stupid Men and Shrewish Wives. The Master. The Contrary Wife. Gudbrand and His Wife. Rumpelstiltskin. The Husband Who Was to Mind the House. Beanstalks, Folktales, and Good Old Marriage.

O autorze

Judith R. Brown, Ph.D., is known internationally for her work with couples and human relationships. Her teaching and practice in Gestalt therapy have provided a model and source of inspiration for lay people and professionals alike during a 30 year career as teacher, lecturer, writer, and psychotherapist.