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Wie man lebt, so stirbt man: Vom Leben und Sterben großer Psychotherapeuten
by Werner GrossDieses Sachbuch widmet sich dem großen Thema Leben und Sterben auf besondere Art: Es stellt Gründer von Psychotherapieschulen in den Mittelpunkt und erzählt über ihren Lebensstil, ihren Sterbensstil und ihr Wirken. Wie haben sie gelebt, durch welche Irrungen und Wirrungen sind sie im Laufe ihres Lebens gegangen, welche Krisen haben sie durchlebt und wie haben sie diese bestanden? Welche Folgerungen haben sie daraus gezogen? Und schließlich: Wie sind sie gestorben? Unterhaltsam und gut lesbar erschließt sich: Ihre Haltung zu Leben und Sterben hat einen Einfluss auf die Entwicklung der jeweiligen Psychotherapie-Methode. Geschrieben für interessierte Laien, Psychotherapeuten in Praxis und Ausbildung, Psychiater, Berater. Aus dem Inhalt: Freud, Jung, Adler, Moreno, Perls, Reich, von Dürckheim, Peseschkian – ihr Blick auf Leben und Sterben und die Bedeutung für ihre Psychotherapieschule. Über den Autor: Werner Gross, Dipl.-Psych., Psychotherapeut, Supervisor und Coach, Organisations- und Unternehmensberater.
Wie man Psychologie als empirische Wissenschaft betreibt: Wissenschaftstheoretische Grundlagen im Überblick (essentials)
by Peter Michael BakOb in Wissenschaft oder Praxis -psychologisch-empirisches Wissen basiert auf bestimmten Grundannahmen, deren Kenntnis bedeutsam für die Gewinnung, Beurteilung und Anwendung psychologischen Wissens ist. Die Psychologie versteht sich als empirische Wissenschaft. Die Kenntnis grundlegender wissenschaftlicher Konzepte ist daher für jeden professionell tätigen Psychologen Grundlage seines Handelns. Was ist eine Theorie? Wann ist eine Theorie gültig? Wie sehen psychologische Erklärungen aus? Was ist mit Falsifizierbarkeit gemeint? Was ist bei der Durchführung von Experimenten konzeptuell zu beachten? Welche Bedeutung haben Skalenniveaus? Dies sind nur einige Fragen, die in dem Buch anschaulich und prägnant beantwortet werden.
Wie Organisationen erfolgreich agil werden: Hinweise zur erfolgreichen Umsetzung in Zusammenarbeit und Strategie (essentials)
by Joachim Hasebrook Stefan Kirmße Martin FürstViele Unternehmen haben agile Methoden in ihren Arbeitsalltag integriert. Oft stellen sie fest, dass neue Ideen und Entwicklungsvorsprünge durch agile Arbeit von starren Organisationsstrukturen, Ziel- und Anreizsystemen ausgebremst werden. Agilität funktioniert nur, wenn zur agilen Zusammenarbeit auch agile Organisationsstrukturen und agile Unternehmensstrategien hinzukommen. Auf der Basis eigener Forschung und umfangreicher Projekterfahrungen zeigen die Autoren, für welche Unternehmensbereiche und Aufgaben Agilität geeignet ist und für welche nicht, welcher nachweisbare Nutzen und welche Risiken durch Agilität entstehen und wie der Weg zur agilen Organisation erfolgreich gemeistert werden kann.
Wie Supervision gelingt: Supervision als Coaching für helfende Berufe (essentials)
by Michael LoebbertSupervision wird von Michael Loebbert in diesem essential dezidiert als Coaching gefasst und diskutiert - das macht einen Unterschied: Der Autor zeigt, dass alle beteiligten Akteure sich an ihrer Leistung messen lassen d#65533;rfen und m#65533;ssen, ob und wie Hilfe wirklich gelingt. Mit diesem Ansatz kn#65533;pft er an die angels#65533;chsische Diskussion und Weiterentwicklung von Supervision als Beratungsform pers#65533;nlicher Prozessberatung f#65533;r helfende Berufe an. Spezifische Methoden, wie #65533;bertragungsanalyse mit SCORE und das Sieben-Augen-Modell f#65533;r Supervision werden zum ersten Mal auf Deutsch dargestellt.
Wie wollen wir leben?: Über unsere Zukunft entscheiden wir selbst
by Gerhard GründerStellen Sie sich auch die Frage, wie stark Ihr Denken, Ihr Fühlen und Ihr Verhalten durch Ihre Gene und Ihre Biologie bestimmt sind? Haben Sie Zweifel daran, dass der Eingriff in unsere Hirnchemie uns zu glücklicheren und zufriedeneren Menschen macht? Sind Sie skeptisch, dass Computeralgorithmen Ihr Wesen als Mensch erfassen können?Dieses Sachbuch stellt das Weltbild des „göttlichen Menschen“ (Harari), in dem der Mensch durch seine Biologie determiniert ist und die Medizin zu seiner Optimierung dient, infrage. Der Autor zeigt, dass wir die aktiven Gestalter unserer Lebensbedingungen sind und damit über die eigene physische und psychische Gesundheit bestimmen.Lassen Sie sich anregen zur Mitarbeit bei der Gestaltung der Zukunft einer menschlichen Gesellschaft, in der wir zu entscheiden haben, wo wir leben, wie wir miteinander leben, wie wir arbeiten und wie wir uns bilden. Zielgruppen:Ideal für alle, die sich für die Grundlagen von Hirnforschung, Psychologie und Psychiatrie interessieren und die sich Gedanken über das Wesen des Menschen und dessen Zukunft machen.Zum Autor: Prof. Dr. Gerhard Gründer, Psychiater und Psychotherapeut, ist Professor an der Universität Heidelberg. Er leitet die Abteilung für Molekulares Neuroimaging am Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit in Mannheim.
Wife Rape: Understanding the Response of Survivors and Service Providers
by Dr Raquel Kennedy BergenWith expertise and sensitivity, the author of this accessibly written volume addresses a real but long-neglected problem: the pain and humiliation of sexual assault suffered by many women at the hands of their partners. Extensive gathering of personal testimony from survivors, together with interviews with service providers, bears witness to a lack of validation and insufficient assistance currently available for such women. This volume gives hope to survivors and provides critical information for service providers to gain a better understanding of the seriousness of the problem.
Wild Analysis: From the Couch to Cultural and Political Life (New Library of Psychoanalysis 'Beyond the Couch' Series)
by Shaul Bar-HaimThis book argues that the notion of ‘wild’ analysis, a term coined by Freud to denote the use of would-be psychoanalytic notions, diagnoses, and treatment by an individual who has not undergone psychoanalytic training, also provides us with a striking new way of exploring the limits of psychoanalysis. Wild Analysis: From the Couch to Cultural and Political Life proposes to reopen the question of so-called ‘wild’ analysis by exploring psychoanalytic ideas at their limits, arguing from a diverse range of perspectives that the thinking produced at these limits – where psychoanalysis strays into other disciplines, and vice versa, as well as moments of impasse in its own theoretical canon – points toward new futures for both psychoanalysis and the humanities. The book’s twelve essays pursue fault lines, dissonances and new resonances in established psychoanalytic theory, often by moving its insights radically further afield. These essays take on sensitive and difficult topics in twentieth-century cultural and political life, including representations of illness, forced migration and the experiences of refugees, and questions of racial identity and identification in post-war and post-apartheid periods, as well as contemporary debates surrounding the Enlightenment and its modern invocations, the practice of critique and ‘paranoid’ reading. Others explore more acute cases of ‘wilding’, such as models of education and research informed by the insights of psychoanalysis, or instances where psychoanalysis strays into taboo political and cultural territory, as in Freud’s references to cannibalism. This book will be of interest to researchers, practitioners, and students working across the fields of psychoanalysis, history, literature, culture and politics, and to anyone with an interest in the political import of psychoanalytic thought today.
Wild Analysis (Penguin Modern Classics)
by Sigmund Freud'Psychoanalytic treatment utilised the patient's capacity to love and desire as a means to an end. The stuff of romance became the stuff of cure. When Freud is writing about technique in psychoanalysis - and these papers [in Wild Analysis] represent his most significant contributions to the subject over three decades of work - it is important to remember that he is talking about what a couple, an analyst and a so-called patient, can do in a room together. For better or worse.' Adam Phillips
A Wild and Sacred Call: Nature–Psyche–Spirit (SUNY series in Transpersonal and Humanistic Psychology)
by Will W. AdamsOur current ecological derangement is not only a biological crisis but more deeply a crisis of consciousness, culture, and relationship. The core ethical responsibility of our contemporary era, therefore, and the aspiration of this ecopsychological/ecospiritual book, is to create a mutually enhancing relationship between humankind and the rest of nature. To address the urgent concerns of global warming, mass extinction, toxic environments, and our loss of conscious contact with the natural world, psychologist Will W. Adams weaves together insights from Zen Buddhism, Christian mysticism, phenomenology, psychoanalysis, and the practice of psychotherapy. Through a transpersonal, nondual, contemplative approach, Adams explores the fundamental malady of supposed separation (or dissociation): mind over body, self over others, my tribe over others', humans over the rest of nature. Instead of merely discussing these crucial issues in abstract terms, the book presents healing alternatives through storytelling, poetry, and theoretical inquiry. Written in an engaging, down-to-earth manner grounded in vivid descriptions of actual lived experience, A Wild and Sacred Call speaks across disciplines to students, experts, and nonspecialists alike.
Wild Child: Coming Home to Nature
by Patrick Barkham&“Quiet but compelling arguments about the importance of kids getting out more and connecting to nature . . . A book that deserves to flourish.&” —The Guardian From climbing trees and making dens, to building sandcastles and pond-dipping, many of the activities we associate with a happy childhood take place outdoors. And yet, the reality for many contemporary children is very different. The studies tell us that we are raising a generation who are so alienated from nature that they can&’t identify the commonest birds or plants, they don&’t know where their food comes from, they are shuttled between home, school and the shops and spend very little time in green spaces—let alone roaming free. In this timely and personal book, celebrated nature writer Patrick Barkham draws on his own experience as a parent and a forest school volunteer to explore the relationship between children and nature. Unfolding over the course of a year of snowsuits, muddy wellies, and sunhats, Wild Child is both an intimate story of children finding their place in the natural world and a celebration of the delight we can all find in even modest patches of green. &“Entrancing . . . If ever there was a book to fuel the ecological interest of future generations, this is it.&”—Isabella Tree, author of Wilding &“Barkham takes us through a year giving his children an education in wildness. He encourages them that a physical relationship with wildlife is of the utmost importance . . . His memoir reveals the abundance of wildlife that can be explored in our own back gardens.&” —The Herald
Wild Child: How You Can Help Your Child with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Other Behavioral Disorders
by Don MordasiniHow can you help the ADD child in your life?Attention deficit disorder (ADD) is one of the most discussed yet least understood childhood disorders today. Here is a book that delivers the answers people are looking for!Wild Child explains the symptoms, thinking patterns, and behavior of children and adolescents with ADD in terms that are understandable by parents and grandparents, yet relevant to the professionals who deal with these children. It outlines specific strategies that you can use to cope with the vast array of behavior, hyperactivity, and inattention problems experienced by children with ADD. The concepts outlined in Wild Child will show you how to bond more closely with children who tend to alienate them, and help children feel better about themselves, aiding them in their quest to master their specific challenges. Because this book is written from the inside, explaining what the symptoms feel like from the perspective of someone with ADD as well as from the perspective of someone with an ADD child, readers will easily identify with the author.This valuable book will help you and the ADD child in your life by helping you to: build your personal confidence in dealing with ADD children and teens through knowledge and understanding deal with specific problems in your family or patients build esteem and sound emotional infrastructures in ADD children and empower them to take control of their livesWild Child features: tables and motivational charts that illustrate how to work with an ADD child checklists that adults can use if the suggested interventions fail with a particular childADD is truly a hidden disability, and the children suffering with it are usually labeled wild, crazy, or stupid. This, of course, leads to low self-esteem and underachievement, but Wild Child stresses that new learning can and does take place when proper motivators are applied. This book provides concrete advice regarding what those motivators are and how and when to use them. Teaching adults to empower the children in their care is an important part of Wild Child. Without appropriate intervention, children with ADD frequently end up chemically addicted or in trouble with the law. This book can help prevent these things from occurring. This is a valuable resource for everyone who knows a child with ADD.
Wild Comfort: The Solace of Nature
by Kathleen Dean MooreIn an effort to make sense of the deaths in quick succession of several loved ones, Kathleen Dean Moore turned to the comfort of the wild, making a series of solitary excursions into ancient forests, wild rivers, remote deserts, and windswept islands to learn what the environment could teach her in her time of pain. This book is the record of her experiences. It's a stunning collection of carefully observed accounts of her life--tracking otters on the beach, cooking breakfast in the desert, canoeing in a snow squall, wading among migrating salmon in the dark--but it is also a profound meditation on the healing power of nature. To learn more about the author, visit her website at www.riverwalking.com.
Wild Connection
by Jennifer L. VerdolinWild Kingdom meets Sex and the City in this scientific perspective on dating and relationships.A specialist in animal behavior compares the courtship rituals and mating behaviors of animals to their human equivalents, revealing the many and often surprising ways we are both similar to and different from other species.What makes an individual attractive to the opposite sex? Does size matter? Why do we tend to "keep score" in our relationships? From perfume and cosmetics to online dating and therapy, our ultimate goal is to successfully connect with someone. So why is romance such an effort for humans, while animals have little trouble getting it right? Wild Connection is full of fascinating and suggestive observations about animal behavior. For example, in most species smell is an important component of determining compatibility. So are we humans doing the right thing by masking our natural scents with soaps and colognes? Royal albatrosses have a lengthy courtship period lasting several years. These birds instinctively know that casual hook-ups are not the way to find a reliable mate. And older female chimpanzees often mate with younger males. Is this the evolutionary basis of the human "cougar" phenomenon?Fun to read as well as educational, this unique take on the perennial human quest to find the ideal mate shows that we have much to learn from our cousins in the wild.
Wild Desires and Mistaken Identities: Lesbianism and Psychoanalysis (Between Men, Between Women Ser.)
by Joanna Ryan Noreen O'ConnorThis groundbreaking book provides a challenging exploration of psychoanalytic ideas about lesbians and lesbianism. Based on the authors' clinical experience as psychoanalytic psychotherapists, it offers a new and thoughtful framework that does not inevitably pathologise or universalise all lesbianism. A wide range of psychoanalytic ideas are surveyed, from Freud, Deutsch and Jung to Lacan and contemporary object-relations theorists. Questions on sexual identity, sexual desire and gender identity, of transference and countertransference, and also of institutional practices in relation to training, are all critically - and stimunlatingly - addressed.
The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief
by Michael Lerner Francis WellerNoted psychotherapist Francis Weller provides an essential guide for navigating the deep waters of sorrow and loss in this lyrical yet practical handbook for mastering the art of grieving. Describing how Western patterns of amnesia and anesthesia affect our capacity to cope with personal and collective sorrows, Weller reveals the new vitality we may encounter when we welcome, rather than fear, the pain of loss. Through moving personal stories, poetry, and insightful reflections he leads us into the central energy of sorrow, and to the profound healing and heightened communion with each other and our planet that reside alongside it.The Wild Edge of Sorrow explains that grief has always been communal and illustrates how we need the healing touch of others, an atmosphere of compassion, and the comfort of ritual in order to fully metabolize our grief. Weller describes how we often hide our pain from the world, wrapping it in a secret mantle of shame. This causes sorrow to linger unexpressed in our bodies, weighing us down and pulling us into the territory of depression and death. We have come to fear grief and feel too alone to face an encounter with the powerful energies of sorrow. Those who work with people in grief, who have experienced the loss of a loved one, who mourn the ongoing destruction of our planet, or who suffer the accumulated traumas of a lifetime will appreciate the discussion of obstacles to successful grief work such as privatized pain, lack of communal rituals, a pervasive feeling of fear, and a culturally restrictive range of emotion. Weller highlights the intimate bond between grief and gratitude, sorrow and intimacy. In addition to showing us that the greatest gifts are often hidden in the things we avoid, he offers powerful tools and rituals and a list of resources to help us transform grief into a force that allows us to live and love more fully.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Wild Embers: Poems of rebellion, fire and beauty
by Nikita Gill'You cannot burn awayWhat has always been aflame'WILD EMBERS explores the fire that lies within every soul, weaving words around ideas of feeling at home in your own skin, allowing yourself to heal and learning to embrace your uniqueness with love from the universe. Featuring rewritten fairytale heroines, goddess wisdom and poetry that burns with revolution, this collection is an explosion of femininity, empowerment and personal growth.
Wild Embers: Poems of rebellion, fire and beauty
by Nikita Gill"They have lightning in their souls, thunder in their hearts, chaos in their bones."Nikita Gill's poetry has captured hearts and minds all over the world; her inspirational words have been shared hundreds of thousands of times online, been plastered across placards on international women's marches and even transformed into tattoos. This collection will showcase mostly unseen poetry and prose, delving into ideas about passion, identity, empowerment and femininity.Written and Read by Nikita Gill(p) 2017 Orion Publishing Group
Wild/lives: Trickster, Place and Liminality on Screen
by Terrie WaddellWild/lives draws on myth, popular culture and analytical psychology to trace the machinations of 'trickster' in contemporary film and television. This archetypal energy traditionally gravitates toward liminal spaces – physical locations and shifting states of mind. By focusing on productions set in remote or isolated spaces, Terrie Waddell explores how key trickster-infused sites of transition reflect the psychological fragility of their willing and unwilling occupants. In differing ways, the selected texts – Deadwood, Grizzly Man, Lost, Solaris, The Biggest Loser, Amores Perros and Repulsion – all play with inner and outer marginality. As this study demonstrates, the dramatic potential of transition is not always geared toward resolution. Prolonging the anxiety of change is an increasingly popular option. Trickster moves within this wildness and instability to agitate a form of dialogue between conscious and unconscious processes. Waddell's imaginative interpretation of screen material and her original positioning of trickster will inspire students of media, cinema, gender and Jungian studies, as well as academics with an interest in the application of Post-Jungian ideas to screen culture.
Wild Mind: A Field Guide to the Human Psyche
by Bill PlotkinOur human psyches possess astonishing resources that wait within us, but we might not even know they exist until we discover how to access them and cultivate their powers, their untapped potentials and depths. Wild Mind identifies these resources — which Bill Plotkin calls the four facets of the Self, or the four dimensions of our innate human wholeness — and also the four sets of fragmented or wounded subpersonalities that form during childhood. Rather than proposing ways to eliminate our subpersonalities (which is not possible) or to beat them into submission, Plotkin describes how to cultivate the four facets of the Self and discover the gifts of our subpersonalities. The key to reclaiming our original wholeness is not merely to suppress psychological symptoms, recover from addictions and trauma, or manage stress but rather to fully embody our multifaceted wild minds, commit ourselves to the largest, soul-infused story we’re capable of living, and serve the greater Earth community.
The Wild Other: A memoir of love, adventure and how to be brave
by Clover StroudSHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE'Extraordinary, and a painful but invigorating read. I've never met anyone who has read it and doesn't rank it as one of their favourite books.' Dolly Alderton'This story - so fierce and brave and visceral and raw - will stay with me forever. Clover Stroud is a force of nature, and a woman who is fearless in the face of life and death. I loved it.' Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat Pray Love'There is so much richly evoked life here... beautifully written.' Cathy Rentzenbrink, The Times'This redemptive memoir will steal your heart; it will return it bruised but emboldened.' Mail on Sunday'I have huge admiration for the spirit of this memoir, and its author: full of heart, bravery and adventure. A moving, gripping read.' Amy Liptrot, author of The OutrunClover Stroud grew up in rural Wiltshire surrounded by animals and family. When she was just sixteen her adored mother had a horrific riding accident which left her permanently brain-damaged, and suddenly Clover was left to fend for herself. She embarked on an extraordinary journey to heal her broken heart, courting men and danger through two marriages and five children.The Wild Other is a grippingly honest account of love, sex and travelling to the darkest edges of human experience and back again. Powerful and deeply emotional, this is the story of an extraordinary life lived at its fullest.
The Wild Other: A memoir of love, adventure and how to be brave
by Clover StroudSHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE'Extraordinary, and a painful but invigorating read. I've never met anyone who has read it and doesn't rank it as one of their favourite books.' Dolly Alderton'This story - so fierce and brave and visceral and raw - will stay with me forever. Clover Stroud is a force of nature, and a woman who is fearless in the face of life and death. I loved it.' Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat Pray Love'There is so much richly evoked life here... beautifully written.' Cathy Rentzenbrink, The Times'This redemptive memoir will steal your heart; it will return it bruised but emboldened.' Mail on Sunday'I have huge admiration for the spirit of this memoir, and its author: full of heart, bravery and adventure. A moving, gripping read.' Amy Liptrot, author of The OutrunClover Stroud grew up in rural Wiltshire surrounded by animals and family. When she was just sixteen her adored mother had a horrific riding accident which left her permanently brain-damaged, and suddenly Clover was left to fend for herself. She embarked on an extraordinary journey to heal her broken heart, courting men and danger through two marriages and five children.The Wild Other is a grippingly honest account of love, sex and travelling to the darkest edges of human experience and back again. Powerful and deeply emotional, this is the story of an extraordinary life lived at its fullest.
The Wild Other: A memoir of love, adventure and how to be brave
by Clover StroudClover Stroud's idyllic childhood in rural England was shattered when a horrific riding accident left her mother permanently brain-damaged. Just sixteen, she embarked on a journey to find the sense of home that had been so savagely broken. Travelling from gypsy camps in Ireland, to the rodeos of west Texas and then to Russia's war-torn Caucasus, Clover eventually found her way back to England's lyrical Vale of the White Horse.The Wild Other is a grippingly honest account of love, loss, family and the healing strength of nature. Powerful and deeply emotional, this is the story of an extraordinary life lived at its fullest.(P) 2017 Hodder & Stoughton
The Wild Path
by Sarah R. BaughmanThe Line Tender meets The Secret Horses of Briar Hill in this hopeful, heartfelt story about one girl's search for legendary horses and her quest to piece her family back together.Twelve-year-old Claire Barton doesn't like the "flutter feeling" that fills her chest when she worries about the future, but she knows what she loves: the land that's been in her family for three generations; her best friend Maya; her family's horses, Sunny and Sam; and her older brother Andy. That's why, with Andy recently sent to rehab and her parents planning to sell the horses, Claire's world feels like it might flutter to pieces.When Claire learns about equine therapy, she imagines a less lonely future that keeps her family together, brother and horses included. But, when she finds what seem to be mysterious wild horses in the woods behind her house, she realizes she has a bit more company than she bargained for. With this new secret -- and a little bit of luck -- Claire will discover the beauty of change, the power of family, and the strength within herself.
Wild Ride Home: Love, Loss, and a Little White Horse, a Family Memoir
by Christine HempAn amazingly joyous memoir told with humor and brilliant irony that illuminates the beauty of the absurdity that is life. Christine Hemp's debut work of nonfiction, Wild Ride Home, is a brilliant memoir, looping themes of finding love and losing love, of going away and coming home, of the wretched course of Alzheimer's, of cancer, of lost pregnancies, of fly fishing and horsemanship, of second chances, and, ultimately, of the triumph of love and family--all told within the framework of the training of a little white horse named Buddy. Wild Ride Home invites the reader into the close Hemp family, which believes beauty and humor outshine the most devastating circumstances. Such optimism is challenged when the author suffers a series of blows: a dangerous fiancé, her mother&’s dementia, unexpected death and illness. Buddy, a feisty, unforgettable little Arabian horse with his own history to overcome, offers her a chance to look back on her own life and learn to trust again, not only others, but more importantly, herself. Hemp skillfully guides us through a memoir that is, despite devastating loss, above all, an ode to joy.
Wild Rituals: 10 Lessons Animals Can Teach Us About Connection, Community, and Ourselves
by Caitlin O'ConnellWild Rituals explores how embracing the rituals of the animal kingdom can make us more connected to ourselves, nature, and others.Behavioral ecologist and world-renowned elephant scientist Caitlin O'Connell dives into the rituals of elephants, apes, zebras, rhinos, lions, whales, flamingos, and many more.This fascinating read helps us better understand how we are similar to wild animals, and encourages us to find healing, self-awareness, community, and self-reinvention.• Filled with fascinating stories on 10 different animal rituals• Features original full-color photos, from the Caribbean to the African savannah• Demonstrates the profound way we are similar to the wild creatures who captivate usWild Rituals journeys into the desert, tundra, and rainforest to reveal the importance of rituals and how they can help us find a simpler, more meaningful way of living.In a culture of technology where we find ourselves living at a greater distance from nature and each other, this remarkable book taps into the unspoken languages of creatures around the world.• Caitlin O'Connell is on the faculty at Harvard Medical School and an award-winning author who spent more than 30 years studying animals in the wild.• Makes a great gift for anyone curious about nature, animals, and how humans compare to and interact with both• Add it to the shelf with books like Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel by Carl Safina; Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by Frans de Waal; The Inner Life of Animals: Love, Grief, and Compassion—Surprising Observations of a Hidden World by Peter Wohlleben; and The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy Montgomery.