{"product_id":"beyond-the-frustrated-self-barbara-dowds-9781782200529","title":"Beyond the Frustrated Self: Overcoming Avoidant Patterns and Opening to Life","description":"This book foregrounds the life struggles of an individual, Brenda, in such a way that argument and theoretical exploration arise organically out of experience. The \"frustration\" of the title is traced to avoidant attachment - pretending not to need others. In Brenda this is associated with a body-energy pattern that is both over-charged and over-contained, generating a self-frustrating process. Such a repressive defence works against her, so that she experiences her life as dry, soulless, and uncreative. A variety of existential difficulties are traced to how such core developmental issues interact with our socio-cultural environment. A way forward is outlined: play and finding meaning are identified as transformational hubs that bring wellbeing into Brenda's life and restore her capacity for experiencing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barbara Dowds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1782200525\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781782200529\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Barbara Dowds","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43941131682047,"sku":"9781782200529","price":48.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_8b20d45a-c0d3-4d11-bdce-f5a9e14b74db.jpg?v=1681451096","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beyond-the-frustrated-self-barbara-dowds-9781782200529","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}