myclippedwings Posted February 15, 2016 Posted February 15, 2016 Hi guys, Just like the title says, I am wondering whether these two psychologists have ever met? As their work seems so similar in terms of writing about how emotional repression wrecks lives. But for me the difference between them is that Alice Miller focuses on the child abuse aspect (the root cause?) and Nathaniel Branden focuses on the self esteem aspect (the result?) It would be awesome if they have known each other, but I doubt it, I have not managed to find anything from my search efforts that indicate they ever met? Also, do you guys recommend any other writers who write about the topic of child abuse and it's effects on a person's self esteem or emotional life? Thank you very much, Wings...
Starsky Posted February 15, 2016 Posted February 15, 2016 Hi wings, I recommend Susan Forward, John Bradshaw and Pete Walker (his book about Complex PTSD is fantastic). 2
myclippedwings Posted February 15, 2016 Author Posted February 15, 2016 Hi wings, I recommend Susan Forward, John Bradshaw and Pete Walker (his book about Complex PTSD is fantastic). Thanks, Starsky, it's good to know that there are more writers/psychologists like this out there.
Starsky Posted February 15, 2016 Posted February 15, 2016 You're welcome. I forgot to mention Dr. Gabor Mate, his work is extremely insightful. Stef has already done an interview with him and Mate has a lots of videos out on youtube. Well worth seeing! 1
Kevin Beal Posted February 15, 2016 Posted February 15, 2016 I've read both and I haven't noticed the connection you mentioned. I'm really curious to hear more of what you mean by that! Is it the emotional repression aspect in particular? Was it more than that?
myclippedwings Posted February 15, 2016 Author Posted February 15, 2016 I've read both and I haven't noticed the connection you mentioned. I'm really curious to hear more of what you mean by that! Is it the emotional repression aspect in particular? Was it more than that? Hi Kevin, Well they both acknowledge that an abusive and cruel childhood sets children up to repress their emotions, which then causes all sorts of neurosis. And they both acknowledge that doing the opposite of repression, becoming aware of your emotions, no matter how painful, is the key to healing. It's just that they differ in what their focus is.
Tweety Posted February 16, 2016 Posted February 16, 2016 I think I have heard that they were quite intimately involved with each other.
myclippedwings Posted February 17, 2016 Author Posted February 17, 2016 I think I have heard that they were quite intimately involved with each other. Wasn't that Nathaniel Branden and Ayn Rand?
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