The Soul in Anguish

<b> <i>The Soul in Anguish: Psychotherapeutic Approaches to Suffering</b></i> presents a variety of<br> approaches to psychotherapeutic work with suffering people from the perspectives of both Jungian and<br> psychoanalytic psychology. An important theme of the book is that suffering may be harmful or helpful to<br> the development of the personality. Our culture tends to assume that suffering is invariably negative or<br> pointless but this is not necessarily so; suffering may be destructive but it may lead to positive<br> developments such as enhanced empathy for others wisdom or spiritual development. The book offers<br> professionals in any helping profession various frameworks within which to view suffering so that the<br> individual's suffering does not seem to be random or meaningless. Cognitive-behavioral approaches the<br> approach of the <i>Diagnostic and Statistical Manual</i> of the American Psychiatric association and the<br> promise of evidence-based strategies may or may not be applicable to the unique circumstances of the<br> suffering individual. These approaches also ignore the unconscious sources of much suffering its<br> implications for the ongoing development of the personality and the nuances of the therapeutic<br> relationship. We cannot objectify or measure suffering; suffering is best viewed from within the<br> individual's perspective because people with the same diagnosis suffer in unique ways.<br><i>The Soul in Anguish</i> is a groundbreaking meticulously researched study from an outstanding<br> Jungian analyst and scholar. It provides illuminating ways into the transformative potential of suffering<br>and how it can be dealt with in the consulting room. Charting the soul's agonies with great compassion<br> and profound sensitivity Dr. Corbett skillfully delineates clinical philosophical and spiritual concepts of<br> suffering that testify to the endurance of the human spirit. This book is an enlightening read for anybody<br> with a passionate concern for the human soul. <br> - <b> Ursula Wirtz PhD Jungian Analyst Author of <i>Trauma and Beyond: The Mystery of<br> Transformation</b></i><br> <br>With extraordinary candor<i> The Soul in Anguish</i> brings its readers face to face with one of the most<br> difficult topics in life suffering. This remarkable exploration of the range of suffering especially as<br> encountered in psychotherapy mines for meaning and finds both its positive and negative expressions. <br> Transcending the categorical pathological descriptions of the DSM <i>The Soul in Anguish</i> reveals the<br> archetypal nature of the experience of suffering. Dr. Lionel Corbett offers healing to mind soul and body <br> in this uplifting engagement with what is usually either avoided in most treatments or only touched upon <br> i.e. anguish. This book reimagines our pain and anguish to bring about the possibility of a true<br> psychological and soulful grasp of suffering. No therapist should miss the opportunities of Dr. Corbett's <br> rich study. <br>- <b>Joe Cambray Ph.D.Past-President IAAP Author</b> <br><br><b>DR. LIONEL CORBETT</b> trained in medicine and psychiatry in England and as a Jungian Analyst at the<br> C.G. Jung Institute of Chicago. His primary interests are: the religious function of the psyche the<br> development of psychotherapy as a spiritual practice and the interface of Jungian psychology and<br> contemporary psychoanalytic thought. Dr. Corbett is a professor of depth psychology at Pacifica Graduate<br> Institute. He is the author of numerous papers and three books: <i>The Sacred Cauldron: Psychotherapy as a<br> Spiritual Practice Psyche and the Sacred</i> and <i>The Religious Function of the Psyche</i>. He is the co-editor<br> of: <i>Jung and Aging Depth Psychology Meditations in the Field</i> and <i>Psychology at the Threshold. </i><br>