Embodied Trauma and Healing - 9780367406134

Taylor & Francis

Embodied Trauma and HealingCritical Conversations on the Concept of Health\nAuthor(s): Anna Westin\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367406134, 978-0367406134\nSynopsis\nWhat if philosophy could solve the psychological puzzle of trauma? Embodied Trauma and Healing argues just that, suggesting that one might be needed in order to understand the other. The book demonstrates how the body-mind problem that haunted Descartes was addressed by phenomenologists, whilst also proposing that the human experience is lived subjectively as embodied consciousness. \n\nThroughout this book, the author suggests that the phenomenological tools that are used to explore the body can also be an effective way to discuss the physical and mental aspects of embodied trauma. Drawing on the work of Paul Ricur, Maurice Merleau-Ponty and Emmanuel Lvinas, the book outlines a phenomenological approach to the embodied and relational subject. It.