Many of our significant relationships are based not on trust, respect and growth but on an unconscious compulsion to deny our own problems, flaws and fears. We see the consequences at home and at work, where we repeat the same mistakes and act out familiar patterns of behaviour with our partners, friends and colleagues in ways that leave us stressed and unhappy. In 'Being with Others', psychotherapist and business psychologist Nelisha Wickremasinghe explores how it is impossible to build relationships based on openness, trust and respect when our brains and bodies are in threat. Following on from her acclaimed book Beyond Threat she unravels why so many of us are often in threat, and how we can overcome these feelings to find freedom, authenticity and forgiveness in our relationships. In Being with Others we learn how: * We are cursed by our ability to think and remember, and by the dictates of culture, family and own conflicted characters. * Unconsciously, we cast spells in the form of psychological defences to try to rid ourselves of these curses. * Our most trusted spell is the belief that magical Others partners, children, celebrities, gurus or gods can heal, protect and save us * Spells dont work and how we can free ourselves from our curses. 'Being with Others' shows us how to recognise our curses, cast off the spells and use four different Perception Practices to wake up to the scintillations of insight that can deepen our relationships. It is an invitation to reclaim our imagination, intuition and bodies from the grip of the powerful emotions of our threat brain. It is a book for all of us who want to grow richer relationships with others and our own selves.
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Dimensions: 140 x 216mm
Publication Date: 15 Mar 2021
Publisher: Triarchy Press
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781913743215
About Nelisha Wickremasinghe
Dr Nelisha Wickremasinghe is a psychologist entrepreneur educator and international leadership/organisational change consultant who has worked in the field of human development for 25 years. She has postgraduate degrees in psychology and family therapy a Masters in public sector management and a Masters and Doctorate in organisational change. Her work at the boundary of psychotherapeutic practice and management development has taken her across the globe to support organisations like Fujitsu Thomas Cook Amec Foster Wheeler Nielsen Lloyds Banking Group Aviva and BT to develop their leaders and implement complex change. She also developed and ran a successful organic food business and restaurant and for ten years was clinical and management lead in mental health and social care services. Dr Wickremasinghe works internationally with large corporates teaching and consulting on healthy growth. As part of her corporate practice Nelisha is currently an Associate Fellow at Oxford Universitys Saïd Business School where she facilitates sessions for business leaders on the neurobiology of personal and team resilience. She is Founding Director of The Dialogue Space which provides unconventional whole-person facilitation and coaching for individuals groups and organisations. Her professional practice combines brain science and developmental psychology to develop individual team and system resilience. The concepts and applications in this book have grown out of her personal experience professional practice and doctoral research and draw on many conversations with groups and individuals working in diverse organisational contexts.