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Human Again by Chris Cleave

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Human Again by Chris Cleave

How can we try and live a human life in a world that increasingly asks us to live faster, to carry more? Many of us are running on empty, tired in ways that sleep can’t fix. We’re told the answer lies within – in medication, meditation, in rewiring our behaviour and our minds. But what if there were another way?

After years of listening, Chris Cleave – psychotherapist, researcher and bestselling novelist – arrived at a simple, radical conclusion: the wound is not yours alone. Trauma is not a private condition to be cured, but the very core of our shared humanity. This is a truth our ancestors knew, and that modern life has caused us to forget.

In this clear-eyed, humane and ultimately hopeful book, Cleave draws on clinical practice, research and an immense storytelling gift to show how we can make the world our medicine, and move from mere coping to true flourishing. Through intimate, beautifully told case studies, he offers ways to restore the ten vital relationships that make us human: with our bodies and minds; our work and our spending; with place, planet and history; with one another, with our childhoods, and with our own choices.

This is not self-help. It is not smart thinking. It will not ask you to try harder. It invites you to do something far easier: to come home, and be human again.

Dr. Chris Cleave is an existential psychotherapist, practicing psychologist and New York Times bestselling writer whose work explores how human beings recover meaning, connection and agency after trauma. His novels are translated into 35 languages, and he has spent two decades writing about the inner lives of people under extreme pressure. Alongside his literary career, Cleave maintains a clinical practice in London.
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ISBN 13 9780241855539
ISBN 10 0241855535
Title Human Again
Author Chris Cleave
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages 336
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.