Judith Edwards Libri

Focusing on the groundbreaking contributions of Anne Alvarez, this collection highlights her influential work in psychoanalytic psychotherapy, particularly regarding autism and severe personality disorders in children. It brings together insights and analyses from various experts, showcasing the impact of her theories and practices on the field. The book serves as both a tribute to her legacy and a resource for understanding her innovative approaches to therapy, emphasizing the importance of her work in shaping contemporary mental health practices.

The examination of fatherhood is approached through a psychoanalytic lens, highlighting its evolving significance from the viewpoints of fathers, their families, and societal influences. The book delves into the complex dynamics of paternal roles, offering insights into how perceptions of fathers have changed over time and the impact of these shifts on family structures and social norms.

Love the Wild Swan is the culmination of thirty years of clinical and teaching experience, undertaken by child and adolescent psychoanalytic psychotherapist Judith Edwards. Along with new material, the book consists of previously published papers spanning Edwards s entire career, which have been carefully selected to chart the journey that every clinician and human being makes, from babyhood to adult life. Edwards offers an example of how the evolution of meanings occur and how lifelong learning about the self and the other takes place. The book is divided into four parts, with sections on observation, clinical work, teaching theory, and links between these ideas and ongoing life in the form of the arts, through poetry, film and sculpture. " Love the Wild Swan" will be of interest to practitioners and clinicians, as well as appealing to anyone in the field of mental health who wishes to reflect on the nature of human development and growth."

Grandmotherland looks back to the past and forward to the future, while being rooted in the reality of the modern grandmother's life. In this book, there are stories of the 'good' or good-enough granny, the 'bad' granny, and all those in between, as well as those of women who decided to be agents of transmission in other ways than passing on their DNA.