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lindsaycatherinezoe's review
3.0
I FINALLY FINISHED IT!
I absolutely LOVED Cozolino's The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy so I was jazzed to start this one. Unfortunately I did not have the same engaged reading experience as I did with the other book. Although the content is interesting and Cozolino is very well read on these topics, it read very academic and focused heavily on content related to specific brain areas and less focused on how this plays out in the world and therapeutic settings. One reason I loved his other book was because he made an academic book accessible.
Despite not loving the delivery of the content in this book, it is still a great read. Would recommend to folks interested in neuroscience, the functionality of specific brain regions, and how those brain regions influence behavior/relationships/attachment in the world.
I absolutely LOVED Cozolino's The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy so I was jazzed to start this one. Unfortunately I did not have the same engaged reading experience as I did with the other book. Although the content is interesting and Cozolino is very well read on these topics, it read very academic and focused heavily on content related to specific brain areas and less focused on how this plays out in the world and therapeutic settings. One reason I loved his other book was because he made an academic book accessible.
Despite not loving the delivery of the content in this book, it is still a great read. Would recommend to folks interested in neuroscience, the functionality of specific brain regions, and how those brain regions influence behavior/relationships/attachment in the world.
radiolina's review
4.0
“The pain she felt seemed sufficient penance for her inadequacies, allowing her a few days of relief from shame. As I came to know her, I could see that she was always on trial; everyone was judging her, every comment became a condemnation, every gesture was a clue to her inevitable abandonment. Sasha had taken in her past experiences as a child: They had shaped her brain, and now she projected them into everything and everyone. Mantaining a positive connection with her felt like defusing a bomb with the timer rapidly working its way to zero”.
“The problem is that the amygdala has a great memory, loves to generalize, and is always adding to the things to avoid list”.
Knowledge is power!
“The problem is that the amygdala has a great memory, loves to generalize, and is always adding to the things to avoid list”.
Knowledge is power!
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