Synopses & Reviews
Detailing the life and work of a major innovator and leader of contemporary therapeutic hypnosis, this biography of Milton H. Erickson highlights the work that endures through the practice of thousands of Ericksonian psychologists and the transformative treatment of thousands of patients. Placing Erickson in the larger circle of shamanistic healers and practitioners of alternative medicine worldwide, this account by his children and colleagues provides a vivid portrait of his teaching, reputation as the archetypal "good father," interactions with other psychologists, and unique accomplishments as a healer. The volume contains biographical essays by his daughter, a well-known therapist, and his other children, appreciations by colleagues, a dialogue with Aldous Huxley, and a never-before-seen film of a therapy demonstration on the accompanying DVD.
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"A welcome bulwark against the slide into dogmatism or formula that attends so many approaches to psychotherapy."and#160; and#151;Mary Catherine Bateson, author, Willing to Learn: Passages of Personal Discovery
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"One of the most exquisite collections of pictures and prose in print."and#160; and#151;Body and Soul
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"An extraordinarily rich book." Anthony Robbins, author, Unlimited Power
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"Some revealing vistas that provide a sense of who Erickson was and how he lived out relationships instead of expectations."and#160; and#151;PsychCRITIQUES
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"A perfect book for therapists, doctors, teachers, and parents, showing them how to see deeply and find words to heal."and#160; and#151;Thomas Moore, author, Care of the Soul and Dark Nights of the Soul
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"Readers will find themselves reconsidering the nature of healing, the psychotherapeutic endeavor, and even their approach to living life."and#160; and#151;Yvonne Dolan, author, Resolving Sexual Abuse and One Small Step
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"Salutes the creativity and spirit of this healer, who reminded many of the shamans...of past eras."and#160; and#151;Spirituality and Health
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"An extraordinarily rich book."and#160; and#151;Anthony Robbins, author, Unlimited Power
Synopsis
Edited by Betty Alice Erickson and Bradford Keeney.
Milton H Erickson is one of the most studied people in the field of hypnosis and psychotherapy. Hundreds of thousands of words have been written analyzing his therapeutic methods and words with miles and miles of film, audio and video tapes.
In Milton H Erickson MD: An American Healer read about the man Milton H Erickson, rather than his psychotherapeutic techniques. Told from the perspective of three of his children, this book uniquely explores the personal side of this world famous psychiatrist.
It is a remarkable spiritual journey. As a part of his life-long struggle to overcome the physical effects of polio, Erickson acquired prodigious observational and interactional skills, as well as a powerfully calm healing presence.
With photographs, stories and a DVD of one of his clinical sessions, this book brings to light the quiet spirituality of an extraordinary healer.
About the Author
Betty Alice Erickson, MS, is a licensed professional counselor, a marriage and family therapist in private practice, and an international teacher of Ericksonian psychotherapy and hypnosis.
Bradford Keeney, PhD, is the former director of several family therapy doctoral programs. He is the author of
Aesthetics of Change,
Improvisational Therapy, and
Mind in Therapy, and the editor of the Profiles of Healing series.