"Catharsis in Psychology and Beyond: A Historic Overview"

Article by Esta Powell, M.A., M.S.

Following are some of our favorite books about feeling-focused, body-oriented psychotherapy,

which may help you in your journey.

Facing the Wolf: Inside the Process of Deep Feeling Therapy
Theresa Sheppard Alexander
1996, Dutton Books

Emotional Fitness: Discovering Our Natural Healing Power
Janice Berger with Harry Hall
2000, Prentice Hall Canada

Rediscovering The True Self

Ingeborg Bosch
2002

Emotion-Focused Therapy
Leslie S. Greenberg
2002

Primal Healing
Arthur Janov
2007, New Page Books

Why You Get Sick, How You Get Well: The Healing Power of Feelings
Arthur Janov
1996, Dove Books

The New Primal Scream: Primal Therapy 20 Years On
Arthur Janov
1991, Enterprise Publishing

Reclaiming Your Life : A Step-By-Step Guide to Using Regression Therapy to Overcome the Effects of Childhood Abuse
Jean C. Jenson, foreword by Alice Miller
1996, Meridian/Penguin

Growing Yourself Back Up
John Lee
2001, Three Rivers Press

Healing Trauma
Peter A. Levine
2005, Sounds True

Waking The Tiger: Healing Trauma
Peter A. Levine
1997, North Atlantic Books

The Drama of the Gifted Child – The Search for the True Self
Alice Miller  
1997, Basic Books

The Body Remembers
Babette Rothschild
2000, W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.

Primal Connections
Elizabeth Noble
1993, Simon & Schuster

Making Sense of Suffering:
The Healing Confrontation With Your Own Past
J. Konrad Stettbacher, Foreword by Alice Miller
1994, Merit Publishing International