BOOK SUMMARY
War, poverty, famine, slavery doesn't just affect the survivors; 7 or more generations can suffer. Three generations have a voice in this book. The first is a Jew in Ukraine, witnessing the Russian Revolution. The second are his American children who unconsciously suffer from this trauma. The third are members of a therapy group who represent the millions of people whose mental health are affected by inherited trauma. A detailed group therapy meeting, reveals the path to healing.
" Extraordinarily poignant, engaging, colorful, sensual, evocative, and funny... an original and creative weaving of professional, personal, intergenerational, historic cultural...superb!” - Les R. Greene, PH. D President, American Group Psychotherapy Association
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"World renowned group therapist Elaine J. Cooper's new book, Let's All Hold Hands and Drop Dead: Three Generations One Story, is part autobiography, part biography and part guide for clinicians in the field. But it is also meaningful and useful self-help for those who are struggling to build intimate relationships…
Cooper writes convincingly about how trauma can be passed down from one generation to the next -- many times without direct recognition or awareness… " Read More
Endorsed By Alexander Wolf, M.D.
The Grandfather of American Group Psychoanalysis
"I began reading your book and finished it - unable to stop - the following morning. I was very moved by it - by the openness with which you reveal yourself - by your involvement emotionally with group members - by the lucidity, intuition, brilliance and tenderness you displayed to members of your family and to your patients - by your profundity in interpretations.…"
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