Understanding Arab men is based on an insightful thesis, which makes a distinct contribution to the field of family therapy theory and practice. It is based on an empirical study investigating Arab men's experience of family therapy. This research skilfully weaves cultural sensitivity and knowledge of the patients' background together with clinical expertise. Dr Yousry puts a powerful and compelling argument about how cultural specificity of current models of family therapy practice interferes with the effectiveness of the interventions. Consequently this might be a factor in Arab male patients' dropping out of treatment. Dr Yousry's unique position in family therapy and his insights emphasize how disturbing it is that such a crucial oversight has not been picked up before. In this sense this book makes a crucial and much needed contribution to family therapy knowledge and practice. Dr Yousry also offers an insight into the psycho-social dilemmas facing Arab patients and consequently Western practitioners working with them. He provides a clear exploration of the miss-match between therapeutic models and patient's need and makes recommendations for changes in practice.

From before each of us was born, and up to a young age, our experiences of the world and of our parents shaped us in ways we do not even realise. Our brains were not developed enough to make sense of our early lives and so these experiences become unresolved, unconscious memories. Our responses to situations and events are often unconscious reflexes we devise to protect ourselves. As adults, this can lead us to repeat unwanted patterns that prevent us achieving what we really want. Discover Your Hidden Memory and Find the Real You reveals the powerful, invisible waves of influence that inform our actions, bind us to the past and hold us back in our present. Simple but effective exercises provide the tools to identify exactly how our actions today are connected to our early childhood experiences and our relationships with our parents, as well as to past generations, history and culture. It also shows us what we can do about it now!