The impact of trauma can be both destructive and transformative. This important new book presents not only a range of theoretical frameworks through which different trauma can be understood, from the effects of childhood abuse to those of war and catastrophes, but also gives readers insights into how trauma presents itself in the consulting room. In each chapter the author uses clinical vignettes and detailed case histories to discuss the multiplicity and complexity of the trauma involved, eschewing a simple binary conception of internal vs external forces. A wide range of topics are covered, including: the lasting imprint of early trauma such as neglect or abuse on subsequent development; the somatic solution involved in life-threatening illness; unmetabolized mourning and embodied memory; the vibrating relationship between catastrophic external forces such as intergenerational effects; and the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the lasting effect of war on combatants and their families. Each chapter is screened through a different theoretical viewpoint, from Freud and Fairburn to Winnicott, Bion and Ogden, while the work of several contemporary theorists is also discussed. Crucially, the final section of the book looks at those issues faced by analysts when working with traumatized patients, highlighting the key idea of dissociation, the dilemma around empathy and the factors that affect the patient's unconscious meaning. Trauma and the Destructive-Transformative Struggle: Clinical Perspectives illuminates the resilience needed by both patient and analyst. It will be a vital resource for both clinical practitioners specializing in trauma and psychoanalytic researchers in the field of trauma studies.

The impact of trauma can be both destructive and transformative. This important new book presents not only a range of theoretical frameworks through which different trauma can be understood, from the effects of childhood abuse to those of war and catastrophes, but also gives readers insights into how trauma presents itself in the consulting room. In each chapter the author uses clinical vignettes and detailed case histories to discuss the multiplicity and complexity of the trauma involved, eschewing a simple binary conception of internal vs external forces. A wide range of topics are covered, including: the lasting imprint of early trauma such as neglect or abuse on subsequent development; the somatic solution involved in life-threatening illness; unmetabolized mourning and embodied memory; the vibrating relationship between catastrophic external forces such as intergenerational effects; and the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the lasting effect of war on combatants and their families. Each chapter is screened through a different theoretical viewpoint, from Freud and Fairburn to Winnicott, Bion and Ogden, while the work of several contemporary theorists is also discussed. Crucially, the final section of the book looks at those issues faced by analysts when working with traumatized patients, highlighting the key idea of dissociation, the dilemma around empathy and the factors that affect the patient's unconscious meaning. Trauma and the Destructive-Transformative Struggle: Clinical Perspectives illuminates the resilience needed by both patient and analyst. It will be a vital resource for both clinical practitioners specializing in trauma and psychoanalytic researchers in the field of trauma studies.

Annie O'Donnell left her native Galway for America in 1898, one of 15,175 Irish women who left that year; they far outnumbered the men, and most of them went into domestic service. She became friends with Jim Phelan on the ship to Philadelphia. He was a 22-year-old farmer from Co. Kilkenny who had run away from home during Sunday mass to join his uncle, a tilesetter in Indianapolis. Annie went to work as a children's nurse for the W. L. Mellon family of Pittsburgh. Her letters to Jim Phelan, published here for the first time, are a unique contribution to the growing literature on women's emigration: they provide a sustained three-year narrative of her life as a children's nurse. Annie O'Donnell had been well educated in Ireland and her letters are lively and enjoyable to read. Maureen Murphy has provided an introduction and notes to the letters. Annie O'Donnell (1880-1959) was born in Lippa, near Spiddal, Co. Galway. She emigrated to America in 1898, remaining there and marrying James P. Phelan. She lived in Pittsburgh until her death.

In a time long ago, in a land far away, lived a people dedicated to the qualities of: Honor, Loyalty, Respect, and Courage. In this time Black Magic moved over the earth like a plague. In this time the powers of light and darkness engaged in a great battle that would spread across the whole land. In this time the best and bravest of the people on the earth stood in challenge to this darkness. It is in this time and place that our adventure begins...

MO THE CAT SLEUTH IS BACK Even the baby raccoons appeared huge to the cats as they shrank to the far corners of their temporary apartments at Cats Pause Feline Shelter. The felines' one objective: avoid the invaders' furry little hands that reached between the narrow bars for leftover cat dinner - lest they become part of the raccoons' diet, too. Mum, save me Mo silently pleaded to her human companion Kate, who was at this hour several miles away and sleeping soundly. Good grief thought Kate as she sat bolt upright in bed, her head spinning, her eyes blurry from sleep. What is going on at the shelter? Mo reserves telepathy for dire emergencies, and she is most certainly sending a distress signal. Kate jumped out of bed and began dressing warmly for her trek into the Oregon winter night. Although Kate knew something was terribly amiss from Mo's frantic pleas, she couldn't know that a raccoon invasion had occurred at the shelter - and that a grisly murder had been committed there as well

Cat and Man - a Deux for All Time Shrieking and howling in her makeshift cage, Mo arrived unceremoniously with police escort at Cats Pause Feline Shelter. In this quaint and quiet wine-country township of Seven Oaks, Oregon, where daily excitement is measured in parking tickets and spilled pinot noir, Mo's 'mum' has been murdered Suddenly orphaned and facing life as a shelter cat, Mo enlists new-found shelter feline friends, Phillip, Edward and Diana, to help her find mum's killer. Mo also teams up with shelter director, Kate Ferguson, to discover who did the deed, and a new cat detective is born. Kate and Mo investigate why a group of California investors is trying to buy up and develop valuable vineyard land. Through their links with the community and the local police, they discover that the intent of the buy-up is to destroy the delicate ecosystem of the Jory Hills AVA. A surprise discovery leads them down a path of intrigue and betrayal; by exposing the plot to ruin the land, they expose the murderer. Mo and Kate learn they are meant for each other, and soon realize their lives are intertwined in the universe - as telepaths - and as ambassadors for Cats Pause.

This title is packed with more than 600 simple, fun, and creative math activities for children aged 3 to 6. It features: finger plays, songs, and poems; music, movement, and outdoor play; and, many more.Written by teachers for teachers, this superb new volume in a best-selling series features more than 600 creative arithmetic activities for children aged between 3 and 6.Organised by curriculum area or time of day, each activity comes complete with maths concepts, materials list, and step-by-step instructions. Maths is the new focus area in early childhood education, and the easy-to-use maths concept index is a great new feature that allows teachers to quickly find the appropriate activity for whoever they're teaching.