Franz Ruppert's book explores the different types of trauma experience, along with the bonding theories of John Bowlby and attachment work of Mary Ainsworth and others, forming a multigenerational picture of the dynamics of trauma. Experiences of trauma can be so painful as to cause a split in the p[...]

This is the third book by Professor Franz Ruppert to be translated into English. In it he explores the relationship between our symbiotic interconnectedness and our ability to be autonomous in our lives. The relationship between these two aspects of being is absolutely influenced by early attachment[...]

Jeder Mensch kann Spaltungsprozesse an sich selbst beobachten. Wenn eine Situation für uns emotional schwierig wird, reduzieren wir unsere Gefühle; wir spalten sie ab. Dieser nützliche Selbsthilfeakt der Psyche kann bei Traumatisierungen zu tiefen und dauerhaften Spaltungen der Persönlichkeit f�[...]