Unfolding Self: Separation and Individuation

by Mara Sidoli

Book by Sidoli, Mara

203 pages, Unknown Binding

First published October 1, 1989

Reviews

[Ruben Mes · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very insightful, but not clearly structured.

Sidoli appears to be a very capable and stalwart therapist with firm roots in Freudian and Jungian psychology.

Her interpretations often veered towards the Freudian, and apparently helped her clients with it. Although I wondered how (and if) her interpretations helped her clients, some struck a chord with me, and made me realize how I was also still in the grip of that very same thing that Sidoli just described her patient just doing.

I was fascinated by the case studies and loved the evolving stages the clients went through. Very evocative and endearing.

Sometimes the writing is obscure with Freudian 'word-symbols' that sound very wise but don't immediately convey its message.

I recommend this book to aspiring Jungians, therapists and laymen interested in uncovering their childhood wounds and find acceptance and understanding.

[Jennifer Jones · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book wasn’t exactly what I was expecting. I had thought it would talk more about the process of separation and individuation as an adult. Instead it focused on some pretty extreme clinical cases of babies and children. So it wasn’t as personally applicable as I had hoped, but WOW were these cases fascinating to read about. The whole concept of transference/countertransference within the therapeutic relationship was extremely intriguing.

[Anna Dubert · Rating 5 out of 5]

Briliant!