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Returning the Self to Nature

Undoing Our Collective Narcissism and Healing Our Planet

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Returning the Self to Nature

By: Jeanine M. Canty
Narrated by: Mia Ellis
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Summary

Using the lens of ecopsychology, Returning the Self to Nature shows that the pervasive and extreme forms of narcissism we find in many modern societies are fundamentally the result of alienation from the natural world. But it doesn't have to be that way.

Returning the Self to Nature is written for the person who no longer wishes to function in a world that revolves around selfish, disconnected identity models and yearns to step into healthy relationships with one's self, one's community, and our planet.

Seeing the suffering of the planet and that of humans as inseparably linked—the ecological crisis as psychological crisis, and vice versa—opens the door to a mutuality of healing between people and nature. At the heart of both chronic and acute forms of narcissism is a socially constructed false self.

Through unflinching analysis and meditation practices that encourage visualizing and embodying the wild naturalness of being human, the listener will gain skills to begin experiencing a courageous, pluralistic, and ecological self. This book is an invitation to wake up from the dream of the false self and join the movement toward social and planetary healing.

©2022 Jeanine M. Canty (P)2022 Tantor Environment Personal Development Science Sustainable & Green Living Solar System
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Written in a way that is engaging, a beautiful book that is inspiring and awakening. The core concepts of this book are very important for people to understand in our current society. I love how this book can be applied to the self, our family/community, greater society and Mother Earth. When we shift from self-centred searching to serving the greater good, we find true happiness, healing ourselves, others and earth. Thank you for this beautiful book.

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