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Broken-heartedness: Towards love in professional practice
Broken-heartedness is caused by lovelessness which in turn becomes a breeding ground for violence and injustice. Broken-heartedness is the child hurt by abuse and unfairness. It is the farmed animal afraid and alone in an abattoir. It is the mental health patient restrained and secluded. It is professional carers being unsafe in trauma-causing workplaces. It is the destroyed forest and the death of a river. Broken-heartedness is the planetary epidemic of our times, and until now, it has gone unnamed.
In this path-breaking book, Dr Dyann Ross shares her personal story interwoven with robust analyses of the causes of broken-heartedness. Evolving from this, she posits her theory – and practice – of love, as an indispensable force for addressing and working with broken-heartedness proven significant from her career as a social worker. She writes that whatever the situation – lovelessness, violence, injustice – the answer is love, and its application is both vital and within reach.
Broken-heartedness is a must-read for any practitioner or interested individual seeking a revolutionary love-based practice.
In this path-breaking book, Dr Dyann Ross shares her personal story interwoven with robust analyses of the causes of broken-heartedness. Evolving from this, she posits her theory – and practice – of love, as an indispensable force for addressing and working with broken-heartedness proven significant from her career as a social worker. She writes that whatever the situation – lovelessness, violence, injustice – the answer is love, and its application is both vital and within reach.
Broken-heartedness is a must-read for any practitioner or interested individual seeking a revolutionary love-based practice.
272 pages, Paperback
Published December 12, 2023
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February 6, 2024
I'll admit that this is the kind of book I normally wouldn't think to pick up, but I'm glad I did. I think a lot of people, like me, might be peipherally cognisant about concepts like lovelessness and the impact of violence, but it was very impactful to see Ross explore them in black and white text.
One thing I found particularly interesting was the section of eco injustice (and the corresponding later discussion of eco justice), as it was firmly rooted in a familiar Australian context which thus made it more meaningful as a reader. Some of the points Ross raised reminded me of Silent Earth by Dave Goulson - which I wholeheartedly recommend as well - and together they've painted a sobering but realistic image of the current environment we live in.
I'm very grateful to this book for making me think more about the idea of broken-heartedness in a sociological and ecological context, and will definitely be referring to it in the future for several of the references used by Ross.
Would definitely recommend this :)
One thing I found particularly interesting was the section of eco injustice (and the corresponding later discussion of eco justice), as it was firmly rooted in a familiar Australian context which thus made it more meaningful as a reader. Some of the points Ross raised reminded me of Silent Earth by Dave Goulson - which I wholeheartedly recommend as well - and together they've painted a sobering but realistic image of the current environment we live in.
I'm very grateful to this book for making me think more about the idea of broken-heartedness in a sociological and ecological context, and will definitely be referring to it in the future for several of the references used by Ross.
Would definitely recommend this :)
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