The author of this book is the founding professor of the International Institute for Restorative Practices. The book aims to provide practitioners in the field of restorative practices with an understanding of narrative practices based in post-modern narrative therapy. The book covers interventions such as externalising, positioning, unique moments, re-authoring and re-membering, listening circles, compassionate […]

Full disclosure up front, I am one of the contributors to this book! However, before it was published, I hadn’t read all the chapters written by the many other fascinating contributors. This book is so interesting, because it collects the experiences of a range of people involved in managing conflict in different countries and varying

This book is a terrific overview of emotions research in general, as well as an easy to understand introduction to neuroscience and how it is used to inform us about how emotions work. The book is written by two neuroscientists – one who researches emotion in humans, and one who researches emotions in mice and

“At any point , we are one question away from a different life.” As someone who asks a lot of questions (in both my professional and personal life) this book was always going to be a winner for me! I adored every question and every chapter. This is a book I will return to again

This book has just been released. It’s part of a series of more than 700 “very short introductions” on pretty much any topic you can think of! The series aims to provide a stimulating and accessible introduction to people wanting to learn about a new subject. While the subject of negotiation is by no means

This book is an anthology of various writing by the author about models, theories, frameworks and narratives relating to coaching and mentoring. It’s almost like a “best of” collection from the 70 books and countless articles David has written in the course of his career. David is one of the founders of the European Mentoring

This book caught my attention because so much of my practice is working with people in conflict who are either unwilling or unable to change, even when it seems objectively in their best interests. The book is written by two psychologists who are particularly interested in adult development and mental complexity. They discovered through many