If you are interested in what it means to be human, Self & Society is a lively bi-monthly journal for people like you.

Self and Society is our bi-monthly journal that contains articles, essays, book reviews and letters. Members receive the journal as part of their membership subscription and it is also available for purchase by non-members. Its pages provide a rich, and sometime challenging, forum for information and discussion.

informative - accessible - challenging - controversial - personal - political

The current issue: Volume 36 no 2 September to October 2008
Introduction from the Guest Editor Robin Shohet
Pure Land Now or Never Dr Diana Glouberman
A dialogue on longing Gretel McEwen and Robin Shohet
Longing Nigel Hamilton
Longing Unmani Liza Hyde
In the land of no mirrors Asaf Rolef Ben-Shahar
Exploring Shadow and Transparency in Psychotherapy Training Institues: Implications for the design and implementation of institutional complain procedures (Part 1) Dr Sue Jonest

The December 2007 issue of Self & Society is given over entirely to the festival, with the talks in full, reports and feedback, lots of photos, and news of next year's festival. If you are not a member and want to pre-order your copy, it will be available at £5 including postage and packing. No free copies will be available as we expect a big demand. Or you might think of joining AHP(B) now to be sure of getting your copy. To pre-order, send a cheque for  £5 made out to AHPB to Julian Nangle, 12 South Walks Road, Dorchester DT1 1ED.

Wondering whether to subscribe? Why not sample a free recent copy of 'Self & Society'? You can either download a free copy of a past issue here or contact the administrator. Alternatively, you could sample an individual article from a recent issue:
'Introduction - Focussing' by Susan Jordan©
'Queer Spirit' by Dermod Moore ©
'Constellations under the Sign of Multi-generational Systemic Psychotraumatology' by Franz Ruppert ©
'Dr Rogers and The Moral Umbrella: Open-Centred Ecosophy' by Clive Perraton Mountford ©
'The Place of Humanistic Psychotherapy Today' by Eric Whitton©
'Searching for the Right Spoon or Finding Paradise in Reality' by Nick Duffell ©
'Connecting in the age of accountability' by Asaf Rolef Ben-Shahar ©
'Why Person-Centred Therapists must reject the Medicalisation of Distress' by Pete Sanders ©
'Using Imagery with Substance Misusers' by Val Thomas ©
'Where are the Animals?' by Kelvin Hall ©
'The psychological impact of breast cancer assessed: the testimony of a psychotherapist and breast cancer sufferer' by Cordelia Glagut ©
'The Heart and Soul of Transition - Creating a Low Carbon Future with Psychological and Spiritual Awareness Sophy Banks' by Sophy Banks ©
'Journey to the 'Centre': the history and philosophy of Atlow Mill Centre for Emotional Education' by Jean Bond©
Sex and the curious behaviour of the dog by Martin Jelfs©
Validity in the psychological therapies: why love provides a better benchmark than science by Denis Postle©
My journey from dying, to death to living by Anne Bury©

In addition, you can buy past issues of Self & Society, subject to availability, for £5 inclusive of postage and packing. To see details and a list of contents of past issues please click the past issues page. You can order via the checkout button on the page or contact the administrator.

We welcome contributions, letters, comments and feedback from readers;

email Maxine Linnell, Editor. Or, look at our NEW! Self and Society blog at http://selfsociety.blogspot.com

To advertise in 'Self & Society' please write, telephone or email Anton Smith, Administrator. You can also email directly on admin@ahpb.org.uk.

We always welcome enquiries to write a book review; for current titles available for review, please see the book reviews page.