Finding Wholeness Through
the Science of Connecting
Discover the Patterns of Life with the Dynamics of Life Model—Learn How to Navigate the Complexities of Modern Living and Foster Meaningful Connections
This is my latest book, in the process of being published by Routledge. My Dynamics of Life model pulls together the wisdom from twenty years of working with people to help them change themselves and the world they live in, and my academic research in systems sciences.
Reconnect: A Science-Based Path to Wholeness
Discover the Patterns of Life with the Dynamics of Life Model—Learn How to Navigate the Complexities of Modern Living and Foster Meaningful Connections
Today’s world so often leaves us disconnected—disconnected from ourselves, the people around us, and the world we live in. We seem to be headed for a crisis point. How can we cope with the overwhelming pressure of modern life and return to our true selves?
There is a science of connecting that can help us find our way. The systems sciences reveal the underlying patterns of life at all scales that can act like a compass, showing the way forward. Life happens in a flow of connecting and disconnecting. Sometimes, we collaborate to build things together, and at other times, we need to dismantle things that don’t work anymore and look for new beginnings.
Life used to be slow and predictable. Now, it is fast and constantly changing, The means we need to keep checking checking the terrain about us and our compass for signs that we might be straying.
Who Is This Book For
This book is written for helping professionals and people who are curious life-long learners offering insights into who we are and why we work the way we do.
It unravels the puzzles of why life is like it is, and it is full of tips and tools for exploring ways of improving our lives.
First, you learn how and why we have fallen into unhelpful habit patterns that cause harm and suffering for ourselves and others.
Then, my model allows you to easily see why you behave as you do. By understanding how unhelpful habits arose and how to establish new habits, we can find ways to make real changes in our lives.
You will learn about the power of forgiveness to leave behind suppressed emotions arising from past hurt and trauma that hold us back, so we can move powerfully forward in our lives.
This engaging and thoughtful book will guide your journey of personal growth, and help you better assist others on their path toward wholeness and connection.
Learn more
Watch this Intro Video
Here’s a short 1,5-minute video in which I present an overview of my book, featuring the main themes and topics:
- Systems Theory concepts
- Brain functioning
- Relationship Dynamics.
What's in the book
Discover the world of living systems
Finding Wholeness through the Science of Connecting is an invitation to a journey of discovery in the world of Living Systems.
There are basic patterns like feedback loops, boundaries, and energy flows.
Living systems overcome the natural tendency of things to wind down and deteriorate by creating an island of order with a sea of chaos.
We constantly take in energy from the outside that keeps us alive in our bodies. For as long as the flow continues, life is sustained.
This process of flows of matter, energy, and information is described within the Dynamics of Life model outlined in the book.
The model also described how we have evolved over time to have minds that manage our emotions and thoughts and allow us to navigate our social world.
The book explores each level of functioning one at a time and provides plenty of tips and tools to help us better cope with our struggles.
The book uses Bruce Perry’s Red Brain and Green Brain which explains so much of the behaviour we witness about us every day.
One part of us wants to just follow our feelings and react in the moment, (Red Brain), and the other wants to take its time through things deliberately to come up with a better answer.
The horse and coach model teaches us that our emotions are like powerful horses to inspire and urge us forward, but need to be managed by the driver -our thoughts and our awareness- so we can thrive
Pre-order Available on 9th January 2025
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