Understanding Pain, Anger & Worry: Michael White's Absent But Implicit

A close look at Michael White's concept and map of the Absent But Implicit in Narrative Therapy. Michael White taught on the absent but implicit for many years but he never finished writings on this Narrative Therapy concept before his untimely death.

Having heard the this trauma-informed therapeutic revelation taught live by Michael White six times in the last two years before he died, Aman took her notes and wrote out the map as close as she could get to what Michael meant to convey. After studying Narrative Therapy for 15 years, she was on staff at Dulwich Centre when the founder of Narrative Therapy passed away.

This is a book for therapists, psychologists and counselors to finally understand the brilliance of the "absent but implicit" and see how it applies to therapeutic work, improving how they can help clients climb out of total despair, pain and other effects of a traumatic past.

The words pain, anger and worry are thin descriptions of the tumultuous emotions these feelings evoke. Navigating through the complexities of this negativity can leave people stumped and confused, which adds insult to injury.

What if you understood why you or other people felt and acted these ways? Wouldn't it help you figure out how to diffuse situations, comfort your loved ones, and most importantly, experience peace of mind instead of feeling overwhelmed?

In Understanding Pain, Anger, and Worry, Jodi Aman bridges the gap. She explains what these expressions reveal about what is important to you in your life and teaches you that the quickest way to heal intense emotions is to validate what you treasure.

Michael White was an Australian family therapist known as the founder of Narrative Therapy. In this book, Aman examines his theory of "absent but implicit" -- that in every communication, there is more meaning than explicitly expressed. Understanding what's implicit can make all of the difference in decreasing conflict in relationships and healing from personal emotional turmoil.

While this book on the absent but implicit was originally written for therapists, Understanding Pain, Anger and Worry is a must-read for counselors, teachers, parents and anyone in a relationship. Aman gives you the map on how to calm your neighbors, children, friends, colleagues or customers.

Jodi Aman has been a psychotherapist for twenty-plus years. She is a TEDxWilmington Speaker (Calm Anxious Kids). Find her bestselling books, You 1, Anxiety 0: Win your life back from fear and panic and Anxiety...I'm So Done with You! A Teen's Guide to Ditching Toxic Stress and Rewiring Your Brain for Happiness her on Amazon.