Sylvia Nasar, author of A Beautiful Mind
“I intended to dip into Joan Peters' memoir for half an hour but couldn't stop. Page after page my admiration for Peters' bravery and generous spirit grew. Pitch-perfect and unpretentious, Untangling is a powerful testimonial for confronting rather than running from the past, however painful.”
Judith Thurman, author of Secrets of the Flesh: A Life of Colette
“Joan Peters’ uniquely brave and luminous Untangling explains why and how analysis works — or doesn't. It took Peters a lifetime to untangle her primal knots, but she succeeded. This is a personal saga with universal wisdom to impart.”
Daniel Goldin, Editor, Psychoanalytic Inquiry
“Untangling describes the untangling of Joan's twisty past, but the book offers a second untangling as well: the untangling of the psychoanalytic process itself, told without jargon, in the ordinary but poetic language of an accomplished memoirist.”
Galit Atlas, author of Emotional Inheritance, faculty NYU Postdoctoral Program for Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
I loved Untangling. It is an incredible experience to read a patient’s narrative about their therapy. Joan Peters courageously pulls back the curtain on the profound, often mysterious relationship between analyst and patient. This beautifully written memoir invites readers into the intimate space of psychoanalysis, where vulnerability and longing take center stage.
Connie Lillas, Executive Director, Interdisciplinary Training Institute,
Co-author of The NeuroRelational Framework.
“This book is a true gem, a profound contribution to the mental health community and beyond. Crafted like a novel, it pulls you in, making it impossible to put down. Through its pages, you can fully immerse yourself in the healing journey that relational analysis offers. ”
Nancy McWilliams, author of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Psychoanalytic Supervision, and Psychoanalytic Diagnosis; Visiting Professor Emerita, Rutgers University Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology