Book Review: IntraConnected: MWe (Me + We) as the integration of self, identity, and belonging

IF 2.5 2区 心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY Psychology of Women Quarterly Pub Date : 2023-02-16 DOI:10.1177/03616843231158359
S. Salzberg
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IntraConnected is an inspiring guidebook that supports readers in waking up from separation and isolation and invites them to a broader sense of belonging and connection. In the book, Dan Siegel identifies the pandemic of separation that modern Western society is experiencing and walks the reader through the causes of such separation and how we can move towards a more integrative way of living together here on earth. Using a wide variety of perspectives from modern science to Indigenous wisdom, this book is for anyone who feels the call to reduce polarization and hyperindividualism and explore the possibilities of our intrinsic connection allowing us to move forward in a united way. Siegel begins by defining what it means to be IntraConnected. While interconnection is when one feels connected to something else, Siegel shares that IntraConnection is “a connectedness within a whole – a sense of wholeness experienced from within” (p. 23). He proposes that currently many of us experience our “sense of self” as our body, a separate entity, and that this small sense of self has created a feeling of disconnection. Siegel suggests that integration, which honors each individual’s differences and cultivates linkages to our whole system, is a path to broadening our sense of self and thus feeling more connected to one another. Siegel clearly explains how our brains have two different modes or ways of being. He states that when the left mode is activated, we can perceive in an independent, linear, and narrower way making us feel like a solid, noun-like being. When the right mode is firing, a wider, interdependent, open perspective is present allowing us to experience ourselves as an unfolding, verb-like experience. Sharing the wisdom of Indigenous cultures from around the globe, Siegel echoes the need for wider awareness and its necessity in creating an “integrated identity” which he refers to as MWe, (Me +We) meaning the individual self + the relational self, creating a withinness to all of life. From conception to adulthood, each section of the book explores a stage of development revealing how we can attune to our IntraConnectedness. Siegel breaks down how freedom and uncertainty are correlated, how our early attachment styles inform our perceptions of reality, and how we as humans absorb new perspectives and learn. He emphasizes the cultivation of compassion, curiosity, and collaboration offering mnemonics and practical awareness tools. A beautiful point Siegel makes is that biodiversity is essential to creating adaptation and possibilities for the whole system, and therefore we shouldn’t learn to tolerate our differences but fully embrace them. Magnifying a diverse group of voices from climate activists to meditation teachers to quantum physicists, IntraConnected is a mind-expanding, approachable book on how to access a wider identity and a more integrated life. With a tone of humility and hopefulness, Siegel provides personal anecdotes, expertise, and a collection of insight from leaders from the past to the present. A call to action, this book is a roadmap for creating a collaborative, creative future not just for me or we, but for Mwe.
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书评:内连接:MWe(我+我们)作为自我、身份和归属的整合
内联是一本鼓舞人心的指南,帮助读者从分离和孤立中醒来,并邀请他们获得更广泛的归属感和联系感。在书中,丹·西格尔指出了现代西方社会正在经历的大范围分离,并引导读者了解这种分离的原因,以及我们如何朝着更一体化的方式共同生活在地球上。从现代科学到土著智慧,这本书使用了各种各样的观点,适合任何感到需要减少两极分化和超个人主义的人,并探索我们内在联系的可能性,使我们以团结的方式前进。西格尔首先定义了“内连接”的含义。当一个人感觉与其他事物相连时,就会产生相互联系,而西格尔认为内在联系是“整体内的一种联系——一种从内部体验到的整体感”(第23页)。他提出,目前我们中的许多人都把“自我感”当作我们的身体,一个独立的实体,这种小的自我感产生了一种脱节的感觉。西格尔认为,整合尊重每个人的差异,培养与我们整个系统的联系,是扩大我们自我意识的途径,从而感觉与他人的联系更紧密。西格尔清楚地解释了我们的大脑如何有两种不同的模式或存在方式。他说,当左脑模式被激活时,我们可以以一种独立的、线性的、狭窄的方式感知,这让我们感觉自己是一个坚实的、像名词一样的存在。当正确的模式被激活时,一个更广阔的、相互依赖的、开放的视角就会出现,让我们以一种展开的、类似动词的体验来体验自己。西格尔分享了来自全球各地的土著文化的智慧,呼应了更广泛的意识的必要性,以及创造“综合身份”的必要性,他将其称为MWe,(我+我们),意思是个体自我+关系自我,创造一种内在的生活。从受孕到成年,这本书的每个部分都探索了一个发展阶段,揭示了我们如何协调我们的内在联系。西格尔分析了自由和不确定性是如何相互关联的,我们早期的依恋类型是如何影响我们对现实的看法的,以及我们作为人类是如何吸收新观点和学习的。他强调培养同情心、好奇心和合作精神,提供了助记方法和实用的意识工具。西格尔提出的一个很好的观点是,生物多样性对于创造整个系统的适应性和可能性至关重要,因此我们不应该学会容忍我们的差异,而应该完全拥抱它们。从气候活动家到冥想教师,再到量子物理学家,《内在联系》放大了不同群体的声音,是一本拓展思维、平易近人的书,讲述了如何获得更广泛的身份和更完整的生活。西格尔以谦逊和充满希望的口吻,提供了个人轶事、专业知识,以及从过去到现在的领导人的见解。这是行动的号召,这本书是一个路线图,不仅为我或我们,而且为我们创造一个合作的、创造性的未来。
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期刊介绍: Psychology of Women Quarterly (PWQ) is a feminist, scientific, peer-reviewed journal that publishes empirical research, critical reviews and theoretical articles that advance a field of inquiry, teaching briefs, and invited book reviews related to the psychology of women and gender. Topics include (but are not limited to) feminist approaches, methodologies, and critiques; violence against women; body image and objectification; sexism, stereotyping, and discrimination; intersectionality of gender with other social locations (such as age, ability status, class, ethnicity, race, and sexual orientation); international concerns; lifespan development and change; physical and mental well being; therapeutic interventions; sexuality; social activism; and career development. This journal will be of interest to clinicians, faculty, and researchers in all psychology disciplines, as well as those interested in the sociology of gender, women’s studies, interpersonal violence, ethnic and multicultural studies, social advocates, policy makers, and teacher education.
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