Healing the Soul Wound

Eduardo Duran is currently a psychologist and consultant working and living in Bozeman, Montana.

On the First Edition:“Duran’s personal and engaging style captivates the reader as he or she catches a glimpse of what training with this master must be like.”- PsycCritiques“[Translates] Western metaphor into indigenous ideas that make sense to Native People. Duran is one of our profession’s top contemporary authors… He invites us to walk through the doors of his books and we should do so.”- Journal of Transpersonal Psychology

• ContentsForeword Allen E. Ivey xiAcknowledgments xiiiIntroduction 1A Brief Look at Relevant Literature 4The Importance of Cultural Competence 7Previous Treatment and Research: Methods of Oppression 111. Wounding Seeking Wounding: The Psychology of Internalized Oppression 14Liberation Psychology Through Hybridism 14Intergenerational Trauma: The Soul Wound 17The Psychology of the Healer 22The Rape of Turtle Island 23Starting a New Narrative 282. Overpathologizing Original People 31Transference Toward Original People 32Diagnosis as a Naming Ceremony  33Therapists as Perpetrators of Historical Trauma 35Clinical Racism in Indian Country 373. The Healing/Therapeutic Circle 41In the Very Beginning 42The Healing Container 44The Identity of the Healer 45Initial Sessions 484. Historical Trauma: Treating the Soul Wound 50Case #1: Recognizing Violence as a Historical Inheritance 51Case #2: Working with the Feeling Function 57Conclusion 595. The Spirit of Alcohol: Treating Addiction 61Teachings on the Spirit of Alcohol 61Addiction as a Spiritual Disorder 63Alcoholic as a Name 65Case #3: Relating to the Spirit of Alcohol 67Case #4: Interpreting a Dream Within a Group Session 76Conclusion 786. Diagnosis: Treating Emotional Problems as Living Entities 80Visits by Depression and Anxiety 81Case #5: A Patient Visited by Depression and Anxiety 84Conclusion: Pain and the Spirit of Healing 1117. “All Conditions Normal”: Working with Veterans 112Warrior Soul Wounding 114Injury Where Blood Doesn’t Flow 116Archetypal and Spiritual Understanding of Trauma 117“He Restores My Soul” (Psalm 23:3) 120Spirit of Suicide 120Restoring Balance Through Gift Offerings 124Don’t Waste Your Suffering 125Case Study 126Transitional Therapy 143Conclusion 1458. Community Intervention 148Is Research the Answer?  149Liberation Research Through Community Story Sciencing 153Interventions with Indigenous Communities 158Addressing Religious Differences in Native Communities 162Healing the Land 164Conclusion: A Slow Process 1669. Clinical Supervision 168A Sample of Supervisory Dialogue 169Conclusion 17510. Before Completion 178References 183Index 187About the Author 193