Beyond the Iceberg
A Case for Emotional Healing
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“There is no art to find man’s construction in the face” (Shakespeare’s Macbeth: Act 1, scene 4). It is important to set the record straight ab initio. This book explores the value of psychology as a necessary tool to deal with and understand human behaviors and problems for interpersonal relationships and healthy living. My area of research or concentration being on Counseling Psychology, it is my utmost concern to systematically utilize the tools it offers to the benefit of society and individuals in their emotional plights. Studies have proved that, sometimes, we appoint accusing fingers to others on ugly habits and issues we create ourselves. The worst sickness any person can suffer from is ‘hypochondria’ – feeling of being sick when there is none or insecure when there is full security. Each of us is his or her own story and reality. We are perceived as stories and these stories eventually define who we are as human beings.
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Beyond the Iceberg: A Case for Emotional Healing presents a step-by-step investigation into human nature, considering why so many people get angry, producing an intense response without any good reason. Through her experience and professional studies, author Dr. Christine Onu offers antidotes to those hidden reasons causing people appear to be sick when there is no actual sickness. There are many problems plaguing society today for which the root causes are not self-evident.
We are naturally inclined to think and care for ourselves and our own safety more than we think or care for others. But nobody is an island; we need each other for life to be more meaningful. While there is absolute need for each of us to take proper care of ourselves, we should also be interested in the needs and progress of others. Beyond the Iceberg explores the value of psychology as a necessary tool to deal with and understand human behaviors and the problems that arise in interpersonal relationships, so that we are better able to resolve conflicts when they arise. Each of us creates our own life story and reality—who we are as human beings. Beyond the Iceberg considers the hidden emotions that create problems in our relationships, at work, and at home, while examining the causes for our psychological challenges and possible solutions.
About the Author
Christiana Chinedum Onu, PhD, was born in Nigeria. She graduated from Federal College of Education Abeokuta and held various educated-related positions in Nigeria. In the United States, she earned her nursing degree from LaSalle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she lives with her family.