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Welcome to the work of Alan James Strachan and Janet Coster, whose books and essays explore the meeting place of psychology and spirituality; personal transformation and cultural/political life, and the enduring mystery of what it means to become more fully human.
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“A beautiful piece of writing, the very best that our profession has to offer, full of stirring prose, gorgeous quotations, and sublime poetry … May it be read far and wide!”
— Francine Lapides, M.A., MFT
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“Compellingly captures the essence of addiction, the seduction of power, and the nature of embodied spiritual transformation. I highly recommend this wise and engaging book.”
— Richard Rohr, O.F.M.
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“A masterful job … a unique and important contribution to the field … remarkably cogent, eloquent, insightful.”
— Nisha Zenoff, Ph.D., Process Work Diplomate
View on AmazonALAN JAMES STRACHAN, Ph.D., is a psychotherapist, teacher, and author. He graduated summa cum laude with an interdisciplinary degree bridging psychology, anthropology, and spiritual traditions, and went on to earn two Master’s degrees and a Ph.D. in psychology. Alan has been in private practice as a psychotherapist for over forty years.
JANET COSTER, M.A., M.A., is a transpersonal counselor, spiritual director, workshop leader and author. She is certified in Spiritual Direction, Authentic Movement and Gender Reconciliation and has been in private practice for 30 years. Janet also is a poet, songwriter/singer with many years spent as a director/performer in dance, choreography and theater.
Janet and Alan bring psychology and spirituality into conversation with the personal, social, and political questions of our time. Their writing explores healing and transformation, power and addiction, consciousness and relationship, and the mysterious processes through which people—and sometimes societies—change. Grounded in decades of psychotherapeutic and spiritual practice, their work combines psychological insight, spiritual inquiry, social justice, creativity, and a healthy respect for humor.
Their most current writings can be found at H. Dumpty, After the Fall.