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Great article.
Is there a typo in this paragraph? – “Perhaps the most important lesson I learned from Fromm…And keeping a commitment to myself not to “engage” with folks in any manner that ultimately abuses, denigrates, or exploits [me empowered me to establish the boundaries and enforce] the limits necessary to foster here-and-now change within the therapeutic relationship….”
Thanks for the catch, Tom. The first “me” in the sentence you reference should be “them.”
Apologies from me and the editor for the confusion.
Whoops! Thanks to you both for the catch — now fixed!
All the best,
Greg
but both still attesting to the important role a wholesome relationship can play in guiding someone toward greater emotional, psychological, and spiritual health.This is Right
Amen!
A thoughtful intelligent article…….what occurred to me when reading your article was how Fromm formulated many of his ideas on human nature and the ability to extend the self in loving while he was a prisoner of the SS in a concentration camp…..one of the true greats of the 20th century.
Thank you, Jason. And while I know that Fromm was indeed influenced by the horrendous experiences of some of his closest family and friends, I’ve not been able to verify his own prisoner status. Do you have a reference?