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Claude Steiner, Emotional Activist
A posthumous collection of biographical and critical essays about Steiner's life, work, and enduring contributions to Transactional Analysis and emotional literacy, edited by Keith Tudor.
Written for: TA practitioners, students of psychotherapy history, and anyone interested in Steiner's life and legacy
Claude Steiner, Emotional Activist is a fitting tribute to a thinker who spent his career insisting that feelings matter and that honest emotional engagement is both a personal practice and a political act. Edited by Keith Tudor, the volume brings together contributions from colleagues, students, and scholars who knew Steiner or were shaped by his ideas.
The essays cover the full arc of Steiner’s career, from his early collaboration with Eric Berne and his role in founding the radical psychiatry movement, through to his development of emotional literacy as a therapeutic and educational framework. The book does not shy away from the tensions and controversies that marked Steiner’s path, offering a rounded portrait rather than a hagiography.
For TA practitioners, the book provides valuable context for understanding where Steiner’s ideas came from and how they evolved. For general readers, it offers an engaging account of a life lived with uncommon intellectual courage and emotional honesty.
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