New Release: Untangling

With the drama of a novel, Untangling tells the story of a transformative psychoanalysis, the first in-depth account by a patient. In Peters’ tempestuous twenties, a classical analysis quieted her recurring nightmares through a discovery of her family’s secret past. Decades later, her second analyst, Kristi, guided her through the frightening depths of that past as it played out in the intense strife and love in their relationship. In another first, Kristi writes an afterword about the challenge of analyzing Peters. Unique in its reach, Untangling reveals the inner workings of psychoanalysis and of the psyche.

The cover features a vintage-style photograph of a woman with curly hair, overlaid with elegant cursive typography for the title.

“I loved Untangling. It is an incredible experience to read a patient’s narrative about their therapy. Joan Peters courageously pulls back the curtain on the profound, often mysterious relationship between analyst and patient. This beautifully written memoir invites readers into the intimate space of psychoanalysis, where vulnerability and longing take center stage.”

GALIT ATLAS, author of Emotional Inheritance,
faculty NYU Postdoctoral Program for Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis 

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Author Joan K. Peters smiling outdoors, wearing glasses and a green sweater, with curly hair and a background of trees and a concrete wall. Photo is by Cindy Pitou Burton.

Joan K. Peters was born in New York City and educated in Chicago (she holds a B.A. degree from the University of Chicago as well as a Ph.D. in comparative literature). She has published several books on the subject of women and work, and now teaches English at the California State University (Channel Islands). She lives in Ojai California with her husband (Peter Passell), her 13-year-old daughter Lily, her dog Frodo and six pet chickens.

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