Is the purpose of movies simply passive viewing to keep us entertained? The authors suggest that there is much more happening in our unconscious mind. In their graduate and undergraduate classrooms, they developed strategies using films to broaden students’ perspectives on the human journey. While writing about movie characters, students shared the impact these stories had on themselves. The authors guided their interpretations through different theories on the human condition.

As they delve into key perspectives and their application, the authors hope that the reader, too, will perceive both psychology and movies in a different light. The depth and very personal nature of the students’ responses were so meaningful that they inspired this book.

Watching films helps me to apply the theories we learned to real life as opposed to memorizing. (A student)

With a blend of frameworks, first-person student reflections, and the teaching journeys of the authors themselves, Movies as Mirrors makes theories come to life. After reading this book you may never watch movies the same way again!    

Do you believe in true love? Do you want more fulfilling, respectful, loving relationships in your life? If so, then join me, Sierra, as I guide you on a journey of self-transformation with true love as our destination. Packed into this guided workbook are a series of steps curated to help you specify, and clarify your mind, body, and spirit to make way for more love to come pouring in, and pouring out. By embarking on this journey, you are not only making your way toward the most amazing relationships you’ve ever had, but you are also helping bring humanity and the world toward a more loving place. Love may seem elusive, but it is your natural essence. By following the exercises and lessons in this book, you can peel back the layers guarding your heart to reveal your truest self – a divine being of light and love capable of giving and receiving abundant, limitless love.

In the book, I made my learning processes visible to make the psycho-logic of us humans clear. The result is a book, part about the connection between body, soul, and spirit and part about a holistic understanding of consciousness with suggestions for trying things out for yourself. I want to inspire, motivate and inform you if you are also interested in self-awareness or want to get to know your psycho-logic better. The book was written for those people who would like to change or are thinking about it. Everyone else is, of course, welcome too. It is best to ask your coach or therapist about risks and side effects because the book is not suitable if you are waiting for the prince or princess who will save you or if everything is everyone else's fault. If, on the other hand, you like to
— take the reins of your life into your hands,
— if you want to find your strength,
— If it gets uncomfortable at times, then you have come to the right place.