Abstract:Psychoanalytic work within a cultural framework of a Māori mental health service raises central questions of the socio-political dimensions of intergenerational trauma as part of the impacts of colonisation. Importantly, the sacred aspect of this trauma is addressed, often dismissed in Western political thought as secondary, yet so central in most indigenous experiences. In this article, some thought is given to the complexities of this work in regards to “spiritual holding”, a means of addressing and … Show more
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