Respark: Igniting Hope and Joy after Trauma and Depression

How can we respark joy and hope after despondency, numbness or trauma? Acclaimed psychotherapist and trauma expert, Graham Music, in his 6th book, distils decades of experience to deliver a roadmap for reigniting zest and passion in troubled adults and children.

In these testing times many feel unmotivated and have lost their mojo. Some are listless, retreating inwards afer trauma or loneliness, some become addicted to screens or meaningless activities, and many have lost passion in the face of life's challenges .

Through fascinating tales from the consulting room and daily life, this book provides a ground-breaking model to regenerate hope. Music weaves together cutting-edge science, profound personal stories, therapeutic wisdom, and deep humanity. He outlines exactly how to understand and heal from a wide range of emotionally blunted states such as dissociation, depression, or helplessness.

Whether you are a therapist, a professional, a parent, or anyone looking to find personal inspiration, this book offers a captivating and hope-filled journey, showing how people can rediscover the vitality and desire to live richer lives.

Reviews
"This book is absolutely brilliant, beautifully written, with a fantastic central metaphor about sparking and those who have lost or lack spark."
Dr Karen Treisman MBE – TedX speaker, trauma expert and author of over 20 books

"This wonderful book tackles a very important but neglected subject, and does so beautifully, with clarity, and very helpfully for the puzzled clinician or layperson."
Dr Anne Alvarez – Consultant Psychotherapist, Tavistock Clinic; author  The Thinking Heart

"Graham Music writes about this important subject with style, combining wonderful clinical stories with new science and compelling autobiographical touches, while demonstrating a self-awareness and ability to learn from mistakes that is rare in psychotherapy writing."
Sue Gerhardt – psychotherapist, author of bestselling Why Love Matters

"This fascinating book, by one of the world's leading exponents of the use of attachment theory in therapy, explores why children and adults 'lose their spark' and how to help them rekindle it. This very accessible book of personal reflections and years of hard-gained therapeutic wisdom will be invaluable "
Professor Paul Gilbert OBE – Founder of Compassion Focused Therapy; author of 20  books

"Respark is a compelling synthesis of Graham Music's lively mind. His ventures into neuroscience, psychoanalysis,and embodiment have produced a remarkable model to reconceptualise and treat trauma and depression. With record numbers suffering with poor mental health, this book brings hope. Respark cements Music's place as one of the most innovative and influential psychotherapists of his generation."
Jane O'Rourke – Founder MINDinMIND; Child, Adolescent, and Family Psychotherapist

"Respark is engaging, informative, and moving. It depicts the many ways that trauma can leave people depressed, dulled, and desparked. As importantly, it illuminates the life-giving process of resparking. At the heart of Respark is Graham Music's deep knowledge of trauma, powerful imagery, and poignant life stories. ."
Daniela F. Sieff, PhD – author Understanding and Healing Emotional Trauma

"n. This book distils Graham Music'sclinical wisdom gained over decades, and the case studies and theory of resparking after trauma are perfectly timed for a world emerging from the Covid pandemic."
Dr Sharon Lewis – Chartered Clinical Psychologist; Founder ISTDP London; therapist and trainer