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And Spring Comes: A Gestalt Path to Inner Freedom - Softcover

Austin, Mila

 
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Synopsis

There are moments in life after which we cannot return to who we once were.
Something shifts inside us. The way we used to live no longer works. This is how an inner crisis begins.
Readers who appreciate the reflective psychological writing of Irvin Yalom may find a similar spirit here: an intimate exploration of one lived experience through a Gestalt perspective.
Mila Austin takes the reader through bodily sensation, thought, and emotion as they unfold in real time, and shows how deeply the past can continue to shape us—even when we believe it has long been left behind.
The journey to Esalen follows an intensive personal experience at the place where Fritz Perls developed and taught the Gestalt approach. It is a story of careful observation: how a single sentence can stay with her for an entire day, how the scent of roses can awaken forgotten memories, and how she gradually begins to hear a quieter part of herself.
What comes after explores what happens once the intensity fades—when time, reflection, and everyday life gradually transform insight into inner support.
Life's harder edges turn toward moments that cannot be fixed or undone, but can be lived through with greater awareness, dignity, and presence.
It is a book about understanding yourself more deeply—and discovering a steadier place within yourself from which to live, and from which to love without losing yourself.
This book asks for presence more than speed. If you're moving through a tender time, you may wish to read it slowly—with pauses, and with kindness toward yourself along the way.

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About the Author

Mila Austin is the author of the novel Earrings for a Black Day (2010) and And Spring Comes: A Gestalt Path to Inner Freedom (2026). After more than forty years in software development, business analysis, and project management, she returned to writing. Her study of the Gestalt approach to psychology, together with her experience at Esalen Institute, continues to shape her work. She writes in both Russian and English and lives on California's Central Coast.

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