CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

Introduction

PART ONE: BUILDING THE SOCIAL BRAIN

1. Our Social Brains

2. Connecting to Others

3. Sustaining the Social Brain: A New Look

PART TWO: The Social Brain Across the Life Span

4. The Life of the Brain

5. Growth and Adaptation

6. Two Brains: Many Possibilities

PART THREE: ATTACHMENT AND WISDOM

7. The Emergence of Wisdom and Compassion

8. The Maturation of Emotion

9. Challenges to Wisdom

10. Stories as Nurturance

PART FOUR: BODY AND SOUL

11. Nurturing Your Body

12. Nurturing Relationships

13. Compassion in Action

14. Optimal Challenge and Maximum Inclusion

Credits

Notes

Index