Francesca Brencio, PhD, is an Associate Researcher in Philosophy at the Research Group "HUM018: Filosofía Aplicada: Sujeto, Sufrimiento, Sociedad" at the University of Seville (Spain). She leads the Pheno-Lab, A Theoretical Laboratory on Philosophy and Mental Health. She studied Philosophy at University of Perugia (Italy) and Theology at the Theological Institute in Assisi associated to Pontificia Universitas Lateranensis (Vatican City). She was a post-doctoral researcher at the Western Sydney University (Australia) and the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (Germany). She was Visiting Professor in the USA for the Winter Semester 2017 at the Hillsdale College (Michigan), Wisconsin University, and The SUNY in Buffalo. Executive Committee Member of The Royal College of Psychiatrists Special Interest Group in Philosophy, since 2018 she collaborates with The Collaborating Centre for Values-based Practice at St. Catherine's College at the University of Oxford (UK). Her fields of investigation are phenomenology, hermeneutics, phenomenological psychopathology, philosophy of psychiatry, qualitative research and Heidegger Studies. He has published over 100 scientific papers in prestigious international journals, both in philosophy and psychiatry. Recently she co-edited the Special Issue of Frontiers in Psychology entitled "Phenomenological Psychopathology: Who, What and How? An analysis of key figures, advancements, and challenges" (2024). She also works as APPA Certified Philosophical Counselor.

Chapter 1 Introduction.- Chapter 2 The musicality of being Embodiment and temporality in the development of self.- Chapter 3 Passibility: The Pathic Dimension of Subjectivity.- Chapter 4 Atmosphere and the Affective Epoché.- Chapter 5 Anxiety from Within: A Cognitive-Phenomenological Study.- Chapter 6 Happiness.- Chapter 7 Grief and Temporality.- Chapter 8 Empathy, Reflection, and Mental Health.- Chapter 9 Making Sense of Things in Dementia.- Chapter 10 The Lived Body in E-Motion: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Dementia Diseases.- Chapter 11 The Phenomenology of Mutual Trust in Psychotherapy: A Relational Account of Meaning-Making in Recovering the Self in Borderline Personality Disorder.

This book offers fundamental insights into three main fields of education and expertise: phenomenology, neuroscience, and clinical practice. The richness and pluralism of the contributions aim to overcome the reductionist and dualistic approach to mental health and shed new light on clinical practice. Designed as both an education tool for mental health professionals, and a theoretical investigation for philosophers on the use of phenomenology in clinical practice, this book highlights the need for a new direction on mental health, and more general, on human wellbeing. This volume aims to fill the gap between philosophers and mental health professionals on an educational level, in a space unique in its open and transdisciplinary approach. It appeals to students and researchers but also very much to professionals and clinicians in the field.