An Encyclopedia of Radical Helping is an A-Z compendium of interconnected entries on helping and healing submitted by more than 200 contributors from the worlds of social work and family therapy, art and design, body work, organising and beyond. 

Arranged alphabetically (this is actually an encyclopedia) from ‘Abundance’ to ‘Zine-making’, the book favours co-construction over diagnosis, wisdom over evidence, collective healing over individual cure but is careful to blur categories and embraces contradictions.

An Encyclopedia of Radical Helping is, the editors say, a ‘world-making collection reveals a pluriverse of helping practices grounded in love and freedom.’

Edited by Erin Segal, Chris Hoff, and Julie Cho

Thick Press, 512pp, 19cm x 26cm, illustrated paperback, 2024