On the Social Nature of the Unconscious Mind: Pearson's Brick, Wood's Break, and Greenleaf's Blow

The author's recovery from concussion and trauma after being struck by a speeding car was aided by stories he had been told 20 years earlier. Robert Pearson, M.D., and Don Wood both survived trauma to the head. Their stories unconsciously influenced the author in his survival and led to these remarks on the relational and social nature of the concept “unconscious mind. “