Everyday Creativity and the Healthy Mind

Ruth Richards is a professor at Saybrook University, USA, a psychologist and psychiatrist. She has written numerous articles and books on everyday creativity, and was awarded the Rudolf Arnheim Award for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement (APA).

• 1. Introduction.- Part I New Openings (Creative Product: 1st of Four P’s).- 2. Missing Worlds.- 3. Creative Palette.- 4. Change and Open Systems.- Part II Aha! Moment (Creative Process).- 5. Moments of Insight.- 6. Flavors of (Creative) Mind.- 7. Emergence of Life & Creativity.- Part III Living Creatively (Creative Person and Press).- 8. Popcorn: A Model.- 9. Creative Person.- 10.Creative Space.- Part IV Normal snd Abnormal (Not What Some Think).- 11. Deep Sea Diving.- 12. New Normal.- 13. Creative (Compensatory) Advantage.- Part V New Directions (Going Deeper).- 14. Empathy and Relational Creativity.- 15. Beauty, The Sublime, The Hidden.- 16. Fingerprints of Chaos, Nuance & Creativity.- Part VI Now What?.- 17. Higher Horizons: Three Views.- Afterword: 12 Points to Ponder—Then Smile!.

“This book on creativity and a healthy mind is a result of knowledge and practice in the science of both mind and body. ... The book is well presented. … Throughout the book, Richards offers insights and useful markers of benefits of creativity and a healthy mind.” (Gayle Byock, Creativity Research Journal, August 04, 2019)