Power of Memoir

How to Write Your Healing Story

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

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A groundbreaking work for healing long-term emotional problemsThe Power of Memoir is a pioneering how-to book that provides a new step-by-step program to use memoir writing as a therapeutic process. By going through these steps you'll learn how to choose the significant milestones and turning points that make up a coherent story leading to a life-changing epiphany. Help uncover the secret stories that are the keys to healingExplore the dynamics and roles of dysfunctional familiesHeal old wounds, creating a better present and brighter futureUsing many examples from her students and clients, the author shows how creative, well-planned, and carefully researched memoir writing can offer a process for sorting out the truth from lies and family myths.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2010-02-19
Mått150 x 229 x 15 mm
Vikt386 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor272
FörlagJohn Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN9780470508367

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Foreword xiby Kathleen AdamsAcknowledgments xiiiIntroduction xvPart 1 Eight Steps to Writing a Healing Memoir 1Step 1 Understanding Your Reasons for Writing 3Step 2 Doing Your Research 16Step 3 Planning Your Memoir 29Step 4 The Psychology of Memoir Writing 48Step 5 The Dark Stuff 65Step 6 Organizing the Narrative Arc 79Step 7 To Publish—or Not 98Step 8 The Power of Writing to Heal 121Part 2 Spirituality, Therapy, and Stories 145Chapter 1 Spirituality, Meditation, and Inner Listening 147Chapter 2 For Therapists Who Use the Healing Power of Memoir 156Chapter 3 Stories from the Workshops 166Epilogue 213Resources 219Recommended Reading 221Reader’s Guide 227Bibliography 231About the Author 237Index 239