The Power of Memoir: How to Write Your Healing StoryISBN: 978-0-470-50836-7
Paperback
272 pages
January 2010, Jossey-Bass
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Foreword xi
by Kathleen Adams
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction xv
Part 1 Eight Steps to Writing a Healing Memoir 1
Step 1 Understanding Your Reasons for Writing 3
Step 2 Doing Your Research 16
Step 3 Planning Your Memoir 29
Step 4 The Psychology of Memoir Writing 48
Step 5 The Dark Stuff 65
Step 6 Organizing the Narrative Arc 79
Step 7 To Publishor Not 98
Step 8 The Power of Writing to Heal 121
Part 2 Spirituality, Therapy, and Stories 145
Chapter 1 Spirituality, Meditation, and Inner Listening 147
Chapter 2 For Therapists Who Use the Healing Power of Memoir 156
Chapter 3 Stories from the Workshops 166
Epilogue 213
Resources 219
Recommended Reading 221
Reader’s Guide 227
Bibliography 231
About the Author 237
Index 239