Living at the Boundary book review and thoughts. ‘It is a false question whether to repress or not to repress aggression. Since aggression is an indispensable ingredient of human makeup, we have to use it, to develop it into a Read more…
Emotional Intelligence is a word banded around a lot these days. My interest in the subject came through stories, and how we connect stories that we hear to our own emotional response. ‘We may ask what is truth in the Read more…
Red and Ralph Red’s story There were certain words that Red’s mother repeated ad nauseam, ‘Don’t eat on the path. Don’t leave the path. Don’t forget your bow and arrows.’ As if any self-respecting young woman on her way to Read more…
After months of waiting I read Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends, by White and Epston, and discovered that it wasn’t particularly relevant to my research. Mainly because it focuses on individual therapy sessions and I am working with groups. However Read more…
Socio-narratology: what is it? ‘People’s access to narrative resources depends on their social location: what stories are told where they live and work, which stories do they take seriously or not, and especially what stories they exchange’ (Frank, 3). I Read more…
Great news, The Society for Storytelling is interested in my research and my research aims. Which is to see storytelling in schools throughout the UK. “I’m pleased to confirm that the trustees agreed at last week’s meeting that supporting your Read more…
A study in advertisements found that people turned off their critical mindset and were more likely to accept ideas when their brain was engaged in a story (Info from Jeremy Hsu, Scientific American, “The Secrets of Storytelling: Why We Love Read more…
‘some methods are more useful for the questions they offer’(Arthur W. Frank, Letting Stories Breathe, p.72) My question is how can traditional storytelling be used to support emotional health? It’s a tough one. The term narrative therapy was coined as Read more…