The Story Within - Myth and Fairy Tale in Therapy

PART I: FRAMEWORK1. Introduction 2. Creative Arts Therapies, Creative Projection, and Aesthetic Distance 3. Creative DNA and Perception Differences 4. Stages of Creative Process 5. Therapeutic Guidelines Compassion, empathy, imperfection Comfort and ability to work with story, myth and metaphor Comfort with no interpretation, no agenda, entering the unknown Comfort with creative process The power of being a witness and containment Safety First Attention and Intention 6. Elements in Myths, Fairy Tales, Traditional Stories 7. How to go through the steps

PART II: STEPS OF THE PROCESS1. Encounter 2. Chaos and Order 3. Finding the Story/Telling the Story 4. Making a Mask 5. Placing and Embodying the Mask 6. Finding the Moment 7. Soundscape 8. Environment 9. Directing Someone Else 10. Obstacle and Helper 11. The Edge 12. Final Presentation/Ritual 13. Afterwards PART III: Alumni Writings PART IV: Additional Resources, Training

This book invites us on a journey through the landscapes of the deeply personal and the profoundly collective. Our guide is patient, steadfast and wise in her offering of transformation through creative arts. Personally, my experience with the Story Within has had an enormous impact on my education, my clinical trajectory and more recently my work as a trauma therapist - this is a valuable resource for anyone dedicated to the transformation and alleviation of human suffering.