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‘Narrative Therapy’

by Stephen Madigan Recommended by Peggy Sax.  Stephen Madigan's book and companion DVD, "Narrative Therapy" are published through APA (American Psychological Association) and can be ordered through Amazon.

2015-07-07T14:36:06-04:00November 26th, 2013|0 Comments

‘Narrative therapy trauma manual: A principle-based approach’

 By John R. Stillman Recommended by Peggy Sax.   This book uses a journey metaphor to take the reader through the experience of narrative therapy. John conceived of this guidebook was conceived when invited to train social workers practicing within a community working and living on a garbage dump in Kien Giang, Vietnam. It makes narrative principles accessible to people through illustration and story. Each of the principles is woven into the metaphor of a [...]

2017-08-01T14:51:48-04:00November 26th, 2013|0 Comments

‘Narragrams: Visualizing Narrative Therapy’

by Walter Bera Recommended by Peggy Sax. The description on Amazon reads: "This work provides a template of how to conduct and implement Narrative ideas in an organized, visual fashion that is beneficial for both client and counselor. The publication now includes a laminated pull out for ease of use." Click here to order through Amazon. Reviewed by Italo Latorre Gentoso: I read it, and I like it. Is a proposal to use narrative conversation and [...]

2017-08-01T14:51:48-04:00November 26th, 2013|0 Comments

The danger of the single story

Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.  

2017-08-01T14:51:48-04:00November 26th, 2013|0 Comments

The dot exercise

Jill Freedman & Gene Combs (Evanston Family Therapy Center) show through a simple dot picture how the process of questioning can lead to the development of multiple storylines that open  possibilities for people’s lives.     Click here to download a pdf of the dot exercise. 

2017-08-01T14:51:48-04:00November 26th, 2013|0 Comments

All manner of poetic disobedience: Lynn Hoffman and the rhizome century

A new documentary film made by Christopher Kinman and  Lars Meyer (see video clips here) On Sunday, January 13, 2012, at the Artspace Community Arts Center in Greenfield, Massachusetts, a group gathered for a very special New England screening of this new documentary film dedicated to the life and work of family therapy visionary and pioneer, Lynn Hoffman. The film was made by Chris Kinman. If you would like more information about this film, please  visit The “All Manner [...]

2017-08-01T14:51:48-04:00November 25th, 2013|0 Comments