Contents
1 Creative life writing for personal and professional development
PART I
Stories of transformative change
2 Expanding the psyche through the learning process
3 Finding a stance as a writer: Simon's story
4 Reconnecting with the felt body for writing and learning
5 Re-conceptualising the self in time: Susanna's story
PART II
Understanding mechanisms of change in transformative learning
6 Reflexivity and the psyche as a dynamic system
7 Vicissitudes of the dynamic psyche and their consequences for learning and creativity
PART III
Facilitating transformative change through creative life writing
8 Developing reflexivity through creative life writing
9 Reflexivity and group process
PART IV
Implications for adult learning
11 Challenges of transformative learning through creative life writing
12 Is transformative learning a form of therapeutic education?