The Stories We Live by: Personal Myths and the Making of the SelfGuilford Press, 01/01/1993 - 336 من الصفحات Ideal for mental health professionals interested in the rich potential a narrative perspective offers, this revealing and innovative book de monstrates that people develop a sense of self through the creation of personal myths. It challenges the traditional view that personalities are formed by fixed, unchanging characteristics or by predictable sta ges through which every individual travels, and it persuasively argues that we are the stories we tell. Based on more than 10 years of resea rch and hundreds of first-hand interviews, the book explores the intim ate connection between personal myths and perceptions, relationships, and life choices. |
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Life and Myth | 11 |
The Meaning of Stories | 19 |
Narrative Tone and Imagery | 39 |
Theme and Ideological Setting | 67 |
Becoming the Mythmaker | 91 |
Character and Imago | 117 |
Agentic and Communal Characters | 133 |
Identity Malaise and Faith | 165 |
Generating New Beginnings | 223 |
Exploring Your Myth | 251 |
Beyond Story | 277 |
Agency and Communion | 281 |
Nuclear Episodes | 293 |
NOTES | 301 |
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Putting It Together in Midlife | 195 |
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