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Book SynopsisAn award-winning psychologist and professional photographer co-author this unique creative guide to exploring and understanding your life: who you are, what you value, and what you wish to achieve.
A Creative Guide to Exploring Your Life brims with imaginative exercises and examples that use the power of photography, art, and writing as tools for self-discovery. It provides clear and accessible guidance on how to explore different parts of your identity: take a photograph of yourself in a role you don't typically play, draw a visual timeline of your life and consider its key turning points; explore your sense of place in history by writing about a major historical event that has changed your life. Exercises are accompanied by searching questions for self-reflection, and are complemented by examples of each exercise to provoke ideas and inspiration.
Featuring additional guidance for teachers, counselors, and other professionals running the exercises in group settings, this book offers a dynamic and enjoyable way for you to explore different aspects of your life.
Trade ReviewPsychologist and professional photographers join to provide a unique guide to exploring and understanding your life in a book packed with exercises and examples pairing art with writing for self-discovery. Any one who would keep a journal or use writing as a catharsis for personal evolution will find this a fine survey. -- The Midwest Book Review
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. Preface: The Birth of This Book. Introduction: How to Use This Book. 1. The Journey of Self-Discovery 2. The Value of Self-Expression. 3. Turning Points and Key People. 4. Gender and Self. 5. Race and Ethnicity 6. Self in Historical Context. 7. Meaning in Our Lives. 8. Alternative Views of Self. 9. Self in the Future. 10. Creating a Mixed-Media Portrayal of Self. 11. Final Reflections. Appendix A: A Guide for Instructors and Group Facilitators. Appendix B: Syllabus for Class on Self-Reflections. References. Further Reading. Index.
