Gillie BoltonWrite Yourself
Creative Writing and Personal Development
Dr. Gillie Bolton has researched and practised in reflective and therapeutic writing for personal and professional development for twenty five years, and has written and edited six books, one of which is now in its third edition. A grandmother of three, she lives in Bloomsbury, London, and Hope Valley, Derbyshire.
Foreword by Nicholas F. Mazza, Ph.D. Acknowledgements. Preface. Part 1:
Creative Personal Writing - What, Why, How, Who When, Where. 1. Becoming
Our Own Shaman: Introduction to Therapeutic Creative Writing. 2. 'A Story
of Gaining Understanding and Insight': How to Begin. 3. 'I Got in Touch
with Myself': Values, Principles, Practice. Part 2:Writing with Specific
Groups. 4. 'Secrets Kept Safe and Sound': Children Writing. 5. 'Writing is
a Way of Saying Things I Can't Say': Writing with the Very Sick. 6. 'Keep
Taking the Words': Writing to Help with Anxiety, Depression and Mental
Health. 7. 'Follow the Wings of the Imagination': Writing and Therapy or
Counselling. 8. 'Writing Gives us Wings so We Can Fly': Writing in
Substance and Alcohol Abuse Treatment. 9. 'Ideas Hunt Me, Catch Me, Make Me
Write': Writing for Victims of Torture and Asylum Seekers. 10. A Craft to
Take You Through Storms, and Keep You Still': Writing in Prison. 11.
Understanding Misunderstanding: Reflective Writing for Professional
Development. Part 3: How to Run Groups; Conclusion. 12. Mystery and
Mastery: Running Therapeutic Creative Writing Groups. 13. 'It Helped Me Get
Involved with Myself': Running Residential Writing Groups. 14. 'Tread
Softly Because You Tread on My Dreams': Conclusion, a Conversation Between
Juhani Ihanus and Gillie Bolton. Appendix: Writing Exercises by Theme.
Bibliography. Index.
