Foreword Stephen K. Levine
Prologue
Chapter 1 Historical and Theoretical Milestones in Understanding
Loss, Grief and Trauma, Part I Standing on the shoulders of
giants
Chapter 2 Historical and Theoretical Milestones in Understanding
Loss, Grief and Trauma, Part II Paradigm Shifts and New
Directions
Chapter 3 The Evolution of Expressive Arts Therapy
Chapter 4 The Healing Power of an Expressive Arts Approach
Chapter 5 So Many Little Dyings: Working Across the Spectrum of
Loss
Chapter 6 Illuminating Loss and Grief through Poetry and
Metaphor
Chapter 7 To Leave is to Die a Little: Loss of Home and Place
Chapter 8. On Death and Dying: The Wilder Shore of Illness
Chapter 9. Creative Responses to Disaster
Chapter 10. Repairing the World
Epilogue
An exploration of expressive arts therapy in supporting those dealing with loss and grief
Irene Renzenbrink is a qualified expressive arts therapist. She has worked as a social worker, with extensive experience in palliative care and bereavement support. In the last ten years, she has refocused on expressive arts therapy, completing a PhD in the topic.
A paradoxical, but unsurprising, display of how creative vitality
springs forth from the most difficult conditions and inspires an
embrace of life. Irene Renzenbrink presents compelling evidence of
how art heals, gathered from throughout the world in an elegantly
written and designed text that will persist as a hopeful guide.
*Shaun McNiff, author of 'Art as Medicine', 'Art Heals',
'Imagination in Action', and many other books*
In this remarkable 'duet' for the fields of grief and the
expressive arts, with unfailing pertinence and heartfelt
authenticity, Renzenbrink eloquently illustrates the healing
potential of the creative imagination across the loss spectrum.
Against a thorough and comprehensive backdrop of traditional and
current grief theories, the author courageously shares the intimate
details of her personal struggles with trauma in a most readable
style.
*Sandra L. Bertman, PhD, FT, LCSW, Distinguished Professor
Thanatology & Arts (Ret’d), National Center for Death
Education*
In this beautiful and deeply moving work Renzenbrink interweaves
extensive professional knowledge and experience with personal story
to show us that beyond suffering, hope and healing are possible,
that we have within us an unshakable resilience that can be touched
and nurtured by creative work. This is the most important book I
have read for anyone working with grief and loss.
*Sally Atkins, Ed.D. REAT, REACE, Licensed Psychologist, Professor
of Expressive Arts, The European Graduate School, Professor
Emerita, Appalachian State University*
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