Download or read book Cancer as a Mid life Awakening of Spirit Through the Expressive Arts of Writing and Clay written by Helen Dietrich Ondry and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Masters Abstracts International written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 1192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book GROWTH OF AN EXPRESSIVE ARTS T written by Shuk-Yi Man and published by Open Dissertation Press. This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "The Growth of an Expressive Arts Therapy Student Through a Life Review Practicum Case of a Cancer Patient" by Shuk-yi, Man, 文淑儀, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: Practicum is one of the requirements of our master program of Expressive Arts Therapy, which could help us to gain practical knowledge and prepare us to be a professional therapist. One of my meaningful work was life review project with a cancer patient, Mr. C (pseudonym), a single man aged 60, with oral cancer of later stage, and rejected for medical treatment. He is ex-offender with drugs records started at his ages of around thirty. As the client without any arts experiences, the sessions were structured and simple at the beginning, and became increasingly more difficult and variety in art forms later. The main art forms were visual arts and writing, and some elements of drama added at later stage. The main objectives were enhance self-awareness, treasure the life memories and empower him for the remaining life journey. In addition to experience how Expressive Arts with life review could help him to treasure his life memory and enhanced the empowerment, I got many insights and personal growth when walking with client. In this dissertation, I would share his life review project and discuss in deep about the journey of my heart, including the studying difficulties, technical knowledge gained, personal growth and insights, and the studying tips sharing at the end. Hope my experiences could also inspire the others and continue the spirit of "lives affect lives." DOI: 10.5353/th_b5685464 Subjects: Arts - Therapeutic use Cancer - Patients - Treatment
Download or read book When Words Heal written by Sharon Bray and published by Frog Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An insightful and useful book for anyone whose life has been touched by cancer, When Words Heal explores the power of words to heal. Dr. Sharon Bay provides step-by-step instructions for those wanting to lead a writing group for women living with cancer, or for those who simply wish to write through their experience of cancer. With her compassionate and informative manner, Dr. Bray structures each chapter as a writing session. Each chapter includes writing exercises, support resources, interviews with cancer survivors, and excerpts from a number of cancer survivors’ writings. By writing through cancer, readers discover the resilience of human spirit and create a supportive community. Writing and telling a story in a supportive environment releases something deeply vital that can heal each person, even when it can not cure. Readers can not help but be touched by the words of other cancer patients, and, in the gentle and encouraging voice of the author, be inspired to help others write their stories.
Download or read book Spiritual Warrior written by Carolyn Frankel and published by . This book was released on 2022-09-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Going through a cancer diagnosis or a diagnosis of any other life threatening illness can be daunting and traumatic. Spiritual Warrior, Painting a path Through Cancer, documents one woman's path through cancer and its uncertainty to survivorship using her art and writing. The books title "Spiritual Warrior refers to theTibetan principle of turning suffering into something positive for the greater good! This is a beautifully illustrated book part self help and part art therapy, that was written to instill hope, letting people know they are not alone as they navigate their illness.
Download or read book Art Rage Us written by and published by . This book was released on 1998-05 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a unique collaboration, The Breast Cancer Fund, the American Cancer Society, and the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation invited artists and writers across the nation who had faced breast cancer to submit their work. The result is Art.Rage.Us., a riveting book of art, fiction, poetry, and prose, and a bold testimony to the courage of women who face the disease. At turns stirring, humorous, heartrending, introspective, stark, and defiant, the pieces in Art.Rage.Us. have the power to comfort, provoke, and transform. For each of the 75 artists, the impulse to transform her experience of breast cancer through creative expression was an integral part of the search for healing. Together their work forms a inspiring statement about the healing power of art.
Download or read book Beyond the Mountains written by Bruce Klein and published by Geminae LLC. This book was released on 2024-08-08 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of the heartwarming memoir Do You Hear My Voice? Discovering Jessica Again comes another deeply personal and inspiring tale. This book chronicles one man's journey from the startling discovery of a tennis ball-sized tumor in his colon to the profound life lessons that emerged along his path to recovery. Rather than a self-help guide, it offers a journal-style account of how he reframed his hardships into beautiful lessons of gratitude, forgiveness, and love. Can one truly find a blessing within a cancer diagnosis? Join Bruce on this journey and find out. 50% of net profits will be donated to CaringBridge.
Download or read book Healing with Words written by Diana Raab and published by Loving Healing Press. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Healing With Words: A Writer's Cancer Journey" is a compassionate andwry self-help memoir written by an award-winning prolific author, nurse andpoet, who at the age of forty-seven found her life shattered first by a DCIS(early breast cancer) diagnosis and five years later by another, seemingly unrelatedand incurable cancer--multiple myeloma. The book includes the author'sexperiences, reflections, poetry and journal entries, in addition to writingprompts for readers to express their own personal story.Raab's journals have provided a safe haven and platform to validate and expressher feelings. Raab views journaling to be like a daily vitamin--in that itheals, detoxifies and is essential for optimal health. Readers will learn to: Understand the importance of early cancer detection and how to take control of their own healthDiscover the power of writing to release bottled-up emotionsLearn how the process of journaling can facilitate healingSee how a cancer diagnosis can be a riveting event which can renew and change a person in a unique way Praise for Raab's "Healing With Words" "One woman's story, beautifully told and inspiring to those for whomjournaling will ease a cancer diagnosis." --Barbara Delinsky, author UPLIFT: Secrets from the Sisterhood of Breast Cancer Survivors "Time after time, Diana articulates incisively the thoughts and feelings thatconvey hoped-for meaning and encouragement. She is a woman who knowswhat it is to live fully in the face of mortality. She will add value to the life ofevery person who reads this book. Healing With Words resonates at a spirituallevel for me." --Sena Jeter Naslund, author of Ahab's Wife and Abundance: A Novel of Marie Antoinette Author's proceeds from the sale of this book donated to benefit the Mayo Clinic Foundation Learn more at www.DianaRaab.com Another inspirational book from Loving Healing Press www.LovingHealing.com HEA039031 Health & Fitness: Diseases - Breast Cancer SEL501000 Self-Help: Journal Writing MED058160 Nursing - Oncology & Cancer
Download or read book A Pathway to Healing written by Margaret Towner and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Pathway to Healing: An Anthology of Poetry and Prose is a collection of expressive writing and art by participants in the workshop entitled Writing Through the Cancer Journey, at MemorialCare Todd Cancer Institute (TCI), Long Beach Memorial Medical Center. The eight-week session, held three times a year, offers ways for participants to explore and share their thoughts and emotions concerning diagnosis, treatment, and healing. Literary forms and prompts are introduced, along with mindfulness meditation and articles about wellbeing and creative expression, for attendees to respond to their grave and unpredictable illnesses. As a group, they explore their deepest joys and worries about their personal journeys as they practice expressive writing in a safe and supportive environment. Writing Through the Cancer Journey has been offered by Margaret Towner since 2015. Facilitating workshops in wellbeing and education for years, she has a wealth of experience along with her own insights as a cancer survivor and published writer. Recent research has shown that expressive writing is helpful in reducing stress and anxiety, ameliorating physical symptoms, and strengthening the possibility of recovery and well-being. Backed by these findings, Margaret is a firm believer that creative expression, and in particular writing, can help patients turn toward resilience, tranquility, and potential healing.Expressive writing is supported by Mariusz Wirga M.D., Medical Director of Psychosocial Oncology at TCI. His programs, Beat the Odds and Boost the Odds, offer patients pathways toward physical and emotional well-being. Writing Through the Cancer Journey uses expressive writing as an additional pathway of support for patients. During the workshop, the idea evolved to publish a book to share writing with a broader audience. The courageous contributors to this book have been participants in all these programs, and in the writing workshop they have found ways to express their rich insights about themselves in literary forms such as haiku, free verse, journaling, and storytelling. The selections in this book include writings about diagnosis, treatment, living with uncertainty, finding simple pleasures, resilience, life's vital activities, and love, along with the participants' own visual art.
Download or read book Writing My Way Through Cancer written by Myra Schneider and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2003-03-15 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this highly readable book about a personal way of dealing with potentially life-threatening illness, we follow author, broadcaster and acclaimed poet Myra Schneider through her journey from diagnosis to recovery from breast cancer. One of the book's special gifts is to make us feel we are engaged in an absorbing conversation with a friend, a friend who is full of courage, sensitivity and hope, but manages at the same time to be completely honest about the terror, anger and times of darkness that such a diagnosis brings.' - Caduceus 'Although, as its title suggests, this book concentrates on writing for cancer sufferers, its advice is equally valid for people suffering from other problems, whether physical, emotional or practical. It shows the empowering effect of writing; how it can help to make sense when the world chaotic; how it can keep you focused when your life is falling apart. This is an inspiring read, made so by the author's frankness, warmth and honesty, which breathe through the pages.' - Writing Magazine 'Reading someone else's journal is so engaging; When that person is a poet and has experienced a life threatening illness, the reading becomes inspiring. Myra Schneider is not only a poet and author but also a teacher. Her guide lines for therapeutic writing are clear and had me reaching for a pen. It would be a very valuable book for most clients who have been, or are going through, illness or any difficult experience, to try the visualisations and writing ideas. These, and the whole book, would be extremely useful for therapists working in any setting. Buy it!' - HCPJ 'Myra, an established poet and author of a handbook on writing for personal development, clearly found her writing enormously supportive throughout the cancer experience. She clearly and simply offers exercises and routes to self-expression and exploration.' - The British Journal of General Practice 'In this moving account [Myra Schneider] tackles with endearing honesty her personal experience of breast cancer. Myra takes us from diagnosis through the long painful route to recovery by developing the journal she decided to keep through her experiences. By sharing her journal with us, Myra has provided a window onto an experience which many people, finding themselves in a similar situation, will take comfort and inspiration from.' - Lapidus Magazine 'While this book provides an intimate portrayal of the author's experience of breast cancer, the writing is often humorous and ultimately uplifting. It will be of interest to people with breast cancer and to those supporting them, and to health professionals for the psychological insights offered.' - Breast Cancer Care News Diagnosed with breast cancer in February 2000, poet and author Myra Schneider turned to her writing to help her come to terms with the experience. In this thoughtful and readable book, she illustrates how writing helped her through diagnosis, treatment and recovery as well as the change in self-image following her mastectomy. In her frank expression of intense fear, anger and doubt, Myra Schneider includes notes and finished poems written during her period of recovery. She also offers practical support in the form of therapeutic writing suggestions for cancer sufferers, whether they are experienced authors or have never written before. Bringing together an unsparing but ultimately uplifting first-hand account of life with cancer and advice about writing as therapy, this engaging and positive book shows the benefits of expressing the self through writing. It will provide inspiration and support to anyone affected by cancer and useful insight for professionals involved in the care of cancer patients.
Download or read book SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL DANCING IN CANCER written by Vera Eikon and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-01-15 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The presence of cancer cells that is now called a disease does not just grow overnight. Chemotherapy alone cannot cure the disease either - my mother believed these too. She once pacified a stage 4 breast cancer diagnosis and defied the odds as her disease went into remission. A strength based model, specifically the psychological process of family resilience became a guiding framework as I and my mother chose to take a positive stance in the midst of a threatening situation. In addition to recognizing family strengths and resources, this book also focuses on the significance of positive relationships within the community. The interplay of resilient characteristics is highlighted while at the same time recognizing actual and real challenges that come along with a cancer experience - the “silent struggles” toward social issues that all had an impact in my mother's disease. Yet, cancer can be a gateway to heal and to evolve one's consciousness in the process. It is a consciousness that is inherent to each but is usually dormant and unrecognized. This can allow both the person with cancer and other family members be positively transformed by the illness – an opportunity and gift of cancer. In this book, I do not speak as an expert but as an observer of my own life and my environment as I attempt to document my mother's cancer experience. The time I became her immediate caregiver during initial cancer treatments and until she was re-integrating into the community as a woman diagnosed with cancer. - Vera Icon “A blend of scholarly research, spirituality and personal experience shapes this memoir of growth and loss when coping with cancer...” “A poignant mother–daughter story that adds a personal touch to the science of suffering.” Kirkus Review, November 30, 2012
Download or read book For Thou Art with Me written by Judith Lane Bynum and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2018-05-25 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every person who goes through the emotional and physical upheaval of cancer has a story. Most, however, do not write it down. In this remarkable collection of poems, Judith Bynum has shared a bit of her soul. In the midst of her pain and suffering of cancer, she expresses hanging questions, lingering doubts, and uncertain futureswhat most people cannot easily verbalize. When she felt her worst, the verses came rumbling and tumbling out of her in the wee hours of the morning, calming the pain in the process. The poems were her ladder out of the hole. In times when she felt her faith and hope slipping, the poetry helped her look up, and there was God, always near. The power of the poems is that they were written in the midst of the pain, not afterward, looking back. Judiths ability to express herself will hopefully help a cancer victim who is struggling to find the right words. That in itself is powerful. Sharing her weaknesses and vulnerabilities is what makes these poems real. Often she offers a humorous view of the trials of cancer and the changes it wreaks on the body and spirit. There is no resignation or acquiescence in the words, both of which are seen often among those who are struggling; instead, there is acceptance and surrender. In the midst of her questions and pains, her faith shines through. This powerful book will inspire readers to remember that God is always near.
Download or read book Write for Life written by David Tabatsky and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Twenty years of research indicates that expressive writing-dealing with one's deepest thoughts and feelings-may contribute to improved physical and emotional health. Many cancer stories are uplifting while others are not easy to digest. But all are authentic and honest, and reflect the staggering reality of the cancer world. Open your heart. Give writing a chance. Personal expression can be a gift--for you, and everyone you know." -- p. [4] cover.
Download or read book Dancing with Cancer written by Judy Erel and published by Watkins Media Limited. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combining the personal and the practical, this book mixes the author’s own cancer story with the tools she discovered and adapted to support her treatment. The wisdom and knowledge that Judy has learned from her experience with cancer can be our guide and coach.' - Bernie Siegel MD, Author of Love, Medicine & Miracles and The Art of Healing. Dancing with Cancer focuses on the creation of a positive and proactive mindset with which to face the specific challenges and stages of cancer. It combines the author’s own experience of using what she calls Thought Work (including creative self-expression, healing energy work and meditation) with conventional cancer treatment in order to connect her intentions for healing to the everyday reality of a diagnosis of incurable bone-marrow cancer. The book offers guidance and inspiration not only to cancer sufferers as they undergo the various stages of treatment but also to those supporting them, enabling them to understand better the experience of the cancer patient as well as the possibilities of mind–body empowerment. Part I allows the reader to gain inspiration and reassurance from Judy’s personal cancer story, as well as put into practice her Thought Work suggestions, which include revelatory questionnaires and journaling, creative exercises (such as drawing healing mandalas) and guided meditations. Part II gives a more detailed description of the Thought Work tools, including instructions for setting healing intentions, for using mindful breathing and for cultivating an attitude of gratitude, as well as meditations for a range of cancer situations and step-by-step instructions for creating artworks. Throughout the book are examples of Judy’s own transformative artworks, which she offers along with the reminder that any creative self-expression can be healing – it is not the outcome but the physical process of doing that matters, enabling multi-level transformation.
Download or read book Compassionate Arts as a Spiritual Care Technology for Cancer Patients Interpreting the Lived Experience written by Bonnie Lorna Chapman and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Identity is at risk in people facing a life altering illness such as cancer because of challenges to interpersonal relationships, physical functions, lifestyle routines, existential life views, and disempowering healthcare and cultural discourses, all of which may bring social isolation. The purpose of this research study was to understand the lived experience of eight co-researchers, women with breast cancer, ages 28-68, participating in a hospital based art studio program. Previous long-term studio participants with cancer voiced their stories prior to, and outside the context of this research study. The project was inspired by and grounded in respect for multiple realities and the complexity of the lived world. It is an interpretivist, qualitative approach that draws upon arts-based narrative inquiry research methods. Further, the participating co-researchers' experiences are viewed through the autobiographical narrative arts-based research method of interviewing as painting in my artwork and interpretative writing as inquiry. Nonprobability, purposive sampling was employed to select individual cases in a specialized cancer population. Referrals were made by social workers, physiotherapists, oncologists, or through self-referral. Findings from the interviews with participating co-researchers indicate that patients, healthcare professionals, and society may benefit from a broader understanding of how some individuals experience physiological, psychological, and spiritual health through the compassionate arts. The arts process in this context serves as an innovative vehicle for creativity, positive identity reconstruction, meaning making, remembrance of the ecological self, naming discourses that limit agency, capacity building in community, and the greater mystery of life.
Download or read book Reading and Writing Cancer How Words Heal written by Susan Gubar and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2016-05-17 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An important addition to the literature of cancer by an award-winning scholar and memoirist. Elaborating upon her “Living with Cancer” column in the New York Times, Susan Gubar helps patients, caregivers, and the specialists who seek to serve them. In a book both enlightening and practical, she describes how the activities of reading and writing can right some of cancer’s wrongs. To stimulate the writing process, she proposes specific exercises, prompts, and models. In discussions of the diary of Fanny Burney, the stories of Leo Tolstoy and Alice Munro, numerous memoirs, novels, paintings, photographs, and blogs, Gubar shows how readers can learn from art that deepens our comprehension of what it means to live or die with the disease. From a writer whose own memoir, Memoir of a Debulked Woman: Enduring Ovarian Cancer, was described by the New York Times Book Review as “moving and instructive…and incredibly brave,” this volume opens a path to healing.
Download or read book Write for Life written by David Tabatsky and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-31 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every day, millions of people face traumatic changes to their health, when everything familiar turns upside down. What if they could take better control of their situation by writing about their experience and communicating more effectively by expressing their feelings? What if their struggles became a source of empowerment and inspiration? Research indicates that expressive writing-dealing with one's deepest thoughts and feelings-may contribute to improved physical and emotional health--for those with cancer and/or chronic disease. Everyone-- patients, caregivers and medical staff--has a story to tell. Many are uplifting while others may not be easy to digest. Through their authenticity, they reflect the staggering realities of dealing with chronic diseases. By opening your heart and giving writing a chance, you can discover the gift of personal expression--for you and everyone you know. Welcome to Write for Life.
