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Interweaving Narrative Methods Into a Mandala of Transformational Practices

Interweaving Narrative Methods Into a Mandala of Transformational Practices

Susan Mossman Riva
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 23
ISBN13: 9781799892519|ISBN10: 1799892514|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781668458587|EISBN13: 9781799892526
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-9251-9.ch016
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Riva, Susan Mossman. "Interweaving Narrative Methods Into a Mandala of Transformational Practices." Narrative Theory and Therapy in the Post-Truth Era, edited by Recep Yılmaz and Bozkurt Koç, IGI Global, 2022, pp. 236-258. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-9251-9.ch016

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Riva, S. M. (2022). Interweaving Narrative Methods Into a Mandala of Transformational Practices. In R. Yılmaz & B. Koç (Eds.), Narrative Theory and Therapy in the Post-Truth Era (pp. 236-258). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-9251-9.ch016

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Riva, Susan Mossman. "Interweaving Narrative Methods Into a Mandala of Transformational Practices." In Narrative Theory and Therapy in the Post-Truth Era, edited by Recep Yılmaz and Bozkurt Koç, 236-258. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-9251-9.ch016

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Abstract

Narrative therapy can be understood as part of a narrative continuum where generative story threads are interwoven into a mandala of transformational practices. Individual and social transformation is elicited by narrative practices that reinforce narrative coherency. Through engagement with narrative methods, phases of narrative practice and inquiry are analyzed, revealing the emergence of narrative concrescence within an integrated narrative framework. Autoethnography, narrative therapy, narrative mediation, narrative conflict resolution, and transformational learning using “transformagram portfolios” can be understood as connected storying practices contained in mediatorship. This holistic approach to narrative methods creates linkages that further the generative potential of narrative practices as illustrated in case studies. By reinforcing narrative coherency in the noosphere, “narrative truth” can be generated and used as a guiding force in a post-truth era.

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