Spinning Gold out of Straw: How Stories Heal is a candid, honest look at the journey back to wholeness following the loss of a child. A master storyteller, Diane Rooks found healing in the stories she heard and told. Pulling from extensive interviews and research, combined with her own rich insights, she reveals how stories can repair even the most shattered lives. Filled with stories from folklore and personal experiences, this book clearly illustrates how to find a life of growth and meaning on the other side of significant loss.
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"...gives greater appreciation for life. ...written by a compassionate woman with deep understanding of how stories can heal us." -- Jay O'Callahan, storyteller
"...inspirational and needed to be written. Thank you for going beyond your pain. David is proud of his mother." -- Zel Hester, bereaved parent
"I want to shout, 'Buy Diane's book! IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE!' Thanks for your gift to all of us." -- Philip Arnold, CPA
"...inspirational and needed to be written. Thank you for going beyond your pain. David is proud of his mother." -- Zel Hester, bereaved parent
"I want to shout, 'Buy Diane's book! IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE!' Thanks for your gift to all of us." -- Philip Arnold, CPA
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Telling and listening to stories provide solutions we need to heal. Learn how the stories in our lives--those we already know and those we create and change--are the best source of healing. Stories make sense of things that make no sense. If you have the courage to tell the stories that others need in order to find hope, I know the stories you need to hear will come to you.
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Spinning Gold Out Of Straw: How Stories Heal by storyteller, educator, and hospice supporter Diane Rooks is a meaningful, penetrating examination of narrative storytelling as an emotional bonding and healing process. Chapters cover the positive psychological and health-enhancing effects of storytelling, from validating listeners as individuals to transforming pain and offering hope. Recommended reading for psychology students, therapists and counselors, Spinning Gold Out Of Straw is a most fascinating read, but perhaps its highest recommendation comes from the gentle healing stories within its pages.
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In the weeks following the death of my son David, my twenty-two-year-old daughter refused to talk about her brother. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Uncle Tom, Susan Klein, The Compassionate Friends, Carrie Wharton, David Holt, Donald Davis, Nourishing the Soul, Jeannine Auth, Gabriele Rico, Ginny Conrad, John Ward, Arthur Frank, Deena Metzger, Herbert Benson, Jenna Eisenberg, Michael Parent, Myra Davis, Therese Rando, Audrey Galex, Broken Heart Still Beats, Christine Reese, Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Elizabeth Ellis, Gail Rosen, Oklahoma City New!
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In the weeks following the death of my son David, my twenty-two-year-old daughter refused to talk about her brother. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
traveller storytellers, healing stories, experienced significant loss Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Uncle Tom, Susan Klein, The Compassionate Friends, Carrie Wharton, David Holt, Donald Davis, Nourishing the Soul, Jeannine Auth, Gabriele Rico, Ginny Conrad, John Ward, Arthur Frank, Deena Metzger, Herbert Benson, Jenna Eisenberg, Michael Parent, Myra Davis, Therese Rando, Audrey Galex, Broken Heart Still Beats, Christine Reese, Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Elizabeth Ellis, Gail Rosen, Oklahoma City New!
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- Pain and Possibility by Gabriele Rico on 8 pages
- Embracing Their Memory: Loss and the Social Psychology of Storytelling by John H. Harvey on 5 pages
- Parental Loss of a Child by Therese A. Rando on 5 pages
- Writing for Your Life: Discovering the Story of Your Life's Journey by Deena Metzger on 5 pages
- Love and Survival: 8 Pathways to Intimacy and Health by Dean Ornish on 4 pages
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