Discovering Your Life Connections
(Finding Meaningful Life Connections through Written Life Review Activities)
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About the Book
No matter your age, self-discovery is an exciting and fascinating process.
Participants in life review are amazed to discover embedded values and beliefs in their earliest memories. This book assist adults in discovering life connections by providing a proven framework for writing about memories in order to develop unique life stories. This book explains the rationale behind life review as a process leading to self-actualization and develops the logic for purposeful life review writing.
Writing life review requires the ability to answer questions and document discoveries. No writing experience is necessary to get started. The scaffolded prompts developed through tested experiences with adults provide the unique tools for adults of any age to understand how their experiences connect to their values and beliefs. The text contains topics common to adults. By using the provided writing scaffolds, an individual writes about the reasons, motivations, and belief systems behind the memories.
No matter the age, recovering memories and discovering connections helps to define "self." This book helps individuals reflect on their pasts and define their legacies for personal satisfaction or to share with family and friends.
About the Author
Dr. Nancy Davis is a Certified Expressive Therapist with 35 years of service in education. Dr. Davis promotes life writing delivering training and leading life review groups throughout the country. Dr. Davis facilitates life review with hospice patients, helping them to discover and document life connections that celebrate their lives.