Grief tending through the wilderness
Toward a poetic consciousness for adult survivors of childhood trauma
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21516635 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Iris J Gildea (0000-0002-2992-9062, Book & Media Studies, University of St. Michael’s College in the University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 832-844 |
| Publication date | 2021-11-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Guidance and Counselling (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0306-9885 • E-ISSN: 1469-3534 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03069885.2021.1995586 |
| OpenAlex | W3212500778 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 23 |
In this article, my approach to grief tending for the adult survivor of childhood trauma is to integrate a practice of poetic inquiry into one’s evolving relationship with oneself. As has been well documented by trauma theory, arts-based practices, here working strictly with poetry, are capable of embracing the often non-linear and multi-layered realities of our emotional woundings that are carried with us throughout our lives. By forging pathways through the wilderness of grief with poetic modes of inquiry and exploration, I suggest that we are able to shift healing work toward creative and empowering survivor-centred practices
Art · Consciousness · Grief · Literature · Poetry · Psychoanalysis · Psychotherapist · The arts · Visual arts · Wilderness · Art Therapy and Mental Health · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Identity, Memory, and Therapy · Psychology · Ecology
Psychiatry Disrupted
Techniques of Grief Therapy
Creative Selves / Creative Cultures
These roots that bind us
Evocative Autoethnography
Autoethnography as Feminist Method
Traumatic memories as black holes
Mindfulness based feminist therapy
Toward a Radical Understanding of Trauma and Trauma Work
Psychiatry disrupted
Living With/in the Lines
Searching for safe space
Unclaimed experience
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |