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This paper explores co-creating, and integrating metaphor and story within the relational space of patient and analyst where new meanings can be co-authored into a more adaptive autobiography—a tale based on the impressions of life. Through this joint construction of intersecting stories, a person has an opportunity to rewrite a story which allows an individual to function more productively and creatively— a goal of psychotherapy.
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Zindel, B. The Metaphor Goddess in Three Quarter Time: A Relational Use of Story And Metaphor. Clinical Social Work Journal 29, 9–20 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005202426317
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