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Creativity is a path to the innermost self, where we find a sense of wholeness by embracing emotions that we have shut up and shut away. It lets us reconnect with lost parts of ourselves that carry fear, anger, sadness and loneliness. Yet many people falsely believe creativity is not for them. This exhilarating and original book gives creativity its rightful place on the journey from trauma to mastery. With more than 30 years' experience as an artist, educator and psychotherapist Audrey Jolly shows why creativity heals, how readers can tap its power, and how to navigate the discomfort of trying something new. Practical exercises drawn from movement, drama, art and writing encourage readers to map their own unique path to self-discovery while finding joy in the adventure.

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"""I'll never be afraid of writer's block again after reading this myth-defying book."" -Rona Maynard, author of My Mother's Daughter and former Editor of Chatelaine ""Trauma is now realized as not only a body-mind wound but ultimately a soul wound. Audrey Jolly has walked through her wound and transformed it into wisdom and joy. This book is direct, funny and wise."" -Elinor Dickson, PhD, psychologist, Jungian therapist, author of Dancing at the Still Point ""Infused with wisdom ... A treasure chest of inspiration.""-Paula Thomson, PsyD, Clinical psychologist, Professor at CSUN and co-author of Creativity, Trauma, and Resilience ""Audrey Jolly walks her talk on this bold creative journey with personal experiences and exercises that are engaging and affirming.""-Maureen Jennings, recipient of the Grant Allen award and award-winning author of the Murdoch Mysteries and Heat Wave"

I'll never be afraid of writer's block again after reading this myth-defying book. -Rona Maynard, author of My Mother's Daughter and former Editor of Chatelaine Trauma is now realized as not only a body-mind wound but ultimately a soul wound. Audrey Jolly has walked through her wound and transformed it into wisdom and joy. This book is direct, funny and wise. -Elinor Dickson, PhD, psychologist, Jungian therapist, author of Dancing at the Still Point Infused with wisdom ... A treasure chest of inspiration. -Paula Thomson, PsyD, Clinical psychologist, Professor at CSUN and co-author of Creativity, Trauma, and Resilience Audrey Jolly walks her talk on this bold creative journey with personal experiences and exercises that are engaging and affirming. -Maureen Jennings, recipient of the Grant Allen award and award-winning author of the Murdoch Mysteries and Heat Wave

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Audrey Jolly combines her psychotherapy practice in Toronto with a boundary-crossing parallel career as a visual artist, performing artist and writer. With an MA in dance and psychology from York University, she has been a teacher and explorer of the creative process for more than 30 years. What she learned about the healing power of creativity informs her work with clients--and inspired this book. She is a member of the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario and a clinical member of the Ontario Society of Registered Psychotherapists.

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