Sing Me a Song to SOAR
Finding Hope in Our Redemptive Stories
- Counseling, Grief & Mental Health
- Publisher: Resource Publications (Wipf and Stock)
- Published: 2024
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Publisher's Description
Life can be so very challenging. People experiencing dark nights of the soul need support to make their way through the tough times and find the light of the morning. This handbook for counsellors offers some helpful tools to support others through their dark times, finding hope in their redemptive stories for healing. This hope is life-giving and allows one to SOAR through stories of personal meaning, with other respectful relationships beside us, a community encircling us and restorative time to flourish in nature. This practical handbook includes twenty-six worksheets with prompts, offers nourishing poems, and integrates theory and practice using positive psychology and narrative therapy principles. It focuses on connection, using the power of life stories approached from personal, relational, community and nature aspects. There are many resources in each section for further insights. This handbook also contains creative ideas for working with children, youth, refugees, those grieving and those traumatized in order to help improve self-compassion and a sense of identity for hopeful redemptive stories to soar in life.
Endorsements (7)
“This book is excellent! Much more attractive than the usual yet beautifully structured, varied, creative and inviting while still grounded in good scholarship. Well done.”
“Very impressive handbook. I have briefly looked at it and appreciate the importance of stories in our lives. This new book will bless many.”
“This book’s concept is unique! It offers a refreshing variety that will keep the reader engaged. I was especially impressed by the experiential elements in the worksheets and how the poetry adds a personal and creative touch. The book beautifully reflects Morsillo’s thoughts and creativity.”
“It’s such a wonderful resource, and I love how Morsillo has woven the research with worksheets in such a gentle and straightforward way. Including her own stories and creative expressions alongside it all really clearly shows the strengths, comforts, and kindnesses found through positive creativity.”
“I find the combination of theory, personal stories, poetry, and worksheet ideas facilitates a holistic approach, which is intriguing and also somehow so inviting, to motivate one to keep going to see what’s next! A perfect characteristic for a resource which is meant to help us! As I read, I sensed being provided with the literal space on the page, and also the releasing of mental space, to engage and respond.”
“The world is painstakingly in need of hope, and thanks to God, the author made immense efforts to write this book and remind us that there is hope in our life circumstances. Moreover, we can thrive through these hopes. Hope in redemptive stories, renewed hope and wellbeing. It is appropriate and true that the book title is Sing me a song to SOAR.”
“This book is unique, professionally applicable, field-specific, inclusive and accessible. Yet it is a gentle celebration of humanity and the intricacies of the human condition that would appeal to any readership. It is written with confident knowledge that is experiential, academic, and intuitive. The discourse and appearance are captivating and—with some kind of supernatural anointing—exude peace and calm. Most of all, I feel blessed to have been able to read it. It’s been a delight to counter my down time with this book and be mindful of protecting my own song during this time.”
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