Women abused as children and participatory dreaming: a study of unitary healing.

摘要: There is an extremely high percentage of American women who have experienced abuse as children. The consequences these experiences are pervasive and severe including lifelong patterns wounding. Research on the health suggests that they socially isolated, significant problems, and economically at-risk, particularly vulnerable to further in intimate relationships with healthcare providers. a dearth literature which addresses healing potential for global construct life women. This was descriptive, exploratory study examine participatory dreaming (a group facilitated waking dream process using imagery art) unitary abused A qualitative appreciative inquiry done purposive sample 12 recruited from two metropolitan areas North Carolina. findings suggested effective powerful method illuminating offering possibilities change transformation lives patterning focus this demonstrated from childhood phenomenon may be appreciated context wholeness inherent