Writing the Self

This is a self-paced course in Career Writing  Also ask us about the Zoom summer course offering in Career Writing for professionals working in the field of career counselling and guidance

Our new book is coming out and will be available for order June 2023 “Over a thousand research studies have now demonstrated how putting distressing experiences into words can improve physical, emotional and mental health. Writing for Wellbeing, edited by Katrin Den Elzen and Reinekke Lengelle, translates the scientific findings into the art and practice …

Just heard this wonderful news, 30 March 2022 The winner of the 2022 Qualitative Book Award is: Lengelle, R. (2020). Writing the Self in Bereavement: A Story of Love, Spousal Loss, and Resilience. London & New York: Routledge. This book spoke – sang, called – to each of us in its power, vulnerability and deep …

I wrote this (free access!) interview-based article about Hubert Hermans, founder of The Dialogical Self Theory (DST) to honour his work and see how DST took shape. From the abstract: It was intended to determine the founder’s personal relationship to the construction and development of his theory and to provide a portrait of the engaged …

While sadness is readily sanctioned in bereavement, other less comfortable emotions such as anger, regret, relief, guilt, joy, and desire are frequently considered taboos by those facing loss.  Because research shows that a much larger pallet of feelings is common in those who are grieving, this module uses writing techniques to enlarge the space for …

Via (loopbaan)schrijven je eigen levensverhaal (re)construeren. In een steeds complexere wereld, waar mensen verwacht worden een actieve rol te spelen in het aanpakken van eigen (levens)problemen vb. werkloosheid, burn-out,(loopbaan)keuzes maken, … geeft schrijven een opportuniteit om op een betekenisvolle, diepgaande manier te reflecteren. Writing the Self is een methode om een ‘interne’ dialoog op gang …

Dr. Robert Neimeyer has invited me to present for the Portland Institute for Loss and Transition In lieu of an in-person book launch for “Writing the Self in Bereavement”, I will be doing several of these talks over the next little while. And maybe a Zoom “virtual launch” at some point!   Here is the …

Updated: January, 2023 – My book on grief can be ordered with this 20% discount code – FLE22 or follow the link below “Part tribute, part love story, part memoir, part investigation into our most nascent drive to confront death on its own terms, Reinekke Lengelle’s Writing the Self in Bereavement: A Story of Love, …