Hij belde mij met de diagnose, “ik ben de klos…” en zeven maanden later stierf mijn partner Frans Meijers. Wat volgde was een rouwproces waar mijn gesprek met Frans doorging op papier, en waar de dichter, academica, en schrijver in mij ging onderzoeken wat zijn dood voor mij betekende. Naast het verdriet was ik boos …
In my latest chapter in a book called “Meaningful Journeys” edited it by Alec Grant and Elizabeth Lloyd-Parkes, I write that, “I’m a spiritually inclined agnostic”. For an academic, this is a little like coming out of the closet. I was raised with secular critical thinking, religious art appreciation, and sent to Catholic …
“…don’t be staring solemnly at my grave liefje, go and share our work with those who may be inspired…” is what I think he would say. On the 5th anniversary of Frans’s death, November 16th, 2023, I will be sharing our work in Cork, Ireland. Frans Meijers was my partner in work and in life …
MASTERCLASS with Robert Neimeyer and Reinekke Lengelle “We’re wired for attachment in a world of impermanence” November 13-14, 2023 Culemborg, The Netherlands https://www.omgaan-met-verlies.nl/ons-aanbod/artikel/mcrobertneimeyer/masterclass-robert-neimeyer Day 1: Loss and the Quest for Meaning: A Creative Toolkit – November 13, 2023 Target audience: Coaches, organizational consultants, social workers, psychologists, grief therapists. Part 1. Pandemic Grief: The residual pain of …
Workshop: Schrijven bij verlies, rouw, en transitie Locatie: Heeze Datum: 11 juni 2024 Prijs: € 295,00 Reinekke Lengelle ontwikkelde met haar partner Frans Meijers de narratieve methode Careerwriting. Toen Frans in 2018 overleed zette ze haar narratieve werk ook in bij rouw. Zo ontstond haar boek Writing the Self in Bereavement. Wanneer je geconfronteerd wordt met een …
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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 …
My book “Writing the Self in Bereavement” has won the BEST BOOK AWARD for Ethnography. This was announced on June 10th, 2021. It is the H.L. “Bud” Goodall, Jr./Nick Trujillo “It’s a Way of Life” Award” This award is based on a work that “exemplifies excellence in storytelling informed by scholarship and intended for both …
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 …