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Cox, Allison and David H. Albert, Editors.
The Healing Heart – Families : Storytelling to Build Strong and Healthy
Families.
The Healing Heart – Communities: Storytelling to Build Strong and Healthy
Communities.
These books are packed with folk tales, personal stories, exercises, games, songs and lessons learned to encourage resiliency, healthy behaviors, self-esteem and mutual respect. Both books are published by New Society Publishers, 2003.
Fahy, Mary
The Tree That Survived The Winter, Paulist Press, 1989. A powerful allegory of healing and hope.
Healing Stories Alliance, a special interest group of the National Storytelling Network. Their website (www.healingstory.org/home.html) has stories posted on it that have been proven useful in the work of healing.
Mains, David and Karen
Tales of the Kingdom, Chariot Books, 1983.
Tales of the Resistance, Lamplighter Publishing, 1986.
Tales of the Restoration, Chariot Books, 1996.
Allegorical tales of the Christian journey. Sometimes compared to The Chronicles of Narnia or Pilgrim’s Progress. With adaptations, I have used them with great success in retreat and healing story work.
Meade, Erica Helm
The Moon in the Well: Wisdom Tales to Transform Your Life, Family, and Community, Open Court. A conglomeration of stories – Irish, Greek, Persian, Siberian, Chilean, North American – retold with reflections and suggested uses.
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