1st Edition
Inside Creativity Coaching 40 Inspiring Case Studies from Around the World
Introduction
1. Risk and Detachment (Ariel Grace)
2. The Timid Creative (Clare Throbes)
3. The Unauthorized Artist (Elis V. Allan)
4. A Meaningful writing career (Gina Edward)
5. A Musician's 'Impossible Dream' (Nick Lazaris)
6. Della's Dream Comes True (Marj Penley)
7. A Change of Scenery May be Just the Ticket (Jan Moore)
8. An Artist Prepares (Sharon Good)
9. Start Where You Are (Rachel Marsden)
10. A Filmmaker Returns to Health (Nefeli Soteriou)
11. Out of the Woods (Sheryl Garatt)
12. How Samson Grew His Hair Back (Rahti Gorfien)
13. When Pain Strikes (Rosa Phoenix)
14. Foiling Perfectionsism (Jill Badonsky)
15. How Confidence Breeds Creativity (Halli Bourne)
16. The Ugly Sculpture That Wasn't (Sharon J. Burton)
17. Small, SImple, and Every Day (Stephanie Christie)
18. A Writer in Search of a Practice (Jude Walsh)
19. We're All in this Together (Doreen Marcial Poreba)
20. A Whirlwind Trapped in a Coffee Cup (Beatriz Martinez Barrio)
21. A Colorless World (Natalie Dadamio)
22. Art as Money (Steph Cohen)
23. Helping a Designer Grow Her Confidence (Sally Mazak)
24. Phyllis Draws a Postcard (Nancy Johnston)
25. Using the Enneagram in Creativity Coaching (Janet Johnston)
26. How Lynn Got Her Sew-Jo Back (Nadia Arbach)
27. The Coaching Side to Private Tutoring (Susanne Rieger)
28. The guitar or the Code (Pragati Chaudhry)
29. Alison the Ambitious Academic (Vinita Joseph)
30. Alex Markets Himself as An Artist (Niki Anandi Koulouri)
31. "I'm Just Not Good Enough" (Angela Terris)
32. Burning Down the House (April Bosshard)
33. Wooing the Muse With Welness (Danielle Raine)
34. Working With What Is (Regina de Burca)
35. Refilling the Creative Well (Jackee Holder)
36. Orange Disks and ORange Balls (Francesca Aniballi)
37. Bumping into Walls (Lori Barraco Sylvester)
38. the Cracks in the Pavement (Litza Bixler)
39. A Leadership Journey to Purpose (Tania Kelvin)
40. The Magic of an Escape (Jenny Maguire)
Biography
Eric Maisel, PhD, is a retired family therapist, active creativity coach, and the author of over 50 books, including Coaching the Artist Within and Secrets of a Creativity Coach. He writes the "Rethinking Mental Health" blog for Psychology Today and leads workshops and lectures worldwide.
"A unique and fascinating peek behind the scenes of this blossoming branch of coaching, Inside Creativity Coaching will prove an inspiring resource for creatives and coaches alike."—Eva Weaver, creativity coach and author, The Puppet Boy of Warsaw.
"Creative and performing artists will get as much out of Inside Creativity Coaching as coaches and therapists will. These forty case studies present a clear picture of the challenges that creatives face—and what they can do to meet those challenges. Highly recommended!" Roccie Hill, Executive Director, Mendocino Art Center
