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Brokenness Infused in a Mother's Heart: The Art of Living with the Sacredness of Life
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- Author / Creator
- Maria Hutton Aldcorn
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This paper charts the process of moving through the trauma of the loss of my adult child to murder. A heuristic in-depth self-inquiry methodology complements the phenomenological art therapy process I engaged in to accomplish this work. A depth of peace in brokenness emerged from dialogue with the divine, expressed through art, writing, and the images that arrived in nature. Art therapy facilitated a recognition and embrace of the coexistence of life and death in daily existence.
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- Graduation date
- 2014
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- Type of Item
- Thesis
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- Degree
- Master of Psychotherapy and Spirituality (Art Therapy Specialization)
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- License
- This thesis is made available by the University of Alberta Libraries with permission of the copyright owner solely for non-commercial purposes. This thesis, or any portion thereof, may not otherwise be copied or reproduced without the written consent of the copyright owner, except to the extent permitted by Canadian copyright law.