Creativity in Long-Term Intimate Relationships
Most of us yearn to have a long-term relationship that is lively and stimulating, one that continues to grow and develop over time. The challenge is in keeping the relationship fresh, filled with unexpected elements and pleasant surprises. Creativity can
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Margherita Spagnuolo Lobb Istituto di Gestalt, Siracusa, Italy
Nancy Amendt-Lyon Austrian Association for Group Psychotherapy and Group Dynamics, Vienna, Austria
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ISBN 978-3-7091-7302-2 ISBN 978-3-7091-6023-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-7091-6023-7
To our children, with whom we continue to learn
Preface The time is ripe, more than fifty years after the publication of the magnum opus by Perls, Hefferline & Goodman, to publish a book on the topic of creativity in Gestalt therapy. The idea for this book was conceived in March 2001, on the island of Sicily, at the very first European Conference of Gestalt Therapy Writers of the European Association [or Gestalt Therapy. Our starting point was an article on art and creativity in Gestalt therapy, which was presented there by one of the editors, and illuminated by a vision, held by the other editor, of bringing together colleagues from around the world to contribute to a qualified volume on the subject of creativity within the realm of Gestalt therapy. We wanted to continue the professional discourse internationally and capture the synergetic effects of experienced colleagues' reflections on various aspects of our chosen subject. Moreover, we intended to explore how the theoretical reflection of one's practice can inspire effective interventions and, vice versa, how the discussion of practical experiences can shape new theoretical directions. Hence, our aim in this book is to create a forum on the concept of creativity in Gestalt therapy. We do not intend to hermeneutically define the concept, but rather to rethink it as a group, giving voice to a number of prominent practitioners of Gestalt therapy who, over the last few decades, have put creativity at the center of their work. Since it is a fundamental concept in our approach, we are aware that this is a complex matter, one that would imply, in some sense, a
