The transformative self : personal growth, narrative identity, and the good life /

"Everyone wants a good life. Some try to create a good life by cultivating personal growth. They have a transformative self. This book explains how people form a transformative self, primarily in their evolving life stories, to help cultivate growth toward a life of happiness, love, and wisdom...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bauer, Jack J. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]
Series:	Explorations in narrative psychology.
Subjects:	Maturation (Psychology) Self-actualization (Psychology) Maturation (Psychologie) Child. Developmental. PSYCHOLOGY. Social Psychology. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introducing the transformative self
The cultural master narrative of personal growth
Growth and the good life
Growth and a good life story
Growthy tones in personal narratives
Growth structure in personal narratives
Transformative traits, motives, and experiences
Transformative self-regulation and the quiet ego
Growth in the hard and soft margins of society
Nature, nurture, and 'ndividuality
The transforming, transformative self
The aging, transformative self
Stages of transformative self-authorship
The dark side of the transformative self
Authenticity, self-actualizing, and self-authorship
The self beyond the story.