In this audio recording of a favourite paper from the journal’s archives, Jill Freedman offers three sets of questions that she names as “favourites” in her own work. The first two sets of questions are ones therapists can ask clients. The first set may help people link their lives with others. The second may help people organise their experiences into narratives. The third is a question that therapists can ask themselves to help them come to questions that promote experiential involvement.
Key words: questions; linking lives; turning points; retelling; narrative practice.
Original paper: Freedman, J. (2011). My favourite questions. International Journal of Narrative Therapy and Community Work, (4), 3–8.https://doi.org/10.4320/ZUSE9222
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Barry Sullivan
October 22, 2023I recall reading Jill’s article when it was first published and being inspired to take some of the questions into my own work. Listening just now to the article being read out has been a great way to re-connect with it and re-think how I can better make us of such questions. I love the idea that Jill explains towards the end of the article about the difference that can be made when there is an invitation to re-live an experience rather than simply to re-tell it
Claire
September 19, 2023I think this is such a lovely reading of Jill’s paper. I like to read articles and watch videos on my laptop, but usually listen to audio on my phone or ancient iPod, and mostly via podcasts or audiobook apps. How do you access audio content? Are there ways that the journal could make the readings from the archives and the audio practice notes more convenient and accessible?