The role of metaphor in coaching when re-authoring narratives in post-traumatic growth: a thematic analysis

Autor: Elfreda Manahan-Vaughan, Julia Papworth
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring, Vol 22, Iss 2, Pp 130-148 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1741-8305
DOI: 10.24384/0a17-6b72
Popis: In this exploratory study we aim to understand whether metaphor plays a role in re-authoring narratives when coachees are experiencing process posttraumatic growth (PTG). Recognising the post-trauma phase of their life, nine participants who utilised the modality of coaching whilst in trauma recovery were interviewed using semi-structured questions, the data was analysed using inductive thematic analysis. Four key themes emerged from the results indicating metaphor usage is a common factor in re-authoring post-trauma: awareness of past-trauma and a need for reauthoring; an expression for change; the PTG framework created a coherent narrative of PTG in the present; and both coaching and metaphor created a coherent narrative of self and life in the present.
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