The Rainbow of Life: A collective narrative practice with young LGBTQIA+ people with a health condition
This article describes the use of narrative practices for LGBTQIA+ young people with a health condition. It presents a collective narrative practice: the Rainbow of Life. This adapts the Tree of Life metaphor to invite rich story development opportunities when working with LGBTQIA+ people. It inv...
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| description | This article describes the use of narrative practices for LGBTQIA+ young people with a health
condition. It presents a collective narrative practice: the Rainbow of Life. This adapts the Tree
of Life metaphor to invite rich story development opportunities when working with LGBTQIA+
people. It involves exploring their commitments, special moments and those who stand alongside
them in solidarity, and creatively mapping these on to a rainbow image. The authors outline
Rainbow of Life events they have organised, including collective practices in which young people
shared their wisdom for responding to oppressive storm clouds that darken the sky and dim their
rainbow’s shine, as well as witnessing and honouring each other’s rainbows. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d8e6da2d7cfc4c36a43c4f95ee445aec2025-08-20T03:17:35ZengDulwich Centre FoundationInternational Journal of Narrative Therapy and Community Work2981-88182024-03-011566910.4320/QANA2141The Rainbow of Life: A collective narrative practice with young LGBTQIA+ people with a health conditionJames McParlandJaymie HuckridgeThis article describes the use of narrative practices for LGBTQIA+ young people with a health condition. It presents a collective narrative practice: the Rainbow of Life. This adapts the Tree of Life metaphor to invite rich story development opportunities when working with LGBTQIA+ people. It involves exploring their commitments, special moments and those who stand alongside them in solidarity, and creatively mapping these on to a rainbow image. The authors outline Rainbow of Life events they have organised, including collective practices in which young people shared their wisdom for responding to oppressive storm clouds that darken the sky and dim their rainbow’s shine, as well as witnessing and honouring each other’s rainbows.https://dulwichcentre.com.au/the-rainbow-of-life-a-collective-narrative-practice-with-young-lgbtqia-people-with-a-health-condition-james-mcparland-and-jaymie-huckridge/lgbtqiaqueerhealthidentityyouth |
| spellingShingle | James McParland Jaymie Huckridge The Rainbow of Life: A collective narrative practice with young LGBTQIA+ people with a health condition International Journal of Narrative Therapy and Community Work lgbtqia queer health identity youth |
| title | The Rainbow of Life: A collective narrative practice with young LGBTQIA+ people with a health condition |
| title_full | The Rainbow of Life: A collective narrative practice with young LGBTQIA+ people with a health condition |
| title_fullStr | The Rainbow of Life: A collective narrative practice with young LGBTQIA+ people with a health condition |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Rainbow of Life: A collective narrative practice with young LGBTQIA+ people with a health condition |
| title_short | The Rainbow of Life: A collective narrative practice with young LGBTQIA+ people with a health condition |
| title_sort | rainbow of life a collective narrative practice with young lgbtqia people with a health condition |
| topic | lgbtqia queer health identity youth |
| url | https://dulwichcentre.com.au/the-rainbow-of-life-a-collective-narrative-practice-with-young-lgbtqia-people-with-a-health-condition-james-mcparland-and-jaymie-huckridge/ |
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