Storytelling and the Humanbecoming Family Model. (April 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bunkers, Sandra Schmidt; Flinn, Elizabeth; Letcher, Deborah; Reding, Noreen; Damgaard, Gloria; Young, Linda; Klein, Linda; Knitig, Kathy
• Is Part Of: Nursing science quarterly. Volume 35:Number 2(2022)
• Page Start: 184
• Page End: 190
• Publication Date: 2022-04
• Subjects: humanbecoming family model -- Parse -- storytelling; Nursing -- Periodicals; 610.7305
• DOI: 10.1177/08943184211070594
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0894-3184

Abstract

The authors in this article will present storytelling through the lens of the humanbecoming family model. From this perspective, storytelling can be viewed as the following: (a) family storytelling as a mode of fostering personal and family becoming, (b) family storytelling as a confirming of family beliefs and values, and (c) family storytelling as a way of addressing issues of grief and loss. Selected literature is presented to highlight the essences, paradoxes, and processes of the humanbecoming family model.