Moments, Attachment and Formations of Selfhood: Dancing with Now

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Using innovative empirical data, this book presents a unique approach to looking at moments, exploring the deeper meanings of why memories stand out and how they influence an individual's sense of self. Forrest challenges the privileged position of narrative coherence as the basis for healthy identity and formations of selfhood.

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Kelly Forrestis Assistant Professor of Psychology in the Department of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, University of Washington, Tacoma, USA. Kelly is a licensed mental health counsellor in Washington State and a certified coder of the Adult Attachment Interview. Her research interests include identity, trauma, dissociation, attachment, narrative and memory.