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From Retelling to Reintegration: Narrative Fixation and the Reconstruction of Meaning

Neimeyer, Robert A., Rynearson, Edward (Ted)·2022·The Restorative Nature of Ongoing Connections with the Deceased
DOI 10.4324/9781003105077-12
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Human beings are inveterate meaning-makers, weaving strands of narratives that preserve a sense of continuity, coherence, and connection to centrally important people and principles that anchor their essential life stories. But when these same lives are assaulted by traumatic loss, survivors can become fixated on the horrific story of the dying or the tragic absence of their loved one from their ongoing lives. In such cases, they need professional support with both restorative retelling of the event story of the dying, and restorative reintegration of the backstory of the relationship to the deceased. In this chapter, we offer a framework for orienting to this process, as well as concrete guidelines for both interventions in a way that promotes reprocessing of the loss without re-traumatization, and re-accessing of the relationship as a resource without ruminative preoccupation with it. We conclude with a case vignette that illustrates this focus, suggesting the power of working directly with the presence within absence to the deceased as a vital approach to meaning reconstruction in the wake of loss.

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  • Restorative retelling facilitates the assimilation of the phenomenology of the ayahuasca experience, while helping the person reconstruct their schemas and narratives about themselves, other people and the world, through a process of accommodation.

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Authors
Neimeyer, R. A., & Rynearson, E. (.
ORCID
Neimeyer, Robert A.
Venue
The Restorative Nature of Ongoing Connections with the Deceased
Publisher
Routledge
Published
2022-03-03
Pages
95-110
DOI
10.4324/9781003105077-12
OpenAlex
W4214942807
Cited by
15
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0
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 3
FWCI
25.67
Type
book chapter
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Routledge eBooks (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
  • Social Sciences › Anthropology › Death, Funerary Practices, and Mourning
  • Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
Keywords
meaning reconstruction, bereavement, traumatic loss, grief, retraumatization, relationship with the deceased, meaning-making, narrative retelling

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