Foreword
Introduction
Premise
Guide map
Origins

Part I The Lay of the Land: Theories and Historical Perspectives on Creative Self-Expression

Chapter 1: Why Does Creative Self-Expression Matter?
Chapter 2: Philosophical Perspectives and Theories of Creative Self-Expression and Well-Being
Chapter 3: What our Ancestors Knew: Indigenous and Traditional Arts Practices and Health

Part II Embodied Expression: Physiological and Psychological Processes and Outcomes

Chapter 4: Receptive and Expressive Experiences: How We See, Create, and Make Narrative Sense of it All
Chapter 5: Evoking the Protectors Within: Neurobiological Indicators and Creative Self-Expression
Chapter 6: Tracking Creative Expression Through Imaging Tools

Part III Weathering Storms: Facilitating Creative Expression to Cope with Stress, Adversity and Trauma

Chapter 7: Creative Self-Expression by Ourselves and with Others
Chapter 8: "When Words are not Enough": Creative Self-Expression and Adversity in the Developing Years of Childhood and Youth
Chapter 9: Navigating Adversity in Adulthood Through Creative Self-Expression

Part IV Preparedness- Implications for Current and Future Work in Arts, Health and Well-Being

Chapter 10: The Prepared Warrior for Current Society
Chapter 11: What Lies Ahead? Research and Practices for the Future

Afterword
Acknowledgments
Glossary
References