Sky above clouds : finding our way through creativity, aging, and illness / by Wendy L. Miller and Gene D. Cohen ; with Teresa H. Barker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miller, Wendy L., 1950- author.

Cohen, Gene D., author.

Barker, Teresa, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aging--Psychological aspects.

Aging.

Older people--Psychology.

Older people.

Resilience (Personality trait).

Creative ability.

Mind and body.

Loss (Psychology) in old age.

Art therapy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Through their scientific research and clinical practice, husband and wife team Gene D. Cohen and Wendy L. Miller uncovered new clues about how the aging mind can build resilience and continue growth, even during times of grave illness, thus setting aside the traditional paradigm of aging as a time of decline. Sky Above Clouds tells the inside story of how attitude, community, creativity, and love shape a life, with or without health, even to our dying. Cohen and Miller draw deeply on their own lessons learned as they struggle through aging, illness, and loss within their own family and eventually Cohen's own untimely death.

Contents:

Cover

Sky Above Clouds

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Foreword

Preface

A Note to the Reader

Introduction

Part One DISCOVERY

1. Heartsong

2. Strategies, Tactics, and Counting

3. The Family Body

Part Two PARALLEL UNIVERSES OF TIME AND SPACE

4. The Crucible of Time

5. Uncharted Territory

6. Portrait of Healing

Part Three NEW LANDSCAPES

7. Creative Detective

8. Coals and Diamonds: The Brooke Astor Case

9. Mirror Mirror

Part Four EMBRACING UNCERTAINTY

10. Illness as Partner: Intimacy, Vulnerability, Love, and Anger

11. Grand Rounds: Listening and Hearing as Healing Resources of Creativity

12. Elements of Style for Doctor/​Patient Communication

Part Five CONGRUENCE

13. Heartsong to the Inexplicable: A Calendar of Days

14. Eating Fried Eggs

15. The Phoenix and the Fairy

Part Six EPILO GUE

Epilogue

A Note on the Future of the Arts in Healthcare

Personal Acknowledgments

Professional Acknowledgments

Appendix

Timeline of an Unexpected Life in the Presence of Life-​Threatening Illness

Gene Cohen's Boomer Research Study Summary

Gene Cohen's Op-​Ed Essay: "What Is a Lucid Moment?"

Gene D. Cohen Bibliography

Notes

Further References

About the Authors

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-937143-1

0-19-937142-3

OCLC:

957124831