The chrysalis and the butterfly: A phenomenological study of one person’s writing journey

This article presents a phenomenological case study of one person’s journey to finding his writerly self through his involvement with a creative writing group with therapeutic outcomes. The journey is initially one of ambivalence and struggle. Engagement with creative writing techniques, however, allows for discovery, a turning up, capturing and exploration of buried thoughts and emotions, leading to a greater self-understanding and capacity for reflection.