Most of us consider writing a memoir because we see it as a way to begin to understand those currents of our lives that we might not have been aware of in earlier days. This is a good starting point. Yet what is happening, at the deepest level, is that we are responding to the desire to go fully into our experience of being alive, to make sense of it. This is the basis of the psychic process we will call Soul Work and everyone going to this place will need skilled guidance. That's what this book provides. Dr. Allan Hunter has worked with memoirists and other writers for over twenty-five years, using writing for self-exploration. His unusual approach to memoir writing will stimulate, challenge and liberate you, so you can write the memoir you truly need to, rather than the one you think is expected of you. You will find that, as you write, you are on a developmental path that has been clearly identified for you, so that you will not drift away from your purpose as a writer. In this process you will change and grow and so will your Soul