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.