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Responding to Sadness
Karen Masman

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‘The Uses of Sadness: why feeling sad is no reason not to be happy’. Karen Masman built her presentation around her original model for navigating sadness: the seven-phase cycle of ‘soulful melancholy’ published in her book, 'The Uses of Sadness'' (Allen and Unwin, Sydney, March 2009).

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Recorded at: The Annual Australian College of Psychological Medicine conference
Ballarat, Australia; 5-7 June 2009

Karen Masman

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Responding to Sadness	Karen Masman
Responding to Sadness	Karen Masman

Karen Masman

Karen has a Master of Arts degree in linguistics and literature, a Diploma of Teaching and a Diploma of Counselling Psychology. She has facilitated groups, workshops and therapeutic conversations for a wide variety of organisations.

She began working as an editor in Sydney in 1982 and has held various writing and publishing roles ever since, including teaching Professional Writing and Editing certificate courses.

She has been involved in the creation of over 30 books, picture books, card sets and stickers for professionals such as counsellors, psychologists, social workers and educators. Karen’s book 'The Uses of Sadness'' was published by Allen and Unwin in March 2009.

She has a particular interest in facilitating workshops and therapeutic conversations that create spaces for reflection, creativity and meaning-making.