Perspectives in Wellbeing: Narratives from the Field

Andrew Azzopardi is Professor in Community Development, former Dean of the Faculty for Social Wellbeing, and former Head of the Department of Youth, Community and Migration Studies, at the University of Malta. His lecturing and research focus on social inclusion and community studies.Marilyn Clark is Professor of Psychology at the University of Malta. Her main research interests include addiction and criminal careers, youth, victimisation, and violence against journalists. She has been widely published in international texts and journals.Ruth Falzon is Associate Professor and a founder member of the Department of Counselling at the University of Malta. Her research and publication interests include school counselling, neurodiversity, emotional literacy, and auto/ethnography. She strongly believes in community engagement.Sue Vella, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Social Policy at the University of Malta. Her research and publication interests include families; poverty, employment and social security; migration; and the voluntary sector. Sue recently co-authored Social Policy in Malta (Midsea Books, 2022).

• AcknowledgementsList of Figures and TablesNotes on ContributorsIntroductionMarilyn Clark and Sue VellaPART 1: Narratives on Inclusion1 Our Own Bermuda TriangleAndrew Azzopardi2 Living with a Disability: Social Relational NarrativesAnne-Marie Callus and Vickie Gauci3 Clients with Sexual Dysfunctions: Listening to Maltese CounsellorsDaniel Brincat and Ruth Falzon4 In Other Worlds: We’re Here, There, and Everywhere – Social Wellbeing and TransdisciplinarityMark Vicars5 The Semicolon: Reflecting on Research Issues Surrounding Children’s Trauma-Laden NarrativesRoberta AttardPART 2: LGBTIQ + Narratives6 Stories of Faith, Same-Sex Desire, and the Construction of a Self-Affirming NarrativeAngele Deguara7 “Maybe One Day There Will Be Someone Who Loves Me the Way I Am!”: Narratives of Older Trans WomenTea Cekic and Marvin FormosaPART 3: Women’s Narratives8 An IPA Analysis of Transitions in Self-Identity in the Narratives of Addiction Career Trajectories of Women in MaltaGreta Darmanin Kissaun, David de Bono and Marilyn Clark9 My Body – My Choice: Narratives of Social Control and ResistanceMary Grace Vella10 Before There Was a Mother, There Was a WomanNatalie Kenely and Joanne Cremona11 Moving from Practitioner to Academic: A Case of Mistaken Identity?Patricia BonelloIndex