Books, Essays & Reflection
From published books and poetry to essays on community resilience and workplace well-being, Patlee's work invites readers to slow down, witness their own stories, and re-examine how we navigate conflict, identity, and power.
Featured Publication
Rebel. Mother. Queen.
A Hero's Journey of Self-Love and Reclamation
by Patlee Creary, PhD
Rebel. Mother. Queen. is the raw, lyrical account of what happens when a woman chooses to stop performing and start being.
Artfully integrated into this patchwork memoir is The Clearing—a 31-day journey of self-witnessing featuring curated reflection questions. This work acts as a vital mindfulness tool for the chronic overachiever and the healing soul seeking to witness their own story.
The Three Archetypal Movements
Rebel
Breaking the silence of unmourned intergenerational and racialized trauma, and rejecting external narratives that demand we "perform" our lives.
Grieving the "little deaths" of the past, nurturing the inner child, and discovering that being rooted is not the same as being stuck.
Mother
Queen
Stepping into the sovereign strength of a woman who has returned home to herself and reclaimed the right to author her own legacy.
2014
“Youth violence as accidental spoiling? Civil society perceptions of youth violence and the effect of the peace dividend in Northern Ireland,” in Nationalism and Ethnic Politics (2014)
2014
“Peace with strings attached: Exploring reflections of structure and agency in Northern Ireland peacebuilding funding,” in Journal of Peacebuilding (2014)
2015
“(Re)Examining women’s role in peacebuilding: Assessing the impact of the International Fund for Ireland (IFI) and the European Union (EU) PEACE III Funding on women’s role in community development, peacebuilding, and reconciliation in Northern Ireland and the border counties,” in Gender and peacebuilding: All hands required, Lexington Books (2015).
2018
“Can soldiers build peace? A human science approach to understanding Canadian soldiers’ experiences in peace operations deployments,” in Journal of Peace Research (2018).
2018
“Hermeneutic phenomenological understandings of Canadian soldiers’ experiences in peace support operations,” in Conflict transformation, storytelling, and peace-building: Research from the Mauro Centre for Peace and Justice, Lexington Books (2018).
Highlighting Patlee’s broader catalog of creative writing, co-authored volumes, and educational contributions.
Publications Archive
