2025.12 Issue 9 Engaging With and Exploring Autonomy, Creativity, and Well-Being for Learner Development Full issue download IntroductionIntroduction to The Learner Development Journal Issue 9: Engaging With and Exploring Autonomy, Creativity, and Well-Being for Learner DevelopmentStacey Vye, Robert Moreau, & Ivan LombardiStories of PracticeCreating Mindful L2 Selves in a Meditation-Based Activity in Higher EducationAna Paula CruzPlaying with Theory to Explore Social Language Learning in an Autonomy-Promoting English CourseFergal BradleyProject-Based Learning for Collaborative Fiction Writing: A Problem-Solution Inquiry into Learners’ Needs Through Practitioner Research in Senior High School Tomohide WarabiCommunication for Learning and Well-Being: A Reflective Story of Practice of an EFL Teacher and ResearcherMark L. W. JohnsonExploring Japanese Language Literature to Enhance Higher Cognitive Skills in Intermediate-Level College American Students: Supplemental Materials and Motivation Masako M. NunnPractice-Related ReviewCreative Speaking: A Practice-Related Review of “Creativity Through Inquiry Dialogue” (Chappell, 2016) in Creativity in Language Teaching (Jones & Richards, 2016) Nathan CohenCommentaryWhere Creativity Meets Care: Autonomy, Wellbeing, and Identity in LDJ9Christina Gkonou