Psychobiographical trends: Untold stories and international voices in the context of social change

Objective: This article describes the increase of publications in the area of psychobiography, thereby analysing the trends in the articles published in the special issue on psychobiography and social agency and activism. It further highlights the specific approaches taken by autobiographers who write psychobiographical accounts of extraordinary individuals and “everyday heroes” in their attempt of creating social impact in specific socio-cultural groups, societies or even on a global level. Method: This is a conceptional article which comments on the trends presented in this special issue. Results: This article presents a discussion of the special issue and its impact. Conclusions: New trends in psychobiography are discussed and show the way forward for psychobiography.