For a trauma survivor such as myself, I have noticed that I continue to retell my story (to therapists, coaches, my partner) and retell it with different journaling tools (e.g., the dialogue tool to talk to my grandmother; the clustering tool to install positive memories about family). It feels like I am putting the pieces […]
Did you know that the act of constructing your story has positive health benefits?Simple things like . . .having a beginning, middle, and an end orcreating characters that show a relationship with one another orincluding back story. . . are connected to gains in health. This is because these elements of structure help us make […]
What stories do you tell yourself? Do they serve you in some positive way?Before I transformed self hate into self love, I told myself a story that I wasn’t beautiful. This message eventually rang false, and I let go of that story.Before I knew my parents were doing the best they could, I told myself […]