“We are not what happened to us; we are what we wish to become.”

Psychology Today
How to Rewrite Your Past Narrative

the Atlantic
Story of My Life: How Narrative Creates Personality

NBC News
7 questions to ask to help make sense of your life

Medium
Woundology: Stop Using Your Past To Define Your Life

The New York Times
This Is Your Life (& How You Tell It)

TED
The two kinds of stories we tell about ourselves

LinkedIn
Who would you be without your story?

The Good Men Project
Letting Go of the Stories That Define Us

Irish Independent
Pat Henry: Free your mind

Inc
Complaining Is Terrible for You, According to Science

NBC News
7 questions to ask to help make sense of your life

D.I.Y.

Playbuzz
How Nostalgic Are you?

Try The Exercise

Audio

Lori Gottlieb
Are We Unreliable Narrators Of our life Stories?

Audio Clips

Michael Lewis
Your Self-Narrative Crafts Your Character Traits

Audio Books

Small Edits, Lasting Changes
Taken from Redirect, by Timothy D. Wilson.

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Book Extracts

An Unreliable Narrator Walks Into A Bar
Taken from Maybe You Should Talk To Someone: The Workbook, by Lori Gottlieb.

The Past Isn't Objective: Your "Story" Is Your Responsibility
Taken from Personality Isn't Permanent, by Benjamin Hardy, PhD.

Making Sense of Your Past
Taken from Mindsight, by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D.

How To Be Good In America
Taken from The Redemptive Self, by Dan McAdams.

If Old Memories Still Upset You, Write Them Down Carefully & Completely
Taken from Beyond Order, by Jordan B. Peterson.

Woundology & The Healing Fire
Taken from Why People Don't Heal, by Caroline Myss PhD.