RewritingOurStories:Education,Empowerment,andWell-beingharnessesthetherapeuticpowerofstorytellingtoconvertfeelingsoffearandpowerlessnessintoaffirmativelifenarratives.Ratherthanseeingfearasanoutcome,wecanviewitasafeelinginthemomentlargelygovernedbynarratives.Manyofourfearsarestorieswetellourselves,eveniftheyarelargelyfictionalandrootedinsocioculturalbeliefsystems.Theresultisthatweoftenfeelhelplessinthefaceofthosefears.Thistransformationalbookconsidersapotentantidote:byrecognisingourrecurringnegativestories,wecanrewriteandtransformthemtoachievegreaterempowermentandwell-beinginourlives.Throughouthumanexistence,nomatterwhereourplaceoforiginorwheninhistory,storytellingshapesoursocieties,influencingpersonal,sociocultural,educational,andpublicdiscoursesthatimpacthowwelive.Creatingandcommunicatingthelanguageofstories-toourselvesandothers-enhancesourinnatevoicesandcanempowerustoengageingreaterempathy,compassion,andpossibility.Intendedforeducators,leaders,therapists,mentalhealthprofessionals,andyouthorganisations,aswellasthegeneralpublic,DerekGladwinofferspracticalandpositivetoolsforeveryonetore-authortheirlives.
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