In facing our shattered life stories, we must reach deep inside our pain – for it is here that we can break our silence and find our new voice.

We can reframe and recast our lives – not with lies, not with deceptions, but with the truth of who we are and of who we are choosing to become.

Writing down the self in a journal holds many benefits for us, so find your unique pattern, discover your practice, and just do it -- write.

When troubled, we need to burrow down in a comfy spot, find the form of words that works best, and write.

Writing allows us to get the painful experiences out and find a framework in which to understand and live with them.

Stories are the way we see ourselves.

Life is beautiful, and my words have allowed me to find and revel in that beauty.

When I look back on my personal story through my journals, it struck me my words had an unmatched power to heal me. To change me.

Our lives hang on narrative thread. . . Our world is shaped by the stories we tell ourselves -- what we believe about our lives and what we hold to be true about our world.

Our stories are by nature problem-solving tools, and we are problem-solving beings.