Step out of your story
Subtitle: writing exercises to reframe and transform your life
By: Kim Schneiderman, LCSW, MSW
Publisher: New World Library
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 209
ISBN-13: 9781608682324
Subjects: Psychotherapy; Narrative therapy; Problems, exercises; Personal construct therapy
Description: "Every life is an unfolding story and how individuals tell their story matters. Recent Stanford and Columbia University studies showed that how we view the story of our life shapes the life itself. Who are the heroes and villains? Where does the plot twist and how are conflicts resolved? Whether we are considering how a job was lost, a relationship clicked, or a dream deferred, we have the ability to empower ourselves or turn ourselves into hapless victims. Kim Schneiderman knows the power of story as both a therapist and a writer. Her clients often tell their stories in ways that keep them stuck but when they employ the storytelling techniques here, they view their lives as works in progress, become powerful narrators, and understand big picture storylines in ways that allow them to easily develop their own character, shape their actions and relationships, and create fulfilling "happy endings.""--

"Writing exercises from a psychotherapist to empower readers to reframe their life story, including advice for reframing difficult experiences, letting go of victimizing stories, and creating positive ones"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: PART I: Who's Writing Your Script?; title: Chapter 1: Your Life as a Work in Progress; title: Telling Our Stories; title: What is a Script?; title: Chapter 2: Reclaiming Your Personal Narrative; title: Tuning into our Inner Narrator; title: Writing in the Third Person; title: Chapter 3: What's In a Story?; title: The Elements of a Story; title: Chapter 4: How to Use These Exercises; title: PART II: What's This Chapter About?; title: Chapter 5: The Chapters of Our Lives; title: Chapter 6: The Present Chapter as a Starting Point; title: Chapter 7: The Protagonist; title: Who is the Protagonist?; title: Identifying the Protagonists' Core Strengths; title: Identifying Areas of Potential Growth; title: Chapter 8: Conflict; title: Conflict as Integral to the Plot; title: Four Different Kinds of Conflicts; title: The Role of the Antagonist; title: Character Development; title: Playing With Scripts; title: Chapter 9: Crisis and Climax; title: Chapter 10: Resolution; title: Chapter 11: Theme; title: Chapter 12: Epilogue; title: PART III: What's the Bigger Story?; title: Chapter 13: Your Personal Table of Contents; title: Chapter 14: Working Through Unresolved Chapters.