And how would you reflect on your life so far?
Each “version” takes turns expressing how they feel at their point in life.
“I told her I [now] never second-guessed myself.”
“The stories we tell ourselves can become self-fulfilling prophecies,” therapistJordan Madison, LCMFT, tells Well+Good.
There’s some research to back up the benefits of narrative therapy.
Pride jokes that she sometimes feels like a writer’s therapist as they’re working on a memoir together.
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What Would You Tell Your Younger Self?
After that, there’s something to be said for pretending to be an outside observer, readingsomeone else’sstory.
What unhelpful thought patterns do you keep seeing?
“Reframing and noticing patterns are huge tools in boosting your mental health,” Madison says.
Book that coffee date, buy your younger self that Frappuccino they love, and get reflecting.
Don’t expect to fix everything right awayWriting the story of your life will take some time.
Pride says that not only is that OK, but it’s actually beneficial.
More time means you might better understand the full arc of your story.
“You have to have distance,” Pride says.
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