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Narrative healing: awaken the power of your story
Author
Publisher
Hatchett Go
Publication Date
[2023].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Table of Contents
From the Book - First edition.
Introduction: we share our stories for one reason: we have to
Part one: Awaken : Welcome ; Arrive ; Creative conditions ; Find your seat ; Find your footing ; Set aside expectations ; Find the breath, meet the moment ; Take up space ; Slow down ; Process ; Practice for difficult feelings ; The Earth has your back ; Find your wrists ; Create space ; Your body is always telling a story ; Embody your voice ; Beneath the surface ; A practice for grief and sorrow ; Shake ; The best protection is no protection ; Outward instinct ; Lift your legs, release your past ; Nap-Asana
Part two: Listen : Scan your body ; Listen to your ancestors ; Quiet enough to hear silence ; On the concept of creating silent space ; Listening medicine ; Listening is radical ; Honor changes and cycles ; Find calm in the world ; Follow the feeling to the meaning ; Sound meditation ; Rest and digest stories ; Change the way you listen by changing what you say ; Reading is listening too ; Be the beach ; Compassion overload ; Soften ; On when does a sound stop being a sound ; Listen for oneness ; Quiet wildness
Part three: Express : Set an intention ; Go where you feel good ; What keeps you from writing your story? ; On how we tell stories with our bodies ; Eyes on your page ; Writing space ; Establish a routine ; Writing blocks are gifts and opportunities ; Keep moving ; Design a moat ; On a new narrative ; Rewrite your story ; Joy lives within you, and it is your right ro claim it ; What's your headline? ; Seek boredom ; What if ; The story of your breath ; Ripple effect ; What story do you keep telling yourself? ; Magical objects ; Host a party for your thoughts ; Is there a story you need to tell? ; On creating space from your story ; What do you need to tell your story? ; Invite your reader to the page ; Surround yourself with beautiful language ; Describe the light ; Mindful eavesdropping ; Between places ; Celebrate your resilience ; Music heals and reveals ; Write about grapefruit ; Childhood kitchen ; Shake break ; Memories ; Write around the wound ; Nourish ; Describe a body part ; Shopping list ; Let your senses speak ; Hero's journey ; Begin again ; Coax your voice ; You are the inspiration you seek ; Hug
Part four: Inspire : Your inner GPS ; On inspiration ; Gratitude seeker ; Fill up your cup ; Who is your authentic voice? ; Design a safe place ; Two-way listening ; On some guiding principles ; Be your own sweetheart ; Anything is inspiration ; You are enough ; Story architect ; Release ; How you do anything is how you do everything ; Only things you love ; Lose your balance ; Turn straw into gold ; Heartbeats ; Let go more
Part five: Connect : Open your heart ; Only speak if it improves the silence ; Healthy boundaries support connection and joy ; On how we tell our stories matters ; It is through words that we find each other ; Guide to finding a listener ; On entering the story ; Fire the coach ; Rest ; Listening, a peak pose ; The alchemy of listening ; Private audience ; Sweep as you go ; Flex your trust muscle ; Find your center before you share ; Know where you begin and end ; Mirror ; Trust your inner editor ; Empty out ; Use your antenna ; Talk to animals and plants ; Expand ; Create a container ; Where you set your gaze grows ; Listen for what you love ; Gut check
Part six: Grow : Begin in your garden ; Reclaiming your story inspires others to do the same ; Sharing your healing story heals others ; On the concepts of sharing your story ; Share your voice in community ; Find your reader ; On the art of getting your work into the world ; Side lean ; A story that needs to be told today ; Writing to heal ; When you shine a light on others, you shine too ; The end is also a beginning ; There is no destination ; The message that's needed most.
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9780306830396
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