Story As Medicine

Book excerpt: Everyone has a story, but too often, daily living gets in the way of your ability to make your life the story you want to live. Passion and true desire get squeezed out. The distractions and addictions abound and before you know it, your hand becomes a device, the eyes dim a little more each day, and an unexplainable emptiness sets in. You may feel stuck with no options for change, but all is not lost. For eons, stories have been the way we make sense of our own lives, build community, and grow together as makers and creators of the stories we want to live. Story as Medicine is a book that takes people on a journey to the heart of their own stories. Many different awareness techniques and creative explorations open the process to live your full potential. You get to weave your inner story. The journey you take becomes a fulfilling way to experience life. Our stories guide and inform the creative story each of us is uniquely living. In the sharing of stories in a "Story as Medicine" way, something magical happens. We are touched, fed, inspired, and healed. Story becomes medicine.