We have all been there. The hard season. The grief that lingers. The heartbreak that makes the world feel smaller. Sometimes it is a loss. Sometimes it is the weight of change. Sometimes it is the slow burn of uncertainty. When life feels heavy, we often reach for a story. A novel, a poem, a podcast, even an old movie we have seen a hundred times.

Why? Because stories help us heal.

Pain can feel isolating. It convinces us that ...