Personal Narrative


Owl Moon
Fireflies
Night
The Diary of a Young Girl
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
The Year of Magical Thinking
War's Unwomanly Face
Shortcut: An Award-Winning Suspenseful Picture Book About Trains and Family for Kids (Ages 4-8)
My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother
Man's Search for Meaning
Educated
Marshfield Dreams: When I Was a Kid
Walden or, Life in the Woods
When I Was Young in the Mountains (Reading Rainbow Books)
The Glass Castle
East Within West by Kimberley JonesThe Search for Mother Missing by Janine VanceTwins Found in a Box by Janine VanceGoing Back to Zen by Janine VanceYou Don't Look Adopted by Anne Heffron
Adult Adoptee Memoirs
25 books — 34 voters

Brené Brown
“ The most dangerous stories we make up are the narratives that diminish our inherent worthiness. We must reclaim the truth about our lovability, divinity, and creativity. Lovability: Many of my research participants who had gone through a painful breakup or divorce, been betrayed by a partner, or experienced a distant or uncaring relationship with a parent or family member spoke about responding to their pain with a story about being unlovable—a narrative questioning if they were worthy of being ...more ”
― Brené Brown, Rising Strong: The Reckoning. The Rumble. The Revolution

“ at the end of the day, the narratives, myths, and frameworks you use to make sense of the world are only approximations, they are never the truth. If you are able to pick the most suitable one for the moment or your situation , by reframing, this is an essential skill for survival in a fast changing and uncertain world. ”
― Bryan Callen

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The Importance of Life Stories Exploring the importance of documenting the stories that come from your life.
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