Find it. Tell it. Live it.
A guide for individuals to use their personal writing to promote healing, learning, growth, and positive change,The Story You Need to Tell is the product of Sandra Marinella’s pioneering work with veterans and cancer patients, her years of teaching writing, and her research into its profound healing properties.
Change your story and you can change your life. Our brains think in story. Our lives hang on our stories. In the midst of an illness, a trauma, or a loss, our stories can help sustain and heal us. Our workshops explore the power of our stories.
How did you find your voice? Did someone believe in you and encourage you? Was it a friend? Your mom? A teacher? A grandparent? Or perhaps a child? Did singing, dancing, writing, or any other art play a role in the evolution of your voice? First reflect, and then write for ten or more minutes. These questions can guide your writing:
After you write, decide if you want to leave this work private or if you would like to share it. Could you read it or email it to someone who would enjoy discovering this story? Could you include it in bigger piece of writing or a blog? Or should you hold onto the piece until is does grow into a story you know how to share?
Helping with the Gift of Story
This goal of The Story You Need to Tell is to help others find healing and growth through sharing and writing their stories. You can help by sharing the book with others and reviewing the book on Amazon, Goodreads, Barnes and Noble or Target sites. Profits support cancer research and scholarships. Free books are shared with cancer patients and veterans on request.
Here’s to not only finding your voice, but to having the courage to share it authentically.
Read. Write. Join. Share. Enjoy
INSPIRATION
Inspiration, monthly writing prompts, workshop information and more…
