YOUR LIFE IS YOUR STORY

Find it. Write it. Live it.

Sandra Marinella’s The Story You Need to Tell is a collection of illuminating stories that show us the power of writing to transform our lives.

Ellen BassPoet and Best-Selling Author of The Courage to Heal

Sandra Marinella has written a wonderful guide for all those struggling to make sense of the story of their lives! It can serve as the perfect prescription for real healing.

Susan M Love MD Author Dr Susan Love’s Breast Book (6 ed)
Chief Visionary Officer, Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation

The Story You Need to Tell is a beautifully written book with stories that inspire the readers to make their way through trauma, illness, loss, and hardship.

Christina Baldwin Author of Storycatcher, Life’s Companion, One to One

Sandra Marinella brings keen research skills, a brilliant storytelling voice and a distinguished teaching career to this cohesive guide for writing the unspeakable.

Kathleen AdamsLPC, Director, Center for Journal Therapy; author, Journal to the Self and co- author, Your Brain on Ink.

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WORKSHOPS & Events

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.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

JOURNAL PROMPTS

Embracing the Silence

In this time of pandemic, silence is golden. It can give you the space and quiet you need for healing from trauma, illness, or losses. Silence allows us to take care the self in ways that nourish us. Write about where you find silence. What do you love doing amid silence? What helps you restore your energy? What gives you balance?

After writing about this choose one quiet activity that lifts you up and write about this one special activity that calms you. You might choose from any of these activities—or find your own:

Long walks
Playing comforting music
Gardening
Painting
Doodling
Writing a poem
Sipping a tea or latte in a comfy spot
Doing a puzzle
Coloring
Watching feel-good or funny movies
Reading a good book
Sitting or chatting with a friend

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HEALING INSPIRATION

Read. Write. Join. Share. Enjoy

INSPIRATION

ARTICLE

What is the Story You Need to Tell?

INSPIRATION

HEALING STORY

Jen’s Story: SURVIVING BREAST CANCER

INSPIRATION

COMMUNITY

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INSPIRATION

ARTICLE

A Legacy of Love

INSPIRATION

COMMUNITY

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INSPIRATION

YOUR STORY?

YOUR LIFE IS YOUR STORY

WORKSHOPS & Events

UPCOMING EVENTS

Six Week Zoom Workshop in March–The Story You Need to Tell Book Club

Keynote Speech–The Story You Need to Tell – Online

NAPT Workshop–Story You Need to Tell-Writing and Resilience Workshop 14

Los Angeles Expressive Arts Summit Online, April 15-May 2, 2021

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HEALING INSPIRATION

What is the Story You Need to Tell?

Jen’s Story: SURVIVING BREAST CANCER

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A Legacy of Love

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