Retelling the Stories of Our Lives, David Denborough
Retelling the Stories of Our Lives, David Denborough
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Retelling the Stories of Our Lives
Everyday Narrative Therapy to Draw Inspiration and Transform Experience

Author: David Denborough

Narrator: Grant Cartwright

Unabridged: 8 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/22/2020


Synopsis

Our lives and their pathways are not fixed in stone; instead they are shaped by story. The ways in which we understand and share the stories of our lives therefore make all the difference. If we tell stories that emphasize only desolation, then we become weaker. If we tell our stories in ways that make us stronger, we can soothe our losses and ease our sorrows. Learning how to re-envision the stories we tell about ourselves can make an enormous difference in the ways we live our lives. Drawing on wisdoms from the field of narrative therapy, this book is designed to help people rewrite and retell the stories of their lives.

The book invites listeners to take a new look at their own stories and to find solutions to problems and predicaments in unexpected places. Listeners are introduced to key ideas of narrative practice like externalizing problems—'the person is not the problem, the problem is the problem'—and the concept of "re-membering" one's life. Easy-to-understand examples and exercises demonstrate how these ideas have helped many people overcome intense hardship and will help listeners make these techniques their own. The book also outlines practical strategies for reclaiming and celebrating one's experience in the face of specific challenges such as trauma, abuse, personal failure, grief, and aging.

About David Denborough

David Denborough, cofounder of the Dulwich Centre Foundation, lives in Adelaide, South Australia.


Reviews

Goodreads review by BobK21 on December 27, 2020

My review of this book takes the form of an interactive narrative therapy exercise that was partly inspired by the book itself. And that's where this book really shines in my experience and opinion--as a source of inspiration. It can be worked through on its own terms, but for me it's been best empl......more

Goodreads review by Degan on January 31, 2022

Good secondary reading on Narrative Therapy, especially around grief and trauma.......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on January 08, 2025

My PowerPoint about to be lit......more

Goodreads review by Cody on November 28, 2020

Good read for Narrative Therapists This book followed up another book that I had just read about Narrative therapy and with that I can attest to my overall knowledge on the subject as growing. This book helped to further cement ideas and interventions as so reign the modality. The fist half of the bo......more

Goodreads review by Patsylina on November 25, 2014

Good, clear and interesting introduction to narrative therapy.......more