Make Sense of Your Story, Adam Young
Make Sense of Your Story, Adam Young
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Make Sense of Your Story
Why Engaging Your Past with Kindness Changes Everything

Author: Adam Young, Dr. Dan Allender

Narrator: Adam Young

Unabridged: 7 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/04/2025


Synopsis

Looking back at painful stories from the past seems counterproductive, especially when it appears unrelated to our present lives. But what if exploring our past stories can help us make sense of where we are now and begin to imagine who we would like to become? Rather than ignoring, suppressing, or running from our past hurts, looking at our stories of heartache and how they have shaped us helps make sense of who we are now and points the way to freedom and meaningful change.

In Make Sense of Your Story, trauma therapist and Licensed Clinical Social Worker Adam Young helps you explore your personal story so you can understand how your experiences have shaped your brain—which, in turn, allows you to understand why your present day-to-day life looks and feels the way it does. He shows you how to confront and process the story of your family of origin, your sexual story, the story your body is telling you, your cultural story, your story with God, and more with kindness rather than judgment so that you can experience healing, self-acceptance, and release.

The secret to making sense of your present life is understanding your past experiences. And if you want to change the narrative, you have to engage your story.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bethany on March 11, 2025

Aah! Adam Young’s work (for me, a day-long conference and regular listens to his podcast The Place We Find Ourselves) came to me in a season where I was engaging my story to find healing from a series of too many traumas all bunched up together. This book—while largely a compilation of what you hear......more

Goodreads review by Camden on April 02, 2025

This was a challenging and thought-provoking read. Therapist and author Adam Young packed this book full of wisdom about understanding and exploring your "story" (your childhood experiences) and how it has shaped you. There are chapters that explain attachment styles, the "big six" needs of children......more

Goodreads review by Karla on April 22, 2025

Rating 5 stars. This is a book about engaging your story with an empathic person willing to enter your pain. That sentence doesn’t begin to cover the value of this book. Thankfully the author Adam Young articulates and lays out the reasons why story work is important for healing and how neuroscience......more

Goodreads review by Tommy on May 03, 2025

This book is just really, really good. I’ve been a listener of The Place We Find Ourselves podcast for a few years and have had the chance to listen to Adam speak and teach a few times. I’m so glad he finally synthesized a lot of his material into this book. I think the mark of success for a book li......more

Goodreads review by Kelsey on March 16, 2025

Adam is an excellent, kind, and gentle guide in helping his readers on this long long journey of better understanding them selves. This was such an excellent read, I already bought 5 as gifts.......more