Radio Headspace Healing Through Storytelling: Why Writing Your Life Story Matters
Sep 20, 2025
Discover how reflecting on your life story can be a transformative healing journey. A cohesive narrative plays a key role in mental well-being, and curiosity fuels deeper understanding. Learn practical exercises for sharing your story and journaling prompts to navigate complex emotions and relationships. Embrace the power of personal storytelling to gain clarity and foster self-compassion.
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Cohesive Narrative Reflects Mental Health
- A cohesive personal narrative signals mental health by showing we've made sense of experiences.
- An incohesive narrative reveals blind spots and unprocessed memories that can harm wellbeing.
Wayward-Seeking Mind Practice
- Sam describes a training practice called wayward-seeking mind used in her UCLA mindfulness course.
- The practice gives full attention while someone describes their life story and then asks reflective questions.
Witnessing Reveals Blind Spots
- Being deeply witnessed while sharing a story helps us understand ourselves better.
- Other people's curiosity reveals blind spots we miss when we only self-observe.