Worklife with Adam Grant Rewriting your story with Allison Sweet Grant
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Feb 11, 2025 
Allison Sweet Grant, author of 'I Am the Cage' and Adam Grant's wife, shares her journey of overcoming a congenital limb discrepancy and the emotional weight of identity and shame. They delve into the healing power of storytelling, revealing how confronting personal trauma fosters self-acceptance. The couple discusses parenting lessons on building meaningful friendships, the complexities of self-expression, and the joy found in nostalgia through beloved films. Their intimate reflections illuminate the transformative nature of love and vulnerability.
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Private Writing
- Allison Sweet Grant wrote novels for 15 years but never shared them.
- She treated writing as a form of personal communication, like painting for oneself.
Inspiration for "I Am the Cage"
- Allison's novel, "I Am the Cage," is inspired by her experience with a limb discrepancy.
- It explores the emotional impact of the Elizarov procedure, a painful leg-lengthening treatment.
The Junk Drawer
- The "junk drawer" concept represents a hidden place where we store negative thoughts and experiences.
- It can hold past hurts, self-criticism, and judgments that affect our self-perception.
