Do you feel as if someone else is writing the story of your life? Learn to program your brain to live with purpose. Change Your Story: Change Your Brain is a guide to living more fully in the present moment. As you live with greater intention, you can literally change the structure of your brain.

THE POWER OF STORIES So many misunderstandings, hurts, and little fault lines that may grow into bond-shattering earthquakes can be minimized or even fully eliminated if only we practice more mindful, compassionate, and open communication—first with ourselves and then with our partners. You can change your story. You can repair your relationship. You can change your brain at a neurological level by rerouting elemental neural pathways that are associated with those stories that you made up to explain and face reality when you were younger. --Dr. Linda Miles Dr. Miles’ new book "Change Your Story, Change Your Brain for Better Relationships" combines essays and mindfulness practices to strengthen your relationships and provide healing for yourself and those close to you. Reader reviews for Change Your Story Change Your Brain “Dr. Linda Miles provides great insights and strategies to deal with loss and pain through the practice of mindfulness. Anyone who is struggling in life or dealing with a major life transition will benefit from her book.” “This is no self-improvement book. Change Your Story, Change Your Brain is a book that will change your life” “If you are going through some pain and trials right now this book is for you.” “...I love the way she draws from literature, philosophy and other professional sources to drive home her points. “Change Your Story: Change Your Brain" is a fantastic read. You'll thoroughly enjoy it.” Dr. Linda Miles has a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology and has worked as a psychotherapist and author for 35 years. Dr. Miles is personable and accessible in her books and articles and is passionate about how mindfulness and loving kindness can positively change your brain, your chemistry and your life. Her first book, The New Marriage, written with her husband, Robert Miles, M.D., won a literary prize as a finalist for Forward Non-fiction book of the year. She has published several books on relationships and mindfulness as well as articles in the Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, Reuters and Miami Herald. She has been a guest expert on numerous national TV shows including CNN, Fox News, ABC, and NBC. For more information about Dr. Miles and mindfulness: www.DrLindaMiles.com and Facebook Mindfulness Rewrites

This book will help you live the life of your dreams and rewrite your story to one that emboldens you to pursue an authentic, confident, abundant, joyous life.

Buy now to get the main key ideas from Kindra Hall's Choose Your Story, Change Your Life The stories we tell ourselves determine our destiny. Self-stories are the narratives that describe who we are and everything we are capable of doing. Only you can change your self-story, so it is important to know how. In Choose Your Story, Change Your Life (2022), storyteller and keynote speaker Kindra Hall explains what stories are, explores their power, and details how you can rewrite the bad ones into good ones that will impact your life positively. Along the way, she shares stories from both her own life and other people’s lives.

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The gap is the space between where you are and where you want to be. Companies that close the gaps in business best, win. #2 We all have gaps in life, between where we are and where we want to be. These gaps are human nature. Without them, we would have no hopes, dreams, or aspirations. But while there’s nothing more human than dreaming of leaping a gap, there are few things more disheartening than staring at a gap and never doing anything about it. #3 To change your life, you must first understand why you tell the stories you do. To do that, you must go back much further than Mike did, to where the trouble really began. #4 The campfire legacy lives on today. Even if you’ve never taken a single step past the city limits, you’ve experienced what lighting a few candles can do for the mood. Good storytellers are more attractive to potential mates and even have healthier offspring.

Embark on a transformative journey from a mere idea to a completed manuscript! If you've ever dreamt of finishing that novel or turning your creative sparks into tangible work, "Finish Your Story: A Guide to Completing Your Book.” is the book for you! This comprehensive resource is not just a manual but a companion in your writing odyssey. Dive into firsthand experiences, unravel the mysteries of overcoming writer's block, and grasp the essential skills to elevate your writing prowess. "Finish Your Story" goes beyond the technicalities, offering insights into the writing community, helping you forge connections with fellow wordsmiths. Discover the secrets to building sustainable writing habits, turning the daunting task of completing a first draft into a manageable endeavor. The path to becoming a writer is challenging, but this guide serves as your steadfast ally, providing guidance, motivation, and practical advice every step of the way. Your story is remarkable, and "Finish Your Story" is the catalyst that empowers you to put pen to paper and create the masterpiece you've always envisioned. Embrace your passion, overcome obstacles, and let this guide lead you to the triumphant completion of your story. Grab your copy today!

Is there a story behind the daily drama of your life? Being a teenager isn’t always easy. From homework to after-school jobs to having to think about the future, life can feel chaotic. But did you know that the chaos and confusion, as well as the joys and excitements you experience, are part of God’s ordered plan? In this teen adaptation of God’s Story, Your Story, bestselling author Max Lucado explores the divine narrative in the New Testament, as well as several contemporary examples, to show how your everyday life is part of God’s bigger redemption story, and that God is there, no matter what you may face in your life. Real teen responses and real-life application questions are also included to help you further connect God’s narrative to your own. Because God’s story is your story—and he is adding to your chapter every day.

Learn how to use stories and visuals to make top–notch presentations It′s called CAST (Content, Audience, Story, & Tell) and it′s been a quiet success, until now. Developed over a twelve year period as a presentation method to help Enterprise Architects, it was adopted by Microsoft Enterprise Architecture teams and filtered from IT managers to Sales, and beyond to major organizations around the world. Now, thanks to this unique book from an expert author team that includes two Microsoft presentation experts, you can learn how to use this amazing process to create and make high–impact presentations in your own organization. The book helps you build complete visual stories, step by step, by using the CAST method to first create a Story Map and from there, a compelling presentation. It includes sample Story Maps, templates, practical success stories, and more. You′ll discover how to go beyond PowerPoint slides to create presentations that influence your peers and effect change. Explains the secrets of making presentations and effecting change using CAST to create Story Maps and from there, high–impact and visual presentations that tell a story Covers how to apply a range of techniques and what the results look like, using screenshots of presentations, one page hand outs, and basic delivery with whiteboards Coauthored by Microsoft experts and a visual design guru who have years of experience training professionals in these methods Includes sample Story Maps, templates, practical success stories, and more Learn how to sell your ideas and trigger change in your company with Stories That Move Mountains: Storytelling and Visual Design for Persuasive Presentations.

From a millennial media maker and award-winning social critic, an accessible, straightforward, and remarkable guide that “invites us beyond the old stories we’ve told about ourselves, and into the wonder of our dreams, hopes, and love—so we can find our truth and purpose” (Glennon Doyle, New York Times bestselling author) for a generation paralyzed by the pressures of life. Behind the glossy Instagram pictures, many people in their 20s and 30s are living frustrating lives: overwhelmed and confused, anxious and inauthentic, exhausted and afraid. They are leading lives that, unbeknownst to them, have been shaped by everyone but themselves. From social media to the workplace, the stories that they have believed have left them constantly seeking a better life but rarely ever finding it. Erica Williams Simon saw this all too well. At 27, she abruptly walked away from her career as a rising political media star to find her own truth and a truth that would help others finally build a life worth living. She rejected the lies that the world had taught her, and rewrote the ideas that have the power to shape a generation. You Deserve the Truth is a “refreshingly blunt take on happiness” (Publishers Weekly) and is a masterclass in how to challenge the narratives about fear, work, identity, success, love, and life. This “smart and all too real guidebook for anyone striving to craft an authentic and inspired life from the ground up” (Franchesca Ramsey, host of MTV’s Decoded) gives you the tools you need in order to break free from the narratives holding you back from starting an exciting new phase in a beautiful life.

This monograph instructs counselors on how to better recognize, understand, and treat clients’ underlying problems. The model presented helps uncover the origin of these core concerns, provides a means to address them, and challenges counselors to move beyond the DSM to better serve their clients. This framework will also assist counselors in providing more targeted treatment plans. *Requests for digital versions from the ACA can be found on wiley.com. *To request print copies, please visit the ACA website.