Writing my recent book on the self attuned me to how vastly different the human self is from other animal versions. A particular feature of the human self is that it knows and experiences life as ...

How often do you really, deeply investigate the story or narrative you hold about yourself? The concepts of narrative therapy (as detailed in my new book, The Narrative Therapy Workbook for ...

We're often taught to put on a brave face, to smile even when we're struggling. But beneath a cheerful exterior, many people harbor a deep, silent battle with self-loathing. It’s a painful internal ...

I was intrigued reading the opinion piece, “The Pitfalls of the Narrative Self,” in which Hannah Kim poses a vital question: What happens when society is filled with people who narrate their own ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – We get better as we age. That’s the general theme of a novel study by a University at Buffalo psychologist who examined narrative self-transcendence in the life stories of a group of ...

Your life story is more than a simple sequence of events; it’s a powerful tool that shapes your identity, guides your choices, and influences your future. This concept, called “narrative identity,” ...