I am a Narrative Inquiry researcher, meaning I collect people’s narratives and search for recurring themes in an effort to help people better understand their stories and the stories of others.

In Paul Murray’s novel Skippy Dies, there’s a point where the main character, Howard, has an existential crisis. “‘It’s just not how I expected my life would be,’” he says. “‘What did you expect?’” a ...

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 ...