This episode invites you to notice the stories you’ve absorbed from others and begin rewriting what no longer fits - reclaim the pen my friend, because YOU are the author of your own life!

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Sources:Narrative Identity & Personal Stories

McAdams, D. P. (1993). The Stories We Live By: Personal Myths and the Making of the Self.

McAdams, D. P., & McLean, K. C. (2013). “Narrative Identity.” Current Directions in Psychological Science.

Social Influence, Roles & Expectations

Goffman, E. (1959). The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life.

Explores how social roles, expectations, and “masks” shape identity.

Actor–Observer Bias & Attribution

Jones, E. E., & Nisbett, R. E. (1971). The Actor and the Observer.

Foundational work on how we explain others’ behaviour differently from our own.

Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Hayes, S. C., Strosahl, K. D., & Wilson, K. G. (2011). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: The Process and Practice of Mindful Change.

Harris, R. (2008). The Happiness Trap.

ACT concepts of self-as-story, cognitive defusion, and values-based action.

Self-Concept, Identity & Psychological Flexibility

Adler, J. M. (2012). “Living Into the Story: Agency and Coherence in Narrative Identity Development.” Journal of Personality.

Cognitive Reframing & Thought Patterns

Beck, A. T. (1976). Cognitive Therapy and the Emotional Disorders.

Foundational ideas behind noticing and reshaping unhelpful thought patterns.

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