The Story You Need to Tell
Subtitle
Writing to Heal from Trauma, Illness, or Loss
Most of us have a story inside that is waiting to be told. "The Story You Need to Tell" is a practical and inspiring guide to transformational personal storytelling. This book is the product of Sandra Marinella’s pioneering work with veterans and cancer patients, her years of teaching writing, and her in-depth research into its profound healing and growth properties. More than a hundred individuals stepped forward to share “the story they needed to tell” with the author. These storytellers shed light on how writing can help us heal, grow and make positive changes in our lives. They show us how to safely tell, write and rewrite our lives. Marinella explores how our myths, our metaphors and our meaning are born of the stories we choose to write and tell ourselves. With a brilliant storytelling voice, Marinella shares the stories she needs to tell by opening up about her use of journaling and expressive writing to navigate challenges including breast cancer, grief and postpartum depression. Each of the techniques, prompts and exercises she presents help us “to unravel the knot inside and to make sense of loss” and move forward toward greater well-being and personal creativity.
Bio
Sandra Marinella holds an MA in education and one in humanities from Arizona State University. She is an award-winning writing teacher and author. She has taught thousands of students and presented hundreds of writing workshops to educators, clinicians and writers. Her articles have appeared in the English Journal, the Arizona English Bulletin, Seventeen, Well Being Journal and Psych Today.
Praise for this book
In the pages of 'The Story You Need to Tell: Writing to Heal from Trauma, Illness, or Loss,' Sandra Marinella draws upon her many years of experience and expertise as a writing instructor who has taught thousands of students and fellow educators and presented hundreds of workshops to veterans, educators and cancer patients to provide a practical and inspiring guide to transformational personal storytelling. 'The Story You Need to Tell' features riveting true stories illustrating Marinella's methods for understanding, telling and editing personal stories in ways that foster resilience.
Jim Cox Editor, Midwest Book Review at http://www.midwestbookreview.com/jimcox/jul_17.ht
Sandra Marinella has written a wonderful guide for all those struggling to make sense of the story of their lives! It can serve as the perfect prescription for real healing.
Dr. Susan M. Love MD, MBA, surgeon, founder of the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation, and best-selling author of the best-selling Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book
