The Storied Living Podcast Lora Kelley

This episode answers two 'Listen's Question' questions:

1. What do I do if I have chronic trauma over a life time and feel overwhelmed and lost when I begin to think about moving into my story?

2. I've done my own healing, how do I begin to engage my family of origin and inviting them to healing

In this episode, we'll talk about the following:

-How Adam started story work
-The importance of making sense of your story
-Letting your understanding unfold over time
-What to do with the agony you feel
-Adam leaves you with a question to prompt your story work

This Episode touches on Phase 5 of "The Five Phases of Healing Through Story". This phase is marked by the ownership of your story and the creation of a new story. Lora also talks about how death and life run parallel to each other and navigating the ownership of your story amidst heartache and grief.

This episode touches on what it means to be read well, to notice lack of safety and to practice coming into more safety. We also talk about growing in the capacity to hold and be held well in your story. Shifting from should to curiosity.

This episode continues with the Five Phases of Healing Through Story. Phase four is "The Ownership of Story," and this episode offers an overview what to expect as you begin to own your story.

This week Lora Kelley interviews Susan Cunningham. Susan talks about how she came to understand the particularity of her own story while holding the context of her family's story. She offers wisdom and insight on how to move through your story with curiosity, and she also reads a beautiful poem.