Wake Up to Your Stories: Using the Art of Personal Narrative to Heal Your Past, Nurture Your Relationships & Ask For What You're Worth [Paperback]

Alyson Mead (Author)

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Publication Date: September 19, 2006

"Wake Up to Your Stories is the new Artist's Way. With simple lessons, meditations and exercises, Alyson Mead creates a warm, inviting and fun atmosphere to use your personal stories to connect with loved ones, leave something behind for future generations, or even establish a new writing practice. Alyson's help was invaluable in the creation of my memoir -- in fact, I believe she was sent from above." -- Hilary Momberger, author of Peanuts to Percocet: Scenes from a Hollywood Childhood We all have a story, whether we realize it or not. Our personal narratives control how we see the universe, how we interpret it, and how we go about achieving our goals and desires. Stories are the way we connect with others, and the way we leave our mark on the world. Even if you don't consider yourself a writer, Wake Up to Your Stories can help you record the stories living inside you, so you can heal from past traumas, reinforce your connections with loved ones, and begin the process of building the life you really want.

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We all have a story, whether we realize it or not. Our personal narratives control how we see the universe, how we interpret it, and how we go about achieving our goals and desires. Stories are the way we connect with others, and the way we leave our mark on the world. Even if you don't consider yourself a writer, Wake Up to Your Stories can help you record the stories living inside you, so you can heal from past traumas, reinforce your connections with loved ones, and begin the process of building the life you really want.

About the Author

Alyson Mead's fiction, essays and articles have appeared in over 25 publications, including Salon, In These Times, Bitch, BUST, Whole Life Times, Punk Planet, MSNBC, The Sun, AOL, Rockpile, IRT, ChickClick, Tapestry, The Stylus and the New York Daily News, among others. She has received the Columbine Award for Screenwriting, the Roy W. Dean Filmmaking Grant and a Writers Digest Award. Her work also appears in the anthology Stories of Strength, benefitting the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: A Storied Life; 1st edition (September 19, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1427600945
• ISBN-13: 978-1427600943
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,522,857 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Wake Up to Your Stories: Using the Art of Personal Narrative to Heal Your Past, Nurture Your Relationships & Ask For What You're Worth (Paperback)

As a writer, I am always on the lookout for tips on how I can improve my craft. I picked up this book expecting to learn something new that would make me a better writer, and I did. But I also learned something about myself which I wasn't expecting and that in turn both made me a better writer and, I think, a healthier person.

While I have utilized events from my own life to help craft stories or characters, this book helped me look at my own past in ways I had never considered before. The result was I revisited a time when my father was still alive, and in doing so, discovered some important and powerful things about myself and the impact my father's death had had on me which I didn't realize until reading this book. I subsequently took up a writing exercise that helped me heal some old wounds and come to better grips with the absence of my dad.

I highly recommend this book whether or not you're a writer. The writing is very straightforward and the messages delivered by the author make it easy to tackle personal issues that, whether you're aware of them or not, could use some exploring and resolution. It's a good book to have and revisit from time to time to see if you're on the path you want to me with your life and yourself.