All Secure Foundationās Camp Homefront is where Special Operations warriors and their families come to win the war within.
This past weekend, I had the privilege of joining
@jen.satterly , CEO and co-founder of
@allsecurefoundation in leading two deep-dive conversations about Narrative Evolutions: Rewriting the Stories We Tell Ourselves About Ourselves.
We talked about mental health, marriage, identity, transition, shame, ideation, secondary PTS, and faith. We also talked about the stories warfighters carry home, the stories spouses carry quietly, the impact on kids, and the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves when life, trauma, pain, loss, or transition start to convince us that the worst thing about us is the truest thing about us.
That is the danger of having the wrong narrative or a broken narrative. It doesnāt just describe your life. It starts to drive your life. It shapes how you make sense of the past, how you experience the present, and what kind of future you believe is still possible.
And when that narrative becomes āIām stuck,ā āIām broken,ā āIām alone,ā āIām a burden,ā or āIām never going to be free,ā the darkness can start to close in around you and tell you thereās no way out.
I know this because Iāve lived it. And Iāve seen it in executives, warfighters, spouses, and people who have carried more than most of us will ever know.
But Iāve also seen the opposite. Iāve seen what happens when people begin to tell their stories. Not performance. Not polish. Telling the raw, ugly truth in the presence of someone safe enough to hold it. And curious enough to draw it out.
That is where something painfully beautiful begins to happen. A story you buried begins to surface. A moment you discounted begins to matter. A memory of pride, love, courage, wonder, purpose, or truth begins to interrupt the old script. And slowly, sometimes painfully, a new narrative becomes possible.
Thanks
@tomsatterly and Jen for having me out!
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