Your Narrative, In Motion

Notes on Growth, Story, and Change from Untangled Narrative

Issue #1

When Your Narrative Gets Out of Sync

When things feel unclear, we often blame ourselves for not having answers. But frequently, what’s happening is that our inner narrative, how we make sense of who we are and what we’re facing, is out of sync with our current reality.

Sometimes, how we explain things to ourselves makes sense at one point. It helps us move forward, avoid pain, or feel in control. But over time, those explanations no longer match our present-day circumstances. What once helped us cope might now be keeping us stuck.

You may not notice it immediately, but it starts showing up in small, specific ways:

• Conversations that don’t land
• Decisions that loop
• Moments where your reactions feel out of proportion

That’s usually not a sign that something’s wrong with you. It’s a sign that something in your inner narrative might need untangling.

Patterns don’t change because we force them to. They change when we can name the reality of what we’re responding to.

What’s one story you’ve been telling yourself lately… and who taught you to tell it that way?

If you’re not sure how to answer that, start by noticing what you say to yourself most often when things feel hard.

There’s no rush to change the story; listening to yourself is a solid beginning.

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Warmly,

Jim

Untangled Narrative, LLC
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