STORY AS A MEANS FOR CREATING MEANING
Since the beginning of time, we’ve made sense of life through story.
Long before modern psychology, before formal therapy, before the rise of self-help books or diagnosis codes—we gathered around fires. We stared into the flames, watched the stars, and shared what was on our hearts. It’s not just nostalgia. It’s ancestral memory. Something inside us still remembers what it feels like to belong—to be seen, heard, and held in community.
Across every ancient culture—the Native Americans, the Mayans, the Māori, African tribes, and Southeast Asian, Aborigines and South American peoples—we’ve used story to map our inner world to the outer world.
We watched the seasons. We mirrored the cycles of nature. We learned that life moves in rhythms: planting and harvest, birth and death, silence and song. And so we made stories out of what we lived through. Stories helped us survive. They helped us understand.
They gave shape to the formless, and meaning to the suffering.
But in the last few hundred years—just a tiny fragment of human history—we’ve lost this. We don’t gather around fires anymore. We stare at screens. We scroll through filtered lives. We fill the silence with noise. And when life breaks us open—when we lose a job, or face a crisis, or wonder what it’s all for—we feel as though we’re the only ones who’ve lost the plot.
Like our story is the only one that’s fragmented.
But that isn’t true.
Sometimes life feels like kayaking down a canyon with no map. One minute, we’re gliding peacefully. The next, we hit rapids. We’re thrown sideways, capsized, dragged over rocks. We get stuck in the shallows, unsure why we can’t move forward. But what if there’s a part of you—your soul—that can see the map? That higher part of you who’s looking down from above, watching the curves and turns, the deeper meaning unfolding?
Someone once said, “Life is a book best read backwards. "I believe this is true. When we look back, we often see how the puzzle fits. We see what we learned, how we changed, and what those painful chapters gave us. But when we’re in it, all we feel is lost. Alone. Forgotten. As if life flattened the bricks we were trying to build with—again.
I know what it’s like. I left the story I was handed—a marriage, a religion, a structure I was told was "truth"—and it nearly destroyed me. For years, I tried chasing other stories: success, recognition, the right partner, the perfect job. I tried on all the costumes the world offers. None of them fit. It wasn’t until I stopped trying to package my path into the right genre or box for others to understand, that I began to truly listen. To trust my inner compass.
And yes—it’s terrifying. People want an answer. A label. A role. Something they can slot you into so their minds feel settled. But the soul doesn’t work like that. It doesn’t live in boxes. It unfolds, wildly and wisely, in its own sacred way.
So if your life feels shapeless—like a story that doesn't make sense—you are not alone. And you are not lost. You’re just in a chapter that hasn’t resolved yet. Give it time. The arc will appear. The meaning will find you.
Let this be your fire. Let this space be where you sit, breathe, and remember. Your story is still being written. And it is holy.
The Story of Your Soul.
Your Life Is the Epic
Every person is already living an extraordinary story — they just haven’t seen it through that lens yet. This article invites you to recognize the heroic arc of your own life, even amidst hardship, and to shift from feeling lost or broken to realizing YOU are the protagonist of a profound, unfolding soul journey.
Coming soon: bite-sized courses
Uncovering Your Core Values
Logotherapy & the Search for Meaning
Logotherapy & the Search for Meaning
Start with what matters most.
Before we can align with our purpose, we must first get clear on what we truly value. So often, we chase paths that were never really ours—because we haven't yet discovered the roots of who we are.
This mini-course offers a reflective process for uncovering your true core values. You’ll receive simple yet powerful exercises to explore what resonates most deeply with you—your guiding principles, your inner compass.
With gentle guidance and personal support from me throughout the week, this course is a beautiful place to begin realignment with your authentic self.
If you feel called to begin this journey of self-discovery, reach out to me. I’ll personally walk beside you—guiding you through each lesson, concept, and activity at a pace that feels right for you, as we gently uncover your truest core values together.
Logotherapy & the Search for Meaning
Logotherapy & the Search for Meaning
Logotherapy & the Search for Meaning
“He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.” – Nietzsche
Inspired by Viktor Frankl’s “Man’s Search for Meaning”
Meaning is what anchors us. In this 5-day journey, we’ll explore how to create meaning from even the most painful experiences, using the principles of Logotherapy. With a blend of psychology, story, and inner exploration, this course helps you reflect on your life’s turning points and discover the deeper “why” behind your existence.
If you are interested in embarking on this journey of self-discovery, reach out to me. I’ll personally walk beside you—guiding you through each lesson, concept, and activity at a pace that feels right for you, as we gently help you uncover the meaning, purpose and reason for living within your own story together.
The Ikigai Method
Logotherapy & the Search for Meaning
The Ikigai Method
Where meaning, passion, and contribution meet.
What if your life could feel both meaningful and practical?
What if your career and daily work reflected your soul’s purpose?
Ikigai is the Japanese philosophy that helps you align your values, skills, passions, and what the world needs. It’s a map toward soulful contribution—and often, a more fulfilling and sustainable livelihood.
If you would like to begin this journey of self-discovery, reach out to me. I’ll personally walk beside you—guiding you through each lesson, concept, and activity at a pace that feels right for you, as we gently begin the adventure of shaping your passions, talents, values, and sense of meaning into something that meets the world where it needs you most.