Transforming Self-Reflection: Overcoming Cognitive Distortions and Nurturing Growth Through Storytelling
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focused therapists refer to the gap between reality and your perception as cognitive distortions. One central tenant that concerns CBT is the idea that emotions are directly correlated to the meanings we associate with events. Essentially, feelings of anxiety or worthlessness can be directly correlated to some event that your brain interprets as proof of this feeling. It is important to note that the issues that arise from negative feelings are not imaginary; they cause interpretations of bad events that exacerbate unhelpfully critical thoughts and beliefs that make them harder to manage.
Chemical Code to Good Storytelling
Writing advice can often lean on idioms and fall into the trap of saying a lot while meaning little. You need to connect with your reader, but how? With increased research into brain chemistry, we better understand the biochemical tools used to achieve your writing’s intended effect.
5 Essential Ways to Build Consumer Trust Through Effective Storytelling
There is a common notion that storytelling is something that belongs entirely to creative inputs; writing fiction and nonfiction books, screenplays, and even the lyrical aspects of storytelling seen in poetry and songs. While these direct forms reign true to the idea of storytelling, it’s important to note that alongside books, screenplays, and songs, storytelling is just as equally a business tool that can be utilized to define and differentiate a brand from its competitors.
Key Elements of a Great Story
Do you ever get so immersed in a story that you forget everything else going on in your life? At some moment, in between reading a certain paragraph, you become completely hooked, wanting nothing more than to find out what happens next.
How People Can Relate to Your Brand Through Storytelling
Why We Remember Stories
The Hero’s Journey