Introduction: Your Life is a Story Worth Telling Have you ever felt a nagging sense that you need to make sense of your life...its highs, its lows, the forks in the road, and the random characters + detours? As it turns out, how we make sense of our lives (the story we tell ourselves about who we are) is more important than we ever realized. In fact, according to psychiatrist and researcher Dan McAdams, narrative coherence isn’t just a smart sounding buzzword; it’s the number one predecessor ...

Why Narrative Coherence is the #1 Predecessor to Happiness: Turning Life Stories Into Art