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Sandra Marinella QUOTES

Sandra Marinella QUOTES

1 " Our words can lead us down a path of renewal and increased personal fulfillment. "

― Sandra Marinella , The Story You Need to Tell: Writing to Heal from Trauma, Illness, or Loss

2 " Successfully writing our way through our hardships allows us to rediscover and fully experience our creativity. "

― Sandra Marinella , The Story You Need to Tell: Writing to Heal from Trauma, Illness, or Loss

3 " Our brains allow us to adapt and change -- to write and rewrite who we are. "

― Sandra Marinella , The Story You Need to Tell: Writing to Heal from Trauma, Illness, or Loss

4 " Changing our perspective can empower our understanding of others -- and ourselves! "

― Sandra Marinella , The Story You Need to Tell: Writing to Heal from Trauma, Illness, or Loss

5 " When troubled, we need to burrow down in a comfy spot, find the form of words that works best, and write. "

― Sandra Marinella , The Story You Need to Tell: Writing to Heal from Trauma, Illness, or Loss

6 " Writing allows us to get the painful experiences out and find a framework in which to understand and live with them. "

― Sandra Marinella , The Story You Need to Tell: Writing to Heal from Trauma, Illness, or Loss

7 " Journal writing gives us insights into who we are, who we were, and who we can become. "

― Sandra Marinella , The Story You Need to Tell: Writing to Heal from Trauma, Illness, or Loss

8 " When I look back on my personal story through my journals, it struck me my words had an unmatched power to heal me. To change me. "

― Sandra Marinella , The Story You Need to Tell: Writing to Heal from Trauma, Illness, or Loss

9 " Writing is a beautiful way to let out pain. When you put your story out there, you release it. Once it is no longer buried or stuck within you, you are free to move forward. "

― Sandra Marinella , The Story You Need to Tell: Writing to Heal from Trauma, Illness, or Loss

10 " Our stories are by nature problem-solving tools, and we are problem-solving beings. "

― Sandra Marinella , The Story You Need to Tell: Writing to Heal from Trauma, Illness, or Loss

11 " Our lives hang on narrative thread. . . Our world is shaped by the stories we tell ourselves -- what we believe about our lives and what we hold to be true about our world. "

― Sandra Marinella , The Story You Need to Tell: Writing to Heal from Trauma, Illness, or Loss

12 " Our life-defining stories matter. We need to find them and tell them -- or write them. "

― Sandra Marinella , The Story You Need to Tell: Writing to Heal from Trauma, Illness, or Loss

13 " Life is beautiful, and my words have allowed me to find and revel in that beauty. "

― Sandra Marinella , The Story You Need to Tell: Writing to Heal from Trauma, Illness, or Loss

14 " Changing our perspectives allows us to shift from the mental trap of rumination -- or ruination -- to the empowerment of reflection. "

― Sandra Marinella , The Story You Need to Tell: Writing to Heal from Trauma, Illness, or Loss

15 " Our story is the medium we use to interpret our life experiences and make sense of them. "

― Sandra Marinella , The Story You Need to Tell: Writing to Heal from Trauma, Illness, or Loss

16 " Our writing can transform us. "

― Sandra Marinella , The Story You Need to Tell: Writing to Heal from Trauma, Illness, or Loss

17 " Writing down the self in a journal holds many benefits for us, so find your unique pattern, discover your practice, and just do it -- write. "

― Sandra Marinella , The Story You Need to Tell: Writing to Heal from Trauma, Illness, or Loss

18 " In facing our shattered life stories, we must reach deep inside our pain -- for it is here that we can break our silence and find our new voice. "

― Sandra Marinella , The Story You Need to Tell: Writing to Heal from Trauma, Illness, or Loss

19 " Your personal writing can heal, grow, and transform your life. Give your words permission to change you. "

― Sandra Marinella , The Story You Need to Tell: Writing to Heal from Trauma, Illness, or Loss

20 " We can reframe and recast our lives -- not with lies, not with deceptions, but with the truth of who we are and of who we are choosing to become. "

― Sandra Marinella , The Story You Need to Tell: Writing to Heal from Trauma, Illness, or Loss