How Stories Heal

Demonstrates the real effects of stories on our mental health and development. Pat Williams looks at the idea that metaphor and pattern recognition are "bred in the bone", and illustrates how story structures are central to problem-solving.

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Demonstrates the real effects of stories on our mental health and development. Pat Williams looks at the idea that metaphor and pattern recognition are "bred in the bone", illustrates how story structures are central to problem-solving, gives examples of how such structures match those in our own minds, and draws attention to the fact that stories can even be designed to affect us physically. She also discusses why certain stories endure and can be instruments for change, both in therapeutic work and daily life. Many of the learning points are made by means of stories and metaphors, and there is guidance for the reader on how to find and tell stories.