As I’m reframing my intentions for today’s blog post, here’s a definition of “reframing”:
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Yesterday, I was working on reframing this old narrative of mine: When I put myself out there in a new and confident way, disaster results. The “evidence” I have for this old story includes:
- Feeling happy, powerful, and confident at age 7; soon after spending years of emotional and physical pain in hospitals because of my rare heart condition.
- Confidently sharing my song Everybody’s Somebody’s Asshole with strangers on a trip to Georgia; the next day landing on the hospital with a mini-stroke/TIA.
- Feeling happy about my upcoming appearance on the podcast Therapist Uncensored; my next INR blood reading being inexplicably and dangerously low.
I work on reframing unhelpful, obsolete, and inaccurate narratives with myself and with my patients in therapy. These old narrative can be very sticky, so reframing can be a life-long practice.
Do you see reframing in my images for today?
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Here’s what I find when I search for “reframing” on YouTube:
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Thanks to all who are here for my daily reframing, including YOU!
Reframing is difficult to do but well worth the challenge!
I agree, Carol Anne!
Thank you for the thoughts about reframing. Food for the mind. And thank you for the photo of Joan. Food for the soul.
Thank you for another nourishing comment, Maureen.
a shift is good from time to time
It is, beth.
I reframed my response to our new war in a new substack in which I tell folks that I’m rooting for Iran and why. Interested? https://open.substack.com/pub/barbarastoner/p/sinking-chips?r=7annw&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
Thanks for sharing, Barbara!