Module #5

Module 5 — Rewriting the Story: Identity and Narrative Repair

Participants examine the stories people tell themselves after trauma, failure, grief, or moral injury. The module teaches that a painful truth does not have to become the whole truth, then guides participants through identity repair, external witness, and micro-mission planning.

Learning objectives

• Identify problem-saturated stories and single-story verdicts.

• Distinguish a truth from the truth in self-judgment.

• Use life chapters, external witness, and re-authoring.

• Write a micro-mission that puts identity back in motion.

Framework to Target:
•Narrative Identity: Re-authoring / Agency
Original: White & Epston (1990)
Vet Evidence: Van Orden et al. (2010)

Pillar Integration: Identity / Meaning
Module 1: “Hole & Lie”
Module 5: Re-authoring
Module 8: Mission Statement