241. How Stories Shape Grief and Identity with Kaitlin B. Curtice

“Sometimes grief isn’t just about losing a person. It’s about losing the story we thought our life would follow.”The stories we inherit shape who we are, but they aren’t always meant to stay. In this conversation, Kaitlin B. Curtice, author of Everything Is a Story: Reclaiming the Power of Stories to Heal and Shape Our Lives, invites us to notice the narratives we carry, grieve the ones that no longer fit, and begin cultivating new ones.We talk about:​How stories shape identity, faith, and belonging​Grieving the narratives we’ve outgrown​Recognizing loving, liminal, and lethal stories​Community, connection, and collective healing​Discovering the “medicine” you bring to the worldLinks + Resources from this episode:​Learn more about Kaitlin and her work​Purchase Everything Is a Story​The Liminality Journal on Substack​Connect with Mandy​Get the workbook / Become a Patron