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March 9, 2013     


Day 2 of Australia 2013: Story is Healing


Submitted by Lewis Mehl-Madrona
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Today we considered how story can save people's lives.  When people are filled with negative stories about being inferior and worthy of humiliation and contempt, they respond accordingly often with substance misuse and violence.  The traditional cultural stories of all of our peoples are antidotes to this negativity.  By immersing ourselves in our cultural stories, we can turn victimization into recovery and transformation.

 

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