New York Times best-selling author, Laura Munson, decided to overthrow the sensation of victimhood and make a bold choice: She chose not to suffer. (Okay, saying it that way makes it seem like a really simple decision and process — we all know it isn’t!) In her book, This Is Not the Story You Think It Is: A Season of Unlikely Happiness, Munson details her thought process and experience of learning to be both vulnerable and in control.

On today’s episode of Changing Direction radio Laura and I chatted about that process and how it works, plus:

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• how wrangling your inner critic shifts the balance of your internal power
  
• the difference between living a life where things happen to you vs. you do things for yourself
  
• how to use writing as a therapeutic tool after trauma
  

My fave quote:

I realized it’s insanity to base my life on things I can’t control.

Laura Munson is the New York Times best-selling author of This Is Not the Story You Think It Is: A Season of Unlikely Happiness (Putnam) and the creator of Haven Writing Retreats. For more information visit, LauraMunson.com.