A Relationship Therapist Wonders Why Prince Harry Needs To Tell His Story?

A Relationship Therapist Wonders Why Prince Harry Needs To Tell His Story?

These days everyone is being encouraged to tell or write down his or her life story. Often, it’s because someone has led a fascinating life and a book filled with all their experiences could be an interesting and captivating read. Or as Morgan Harper Nichols once said, “If you tell the story of the mountain you climbed, your words could become a page in someone else’s survival guide”. For this reason, people are being encouraged to share their experiences, so that others can feel less isolated, knowing that they are not alone in what they may have gone through.

Many of the stories have also been informative: often they give exposure to issues that have long been swept under the carpet; or they present viewpoints that haven’t ever been considered, and therefore the stories offer a learning opportunity. And sometimes a story has lead to the creation of valuable support groups and so on.

However, there is another side to presenting one’s story that isn’t always absolutely altruistic:

On one level, telling a story can be very healing and rewarding for the storyteller — but on another level, sometimes there are other deeper issues at play. Sometimes, a book can become an excuse for unaddressed issues which may have gone…