Your Story Is Still Being Written (And You Get to Hold the Pen)
One of the most meaningful truths I’ve learned as a therapist—and as a human—is this:
Your story is still being written.
And more importantly: you get to hold the pen.
So often, people come to therapy feeling like their story is already written—or worse, written by someone else. Maybe they’ve been told who they are: too much, too sensitive, too angry, not enough. Maybe they’ve carried labels or diagnoses that feel heavy, or internalized stories about failure, fear, or shame.
But I believe something different.
I believe we are all works in progress. Living, breathing, evolving stories.
We Are Not Finished
In narrative therapy, I don’t see people as problems to fix—I see them as storytellers who may have lost touch with their own voice. Therapy is not about writing the "perfect" ending. It’s about getting curious, asking better questions, and rediscovering what kind of life feels meaningful to you.
We explore:
What kind of story are you living right now?
Where did that story come from?
And what kind of story do you want to write next?
Sometimes the story needs editing. Sometimes it needs to slow down. Sometimes it’s about reclaiming chapters that were taken from us—or writing ones we didn’t think we deserved.
We Don’t Stop Growing
I don’t believe our story is ever fully written.
We are ever-changing beings in an ever-changing world. Even when we think we’ve figured it all out, life throws us new questions, new challenges, and new opportunities to evolve.
Feeling “done” often means we’ve stopped being curious. And that’s when growth stops, too.
No One Has It All Figured Out
You don’t have to be perfect to be progressing. And you don’t need to be an expert on healing to begin. Honestly, no one is truly an expert on life—because life doesn’t stay still long enough for us to master it. We’re all just doing our best to show up, learn, and write a more honest, kind, and empowering story.
You’re the Author
My role as a therapist isn’t to write your story for you. It’s to walk alongside you as you remember that you still have choices, still have agency, and still have the pen in your hand—even when it doesn’t feel like it.
Your story is still unfolding.
And I can’t wait to see where it takes you.
Warmly,
Abbey Vince
