I’m tired of bad news. Everywhere I look, from news headlines to social media, I see a constant stream of stories highlighting everything that’s wrong with Albuquerque. While we shouldn’t ignore our city’s challenges, this relentlessly negative narrative is taking a toll. It’s time we intentionally shift our collective story.
I was recently reminded of the power of storytelling while listening to a “Hidden Brain” podcast episode titled “Change Your Story, Change Your Life.” Host Shankar Vedantam interviewed psychologist Jonathan Adler, whose research shows how our personal narratives shape our well-being. Adler explains that we tend to tell two types of stories: redemption stories, where things go from bad to good; and contamination stories, where things go from good to bad.
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