StoryJacking: Change Your Inner Dialogue | Transform Your Life - Softcover

Danehy DeHart, Lyssa

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1944335323 ISBN 13: 9781944335328

Publisher: Barn Swallow Publishing, 2017

Synopsis

"Five Stars! It is not every day that I can say a book affected my life in a way that was profound, impactful, and inspirational the way Lyssa deHart's did." The San Francisco Book Review. 

Your greatest inner truths are told through the stories of your life. What you believe about yourself is defined by how you assign meaning, identity, and value to those experiences. Therefore, it stands to reason that if you want a happy life, your inner world needs nurturing. 

In other words, the words you say to yourself truly matter. if you hope to have a happy future, your inner voice needs to speak to you kindly, and with love.

That is the power of stories. The mind believes simply what it is told. If your inner dialogue is powerful, you're on the road to greatness. If it's self-defeating, that's the direction you're headed.
StoryJacking is a book about understanding the stories you tell yourself and learning how to re-write your inner dialogue so it leads you in the direction you want to live.  This is where StoryJacking author Lyssa deHart thrives; she takes her readers on a journey to discover the costs of playing small and the value of playing BIG.

Clinical Social Worker and Master Certified Coach, Lyssa deHart shares tools and insights from over 25-years working with clients to help you navigate the plot twists of your life. From there, she teaches you how to rewrite your story from the inside out. 

Kirkus Reviews says that StoryJacking is "A refreshingly creative debut that focuses on taking control of one's life..." 

Referencing psychology and the neuroscience of change, deHart reminds you that you are a whole, capable, resourceful, and creative human being. Giving you the science and the tools to explore your own limiting narrative. StoryJacking is a vital tool for your whole life toolbox.

The Manhattan Book Review says, "... We need to see ourselves as the authors of our tales rather than as passive, powerless bystanders." 

More than ever before you need to challenge the stories that keep you trapped and getting in your own way. Cultivating compassion for yourself and then giving yourself the necessary kick in the ass, to stand up and show up fully in your life. StoryJacking gives you the tools and the inspiration to get radically curious about your narrative and determine the pathway to new stories that will take you in the direction of your most meaningful life.

About this title

About the Author

Lyssa deHart, LICSW, MCC has over 25 years of clinical experience working with individuals and organizations. She is also an executive and life coach. Her work focuses on how to rewrite the narratives or stories we hold dear in life so they support our goals for growth, relationships, progress, and healing. 

Her vehicle for change lies inside the stories people tell themselves to make sense of the world. When these stories are misaligned with a person or organization's goals, Lyssa helps people draw on their empowered stories, inner wisdom, and self-awareness to bring about positive, healthy change. 

Her focus often includes exploring limiting beliefs and the internal narratives that keep people from playing full-out in their world. She is passionate about supporting people to craft a story worth living. In her words, "Self-mastery comes at the price of getting real with yourself, facing your fears, taking ownership, and then changing the internal dialogue that keeps you stuck." 

Lyssa lives on Bainbridge Island in WA with her husband.  Visit her website - LyssadeHart.com

Review

A refreshingly creative debut that focuses on taking control of one's life. Life coach deHart lays out a contemporary method for achieving "self-awareness and self-mastery"; she calls it "StoryJacking," a clever term that might suggest elevating one's own life story or, potentially, "hijacking" one's thinking to shift "internal dialogue."...  Throughout, deHart gently prods and at times exhorts readers to take control of their stories, noting that "the hardest thing that you will ever do is get out of your own way." This is typical of her candid, perceptive counsel; the best advice is neatly enclosed in her self-proclaimed "super-secrets of the universe"; for example, "The longest and most intimate relationship you will have in your entire life is the one you will have with yourself." deHart's breezy style and natural storytelling skills keep things moving along. Heady, insightful content packaged in a nonthreatening, engaging manner; includes ample opportunity for the dedicated reader to consider life-altering directions.
-- Kirkus Review
 
Five Stars! The vast majority of people are discontented in their life in some way. This isn't some statistic I can quote; it's just a part of the human condition. The author laid out her idea, StoryJacking, in plain, simple language and her friendly, conversational style kept me engaged throughout. The basic idea is that viewing our life as a story gives us more power over it than if we view it as a series of random events. We need to see ourselves as the authors of our tales rather than as passive, powerless bystanders.
-- Manhattan Book Review

Five Stars! It is not every day that I can say a book affected my life in a way that was profound, impactful, and inspirational the way Lyssa Danehy deHart's did. But the truth of the matter is everyone needs to get storyjacked. While maintaining sensitivity, Lyssa is brutally honest and raw. She does not sugarcoat things in a complex labyrinth of words but instead tells you the way it is. Think of her as your personal life coach, screaming, telling, and talking to you in a way to help you understand that we all have a purpose, a story to be told. StoryJacking is a cornucopia of raw, brutal honesty, wisdom, humor, and life lessons. StoryJacking is a book that doesn't end. It is a book that continues to gift readers like myself wisdom, integrity, and strength. So are you ready to get storyjacked?
-- San Francisco Book Review

With StoryJacking, life coach Lyssa Danehy deHart provides tools for changing your life stories, for digging out inculcated limiting beliefs and replacing them with empowering narratives. She has chosen to call her method of working with these life stories "StoryJacking," with all the implications inherent in the use of the verb 'to jack.' The information on neuroplasticity was fascinating to me. I already knew about the concept, of course, but still I find it interesting to read about. In fact, reading about it here prompted me to resume my language studies. If you find yourself wanting to change your inner narratives, to weave a new story for yourself, StoryJacking offers a brilliant manner of doing so.
-- Seattle Book Review
 

Edition details

• Publisher: Barn Swallow Publishing
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1944335323
• ISBN 13: 9781944335328
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 350