The Neolithic relief found in southeastern Turkey may illustrate humans' changing relationship with animals. (photo by K. Akdemir, courtesy Cambridge University Press) About 11,000 years ago, ...

Narrative psychotherapy aims to help people understand mental health conditions, such as anxiety, depression, and eating disorders, in the context of the person’s life story. This form of mental ...

Many organizations working toward social change understand the power of stories to transform how people think about and act on issues. It follows that a common question among movement leaders, ...

This is a scenario I have repeatedly participated in or heard described in funder circles: A discussion about the importance of narrative change, often including examples of innovative work, generates ...

Most people know George Lucas as the writer-director of the original Star Wars trilogy, as well as a producer of many films and series that make up the franchise’s extended universe. In recent years, ...

As a graduating doctoral candidate, I find myself facing many transitions ahead. At times like these, we often use a book metaphor: The Stanford chapter is coming to a close, and a new chapter is ...

I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. —Robert Frost, 1874-1963, “The Road Not Taken” When individual teachers or entire schools are faced with the desire/need to ...

A clash of values has been identified between those who assert that: 1. all childhood injuries, regardless of origin, are inherently undesirable and should be prevented and; 2. those who believe that ...