Confessions on the 7:45

by Lisa Unger

Write it, said Beth. When we narrate our experience, we take control of it. And in controlling the story of our past, we can create a better future.

I taught a poetry class to girls who had been removed from their homes due to abuse. This was one of the things we talked about most often. How you can write your own story, how there is power in owning and taking control of the narrative. We all have that power, and in harnessing it on the page, we can often change the course of our lives.