Joseph Learned: The Language of Becoming, Kartoniert / Broschiert

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Rewrite the inner stories that shape your capacity to act and grow

The stories you tell yourself determine whether you move forward or remain stuck. In The Language of Becoming, Joseph M. Learned, a doctoral student in counseling psychology whose clinical practice focuses on identity, language, and agency, reveals precisely how self-narratives either enhance or constrain your personal growth and goal attainment every day.

Blending psychological research, clinical insight, allegorical storytelling, and practical tools, this book teaches readers to identify self-limiting narratives and actively reshape their inner stories. You'll gain both deep conceptual understanding and concrete, stackable practices you can apply immediately to build a more agentic life that is grounded in rigorous psychological science.

Readers will also discover:

• Research-based techniques for recognizing the subtle language patterns and markers that constrain your personal potential
• Practical tools for reshaping self-narratives so they support rather than undermine your growth and goals
• Clinical insights drawn from narrative identity research that connect psychological science with emotionally resonant storytelling
• Stackable daily practices designed to strengthen personal agency and transform how you pursue meaningful objectives
• An approach that goes beyond surface-level advice into deep, layered personal development rooted in evidence

Written for therapists, leaders, and introspective readers seeking more than surface-level self-help, The Language of Becoming provides an evidence-based framework for understanding how language shapes identity and offers actionable practices to cultivate lasting personal agency and growth.