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The stories we tell ourselves about our lives matter.How we make sense of the past affects how we make sense of the present— it can mean the difference between continuing patterns of harm and being the one to break the cycle. Scholar and author Michael Gauthier, PhD, knows this struggle intimately. As a young Indigenous man grappling with the lasting effects of colonialism and intergenerational trauma, Michael turned to addiction to ease the pain and found himself in the prison system. In the intervening years, Michael has worked to understand how Indigenous people can find empowerment through the act of restorying their own lives. Gauthier draws on his PhD research in which he carried out Restorying circles using the Medicine Wheel as a guide to help formerly incarcerated Indigenous men map a new future by looking to their past. Now in Restorying Your Story, Gauthier invites readers to explore the universal application of restorying, and how it can be a powerful tool for all of us to build a good life.
Contents
Acknowledgements xiii
Foreword xv
Chapter 1 - Restorying Trauma: A journey to healing 1
What is Restorying? 15
Wheel of Incarceration 20
Restorying the Lives of Indigenous People Connected with the Criminal Justice System 30
The Importance of Storytelling 39
Chapter 2 - The Early Chapters 57
Colonialism and its Impacts 62
Loneliness and Isolation 68
Isolation, Substance Abuse, and Incarceration 74
Carceral Trauma and the Heightening of Isolation 82
Role Models 85
Chapter 3 - Reprinting History 95
Circles of Community 99
Chapter 4 - You Can Restory Your Story, Too 121
Importance of Spirituality and Culture 126
Persistence of Hope 137
Sharing Your Past for Present Strength 145
Giving Back 146
Chapter 5 - Outro: Healing 155
Chapter 6 - The Medicine Wheel Tipi Exercise 161
Medicine Wheel Tipi model figure 165
Conclusion: Moving Towards a Healthier Future 176
References 177
About the Author 183
