My Story



Welcome to Redefining Normal where we will explore what our ‘normal’ is.

Using a Brené Brown quote: 'grief is the absence of normal' as a starting point we will explore the things that happen in life - children leaving home, parents dying, job events, retirement - the things that happen to almost all of us. We will investigate what is our normal and how we deal with a new normal.

Please watch the videos in the order listed below.   You can download a PDF of the transcript.


1. My Story video
2. My Story transcript (pdf)
3. The Seed of Equivalent Benefit video
4. The Seed of Equivalent Benefit transcript (pdf)

Click on the tab Making your Journal to find
5. Introducing the zigzag journal video
6. Making your journal pdf
7. Embellishments pdf
8. Decorating your journal pdf
9. Completing your project pdf
10. Optional Bible Study pdf



My Story: an introduction to why we need to redefine our normal



The Seed of Equivalent Benefit: how we can change our perceptions