More Than The Story They Told
Reflective Workbook
A Reflective Workbook for Understanding the Difference Between Labels, Identity, and the Story God Is Still Writing
Sometimes the stories we carry didn’t begin with us.
Some were inherited.
Some were spoken over us.
Some were created in moments of pain, disappointment, loss, or misunderstanding.
Over time, those stories can begin to sound like truth.
This workbook invites you to examine the labels, assumptions, diagnoses, and conclusions that may have shaped the way you see yourself—and to discover the difference between what happened to you and who you truly are.
💛 This Workbook May Be Helpful If…
✓ You feel defined by labels you’ve carried for years.
✓ You’re questioning old beliefs about yourself.
✓ You struggle to separate your experiences from your identity.
✓ You’ve allowed diagnoses, circumstances, or past chapters to become part of how you define yourself.
✓ You’re learning to view your story with greater compassion.
✓ You want to understand who you are beneath the labels.
WHAT YOU’LL EXPLORE
• The stories you inherited
• The labels others gave you
• The labels you gave yourself
• Assumptions that may not be true
• Diagnoses, struggles, and identity
• The difference between explanation and definition
• What God says about who you are
• The story God is still writing
What’s Included
- Eight guided reflections
- Journaling exercises
- Story inventory activities
- Fact vs Assumption exercises
- Identity reflections
- Scripture-based exploration
- Future-focused reflection prompts
- Printable PDF workbook format
Continue the Conversation
Related Episodes
• Episode 29 — The Diagnosis Didn’t Change Me
• Episode 25 — Some of What You Call Personality Began as Survival
• Episode 24 — How Childhood Shapes the Way You See Yourself
Related Resources
• Devotional 29 — When God Sees More Than the Label
• Understanding Yourself Beyond Labels
Is This the Right Next Step?
This workbook was created for people who are ready to examine the stories they’ve carried and decide which ones still belong.
You don’t have to erase your history.
You don’t have to pretend difficult chapters never happened.
You don’t have to ignore diagnoses, struggles, or life experiences.
But you may discover that those things explain parts of your story without defining the whole of who you are.
Because a label can describe.
A diagnosis can explain.
A chapter can matter.
But none of them were ever meant to carry the weight of your entire identity.
You are not limited to the stories you’ve inherited.
You are not confined to the labels you’ve carried.
You are not defined by a diagnosis, a chapter, a mistake, or a circumstance.
Your story is still unfolding.
The pages are still turning.
And the Author is not done writing yet.
I’m really glad you’re here.