Have you ever talked with someone and as they share their story and it leaves you in shock? You're at a loss for words with chills crawling up your spine because as they give the detail of their experiences it is as if they were reading a page from your diary. Well, I have and this experience was the inspiration for this book. "Story of my life" is an expression my best friend and I have been tossing back and forth for years. It's a simple phrase that we use to indicate that a specific pattern of behaviors resembles our own. Typically, we don't recognize the pattern until we hear others tell their story. However, as a mental health professional, I'm fully aware of how our patterns, both good and bad, have a major impact on one's quality of life. With the "Story of My Life" I've created a journal to help readers to identify unhealthy patterns in order to address and resolve them. The "Story of My Life: Restoring a positive sense of self through self discovery journaling" seeks to guide the reader through their internal processes such as their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors with the hopes of identifying and resolving unhealthy patterns in one's life in order to enhance their quality of life. While this journal can be used for personal use it is recommended that readers use this journal along with a mental health professional to enhance the process. Channing is a passionate mental health professional with over ten years of experience empowering clients to address and resolve their personal social, and psychological challenges in the Maryland and Washington D.C. area. Restore you Counseling & Consultation, LLC provides creative counseling and consultation that offers creative products and services that seek to uplift, empower, and motivate you to live a purposeful life. We believe that everyone in the world was born and created with a purpose in mind. Despite this, often times life tends to throw curveballs hurdles, and unforeseen disasters that can knock us off track from the purpose that we were destined to fulfill. These distractions can reroute us down a path that fails to satisfy the burning passion within us which are screaming for us to head back down our true path towards a purpose. My passion for helping others to navigate through life's experiences and difficulties in order to embrace and nurture their true identity.It is my hope that through the creative content and services you discover or be reminded of your God-given purposes so that you can live the purposeful life you were intended to live. For more information visit www.restoreyoucounseling.com.