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Is Your Story Making You Sick?

Is Your Story Making You Sick?

20181h 33m

Overview

Humans are story-telling creatures. By thinking, we all unconsciously "author" a self-story in our heads. Most often, the characters and plot of our story is framed by negative experiences from childhood. These painful "stories" then determine our emotions, leading to unhealthy stress, and changes in body chemistry. This is how a person's self-story can turn into a stress-related illness.

Directed by Frances Causey
Written by Frances Causey, Ibon Olaskoaga, Mark Pirtle
Produced by Mark Pirtle, Jed Riffe, Frances Causey
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Gabor Maté

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Anne Marie Chiasson

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Mark Pirtle

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Carl Hart

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Eric Garland

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Bruce H. Lipton

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Cheryl Sharp

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Daniel Siegel

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Jeff Tambor

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Lissa Rankin

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Themes & Keywords

childhood traumaillnessstorytellingmental health

About Is Your Story Making You Sick?

Is Your Story Making You Sick? is a documentary film released in 2018 exploring themes of childhood trauma, illness, storytelling, mental health. Directed by Frances Causey, it stars Gabor Maté, Anne Marie Chiasson, Mark Pirtle. Humans are story-telling creatures. By thinking, we all unconsciously "author" a self-story in our heads. Most often, the characters and plot of our story is framed by negative experiences from childhood. These painful "stories" then determine our emotions, leading to unhealthy stress, and changes in body chemistry. This is how a person's self-story can turn into a stress-related illness.

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