What happens when the story of "you" changes overnight?

I am an educator and researcher, but I am also an NPE. My work exists at the intersection of lived experience and the science of narrative identity. I explore the profound "identity disruption" that occurs when foundational family truths collapse, studying how we move through the fog to rebuild a sense of belonging and self-trust. Through my essays and forthcoming books, I transform the clinical into the personal, helping our community make meaning out of the unexpected.