You finished The 7 Concepts. You have the framework.
Now begins the personal journey.
Your Big Story is a guided workbook that walks you through every stage of the Hero's Journey — the archetypal pattern running through all human experience, in every culture, across all of recorded time — and helps you identify where you are in the epic tale of your own life.
It's not a metaphor. It's a map.
Course 2 live sessions begin in October. The first 20–30 minutes is teaching with Rachel, followed by 20–30 minutes of Q+A and open discussion.
| The course runs ongoing, with no fixed start date — enroll and join whenever you're ready.
Your Course 2 hub contains the course materials: audio, downloadable workbook, and recordings of live study sessions.
When you’ve completed the course content, take the short Course 2 Integration Check. This helps ensure you understand the ideas enough to move forward.
| Complete it, and Course 3: Tending becomes accessible.
Most of us tell two versions of our story. The one we tell at dinner parties. And the longer one — marked by old wounds, quiet battles, and the parts we're not sure how to explain.
Here's what this course unpacks: your struggles aren't random, and they're not proof something is wrong with you. They're part of a pattern that humans have been living — and narrating — for thousands of years.
| We assume our circumstances shape our stories. But the opposite is true: the way we narrate our lives shapes what they become.
—Lori Gottlieb, MA, LMFT
Each stage unlocks a new way of seeing where you've been, what you've survived, and what the point is.
STAGE 01
Heroes aren't rare. They're ordinary people who decide to live intentionally — who meet pain and keep moving. You're already one. This stage helps you see it.
STAGE 02
The early rules and expectations you absorbed before you knew you had a choice. The world that shaped you before you started shaping yourself.
STAGE 03
Pain, longing, and disruption as invitations. The moment something inside you said: not this.
STAGE 04
Hesitation is universal. Resistance doesn't mean you're a coward — it means you're human. This stage names it honestly.
STAGE 05
The guidance that arrived when you most needed courage — a person, a book, a flash of unexpected clarity.
STAGE 06
The moment you couldn't go back. When going forward felt like falling through space.
STAGE 07
Your real enemies aren't people. They're the beliefs that limit you. Your real allies are the ones who see you clearly and don't flinch.
STAGE 08
The fears you faced. The freedom you found on the other side.
STAGE 09
Bringing what you've learned into ordinary life — often the hardest part of any journey.
STAGE 10
Living the truth you earned. Becoming the mentor you once needed.
| Also: Becoming a beginner all over again.
A full Hero's Journey narrative of your life — written by you, in your own words, from your own experience.
And a short, portable reframe you can hold onto:
| I once thought my life was about [...]. Then [...] happened.
| At first I [...], but over time I [...].
| Now I know [...]. And I want others to know [...] too.
| You stop waiting for the story to make sense on its own.
Pain is suffering. Pressure is everywhere. Life feels like something that keeps happening to you.
Pain has shape and meaning. You can see where you've been, where you are, and — more clearly than before — where you're headed.
The full path: three courses, weekly live study sessions with Rachel, and the WellBeing Personal Inventory.
Start Course One immediately. Course Two and Course Three are included automatically as you progress.