Your Stories Dont Define You, How You Tell Them Will

339 Help Is Not A One Way Street   Our personal narratives and clutter can take up a lot of mental bandwidth, often leading us to hold on to the stories and labels that no longer serve us and keep us living in the past with a version of ourselves that has changed drastically. It’s incredibly important to take time to assess what in your life no longer serves you, thanking it for the time it did serve you, and letting go.  In this episode Sarah Elkins reminisces on her backpacking trip to Utah and how it inspired her to give and accept help, as well as how organizing her family’s collection of books inspired her to take a long hard look at the other stories she still carries with her.    Highlights Less clutter, more calm. Offering and accepting help does not change how mighty you are.  You have to share vulnerability with people you trust in order to build and strengthen relationships.   Quotes “We all need to declutter, especially our stories that no longer serve us.” “When we say yes to someone that