Ten Ways to
Tell a Life
Your narrative type reflects how you organize your life story — what you emphasize, what you connect, and how you make sense of what happened. There are no good or bad types. Each reveals something real.
ITransformation Types
Shaped by the interplay of crisis and renewal
The Alchemist
Struggle → Craft
You don't just survive difficulty — you turn it into something.
The Crucible
Burning Right Now
You're not broken — you're in the middle of something that doesn't have a name yet.
The Phoenix
Loss → Rebirth
You burned down to nothing — and what grew back wasn't the same person at all.
IIStructure Types
Defined by how they organize and build meaning
The Architect
Design → Purpose
You didn't get here by accident — and you can show your work.
The Pioneer
Motion → Discovery
You don't know where the road goes — but you know you're going forward.
The Weaver
Threads → Pattern
Everything that happens to you has happened before — you just didn't recognize the pattern yet.
IIIConnection Types
Grounded in relationships and witnessing
The Guardian
Care → Stability
Your story isn't really about you — it's about what you've protected, built, and handed forward.
The Narrator
Distance → Clarity
You watched it all happen — and your watching is the story.
The Sage
Reflection → Wisdom
You didn't just live through things — you understood them, and the understanding changed you.
IVDiscovery Types
Driven by curiosity and uncharted territory