AI is powerful. It can organize ideas, spot patterns, suggest structure, and help you move faster. What it cannot do is live your life. And because of that, it cannot tell  your story. That is not a limitation to work around. It is a feature worth protecting. What AI Is Actually Good At Let’s start here. AI is very good at: Identifying patterns across thousands of stories Recommending frameworks that create clarity Helping you outline, refine, and edit Speeding up the mechani

You’re not stuck because you “don’t have a story.” You’re stuck because you do have one. It’s already living in your head. It has weight. History. A thousand tiny decisions you made about it, and a thousand more you haven’t made. You’ve told it to friends. You’ve told it to yourself in the shower. You’ve told a version of it at 1:00 a.m. that made you think, “Oh my god. That’s it.” And then, somehow, the next morning, it’s back to feeling like a box of loose wires. This is th

In the latest episode of Monster Baby , I joined Ted DesMaisons and Lisa Rowland to talk about my new book, A Story for Everything , beginning with a brief look back at my earlier work, Your Story Well Told , and how my understanding of that book has shifted over time. From there, we explore how everyday storytelling shows up in teaching, parenting, feedback, rituals, and the small moments that rarely feel story-worthy while they’re happening. I especially enjoyed reflecting