16/03/2026
The Story Your Mind Writes
Imagine you’re driving to work in the morning.
The traffic is moving slowly.
The radio is on quietly.
Your mind begins to wander.
You remember something someone said yesterday.
Maybe it was a short message.
Maybe it was a comment in a meeting.
Maybe someone didn’t reply to you the way you expected.
And before you even realise it, a story begins.
“She must be upset with me.”
“Maybe I said the wrong thing.”
“What if this becomes a problem?”
As you continue driving, the story grows.
Your mind fills in the missing pieces.
You imagine the conversation that might happen later.
You imagine what the other person might say.
You imagine how uncomfortable it will feel.
By the time you arrive at work, something interesting has happened.
Your body feels tense.
Your stomach feels tight.
Your mood has shifted.
And yet…
None of it has actually happened.
The entire situation was created in your mind while driving in the car.
Our brains are extraordinary storytellers.
They take a small piece of information and quickly build a full narrative around it.
Sometimes that story feels so real that we react to it as if it were already true.
We feel anxious.
Defensive.
Upset.
But often, when the real moment arrives later in the day…
The story turns out to be completely different.
Or sometimes nothing happens at all.
One of the most powerful shifts women experience in the Wiser Self programme is learning to notice when the mind has started writing a story.
Not judging it.
Just noticing it.
And gently asking,
"Is this actually happening… or is my mind filling in the blanks?"
That small moment of awareness can soften the anxiety immediately.
Because when we stop believing every story our mind creates, we begin to respond from a much calmer place.
And that is where the Wiser Self quietly begins to appear.
🌿 Jeanine
Wiser Self Programme
