What gives people in existential crises confidence and trust in themselves and their environment? How can the threads of one's life story be spun anew? How can new narrative realities emerge that provide hope and strength? David Denborough has written a comprehensive and easily understandable overview of the theoretical and practical foundations of narrative therapy in the spirit of Michael White. Through numerous case studies and exercises, he illustrates how the core ideas of the narrative approach can be implemented in practice. Denborough shows how people can grow beyond imposed boundaries through new narratives—boundaries both in terms of their past lives and threatening external circumstances. The book addresses the handling of traumatic events such as abuse, war, displacement, and torture.