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# What's underneath the stories?
- URL: https://www.gilespcroft.com/whats-underneath-the-stories/
- Published: 2026-06-14T06:00:40.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-14T06:00:40.000Z
- Description: A moving TEDx talk from a friend of mine 🎞️
- Author: Giles P Croft
- Tags: Real stories, Psychology, Grief, Acceptance, Identity, Life change, Metaphor, MECHANICS, Thought realisation, Video

My friend, colleague and fellow Welsh citizen [Jamie Phillips](https://www.alwayspotential.com/?ref=gilespcroft.com) just gave a TED talk, all about the stories that innocently run our lives… until we notice that it's *all* one big story.

It's worth a watch, and starts off with one of my all time favourite ‘inside-out’ metaphors:

Good work, Jamie!

🙌🏻

Giles

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