oo ‘The Nemrative Practitioner Lond fey Tanicope oon Figure 42 Evens and sonines represented on are-authorng conversation map Imagining the vast numberof events in a persons life that could be plat ted on the re-authoring conversation map, itis possible to represent a sat tering of these vents across the timeline. Some ofthese events could I linked together to form the problem storyline, while others could form preferred storyline. In representing two storylines on the timeline itis ‘sei to remember that each storyline has a landscape of action an! shard landscape of identity. ‘With both the problem storyline and a prefered storyline positioned 0 ‘the re-authoring conversation map, is possible to imagine that a problem that needs tobe externalizd through the use of astatement of position may 1s is probably going to be associated with th problem storyline. An event Landa oferty Figure 4.3 Mots map ‘Moving between the Cenwersation Maps. ° ‘hat makes up part ofan alternative or prefered storing, on the other und, snore apt to include sil and natives that could generate a tte ment of position map 2 externalizing conversation. Evens in a preferred storyline might also involve people who could be ‘evated in importance through a remembering comersetion, moving, therefore, from a reauthoring conversation to a e-membering convert tion. eis also posible chat, through discussing memories of someone who hasbeen important, a 1e-membering conversation could be used in order support anew sil hat is part of a prefered storyline: moving, in this case, fiom a remembering conversation toa conversation about the prefered sorytine. ‘An absent but implicit conversation canbe imagined as occurring asa Lidge from a problem storyline to a prefered storyline, since this conver. ‘ation incorporates notions of double listening: hearing wha is valued snd what precious while als listening to complaints about other people and situations. These conversations often begin with elements of « problem ryline, but open up discussions of preferences, knowiedge and skis tht ue aspects of preferred storylines, Dian was refered vo me bacause she was sirugaling with stil feting angry sbout the ‘emotional abuse sho had experienced fam her former husband. She incicate, as she was setting up he intial appointment, at his drug use and resulting bbankruptey had affected her so tht she now felt she wes having eiicly rusting people ‘When we frst mt, | asked he to introduce herself as seperate (rom the problems she wanted to discuss Priculry, | asked hor how she had been managing, snd who and what she hed bean {nding supportive, during the time she hac Been dealing with the consequences of her mariage. | expressed curisity regarding how she had been coping while she had been thinking about ‘nating counsoing Ie is useful to angege people in these types reflections in order to highlight any netuely eccuring suppor. Thi acts asa reminder tht, as painfull memories ae sired op, ‘hore ae people al active that have previously beers hell fr could probably be help again, This assists in de-centing tho thoraps, ancl ensutes that pope donot became overly Foliant on the therapist, since i cartes that thre are some vara