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it and enjoyed himself. His father was

an avid football fan, David recalls, but

“the last person to say, ‘How come

you’re not out on the football field?’ ”

For a while David took up piano, then

cello. When he announced that he

wanted to switch to drumming, his parents

were surprised, but never wavered.

They embraced his new passion. It was

their way of embracing their son.

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If David Weiss’s tale of transformation

resonates for you, there’s a good reason.

It’s a perfect example of what the

psychologist Dan McAdams calls a redemptive

life story—and a sign of mental

health and well-being.

At the Foley Center for the Study of

Lives at Northwestern University,

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