Own Your Life Story
A culturally informed guide to identity, meaning, and the lives we create.
Available March 2026
“A compelling guide for anyone seeking a life of meaning and impact.”
Identity. Culture. Alignment.
Dr. Lidia Lae works at the intersection of psychology, culture, and self-narratives—helping individuals and organizations rewrite inherited stories and live with purpose.
Define Your Story.
Dr. Lidia Lae is a psychologist, author, consultant, and speaker whose work explores how identity is formed through the interplay of culture, narrative, and lived experience. Drawing on narrative and cross-cultural research, she examines how inherited beliefs quietly influence our definitions of success, belonging, and worth.
She developed Life Framing, StoriCompass™, and CulturAlign™ as structured approaches for translating insight into aligned action in both individual and organizational contexts.
Upcoming Book
“A compelling guide for anyone seeking a life of meaning and impact.”
— Marci Shimoff, #1 New York Times bestselling author
Many of the stories guiding our choices were formed long before we consciously chose them.
Own Your Life Story invites readers to examine the interplay between culture and self—to recognize inherited narratives, clarify evolving values, and live with greater alignment between identity and direction.
This is not about reinvention.
It is about conscious authorship.
Alignment Frameworks
Structured tools for clarity and alignment.
Life Framing provides the underlying process for moving from reflection to direction.
StoriCompass™ offers a narrative map for understanding the architecture of your story.
CulturAlign™ provides a Cultural Identity Blueprint, revealing how values evolve across time—past, present, and future.
Let's Work Together
For individuals, leaders, schools, and organizations navigating identity, culture, and change.
Through keynote speaking, executive workshops, school-based professional development, and consulting engagements, Dr. Lae works with leadership teams and educators seeking clarity in times of transition.
Reader Hub
Create Meaning. Live Your Story. Grow with Clarity and Purpose.
The Reader Hub extends the journey beyond the pages of Own Your Life Story, offering guided reflections, practical tools, and companion resources grounded in Life Framing, StoriCompass™, and CulturAlign™.
