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it and enjoyed himself. His father wasan avid football fan, David recalls, but“the last person to say, ‘How <strong>com</strong>eyou’re not out on the football field?’ ”For a while David took up piano, thencello. When he announced that hewanted to switch to drumm<strong>in</strong>g, his parentswere surprised, but never wavered.<strong>The</strong>y embraced his new passion. It wastheir way <strong>of</strong> embrac<strong>in</strong>g their son.747/929If David Weiss’s tale <strong>of</strong> transformationresonates for you, there’s a good reason.It’s a perfect example <strong>of</strong> what thepsychologist Dan McAdams calls a redemptivelife story—and a sign <strong>of</strong> mentalhealth and well-be<strong>in</strong>g.At the Foley Center for the Study <strong>of</strong>Lives at Northwestern University,

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