MEET THE FOUNDER
Psychologist | Author | Founder
"I grew up between worlds."
Timor-Leste. Portugal. Australia. Three cultures, three languages, three very different stories about who I was allowed to be, what I was allowed to want, and what kind of life was available to me.
For a long time, I did not realise I was living inside all three stories at once, and that none of them were fully mine. That experience became the foundation of Life Framing.
THE WORK
Life Framing emerged from the synthesis of more than twenty years of clinical practice, research, and the lived experience of navigating multiple cultural worlds.
From that synthesis came Life Framing and the three original methodologies that support it: CulturAlign®, StoriCompass® and G.A.M.E. Frames.
THE VISION
Life Framing exists to advance the understanding of identity, culture and human flourishing.
So that individuals, organisations and communities can thrive. It is an evidence-informed process, a growing body of work, and a community for people committed to becoming conscious authors of their lives.
The methodologies
Three original tools developed by Dr Lidia Lae, translating scholarship into practical pathways for change.
CulturAlign®
Cultural Identity Blueprint
Helps you understand how culture, identity, values and inherited narratives have shaped who you are, surfacing your temporal self across past, present and future.
StoriCompass®
Narrative Mapping Tool
Externalises your life story so you can see its architecture clearly, revealing the pathways, patterns, tensions and elements that shape your story.
G.A.M.E. Frames
Reframing Methodology
Growth, Abundance, Momentum, Empowerment. Four frames of mind that help you examine the assumptions shaping your choices and expand what you believe is possible.
You do not have to navigate becoming alone.
Life Framing invites you to pause, reflect and reconnect with who you are becoming.
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