“Tell me about yourself.” Have you been in an interview and been asked this question? Or heard it on a first date? In college we rehearsed our answers to this in a business class. We perfected our answers to fit in the space of an elevator ride to best sell ourselves. What in your past has made you who you are? Your likes, your dislikes, your experiences? What would you name as the most important events that have formed your identity? How would you define your sense of self? In this study by Allison Echard (of my alma mater, Shenandoah University!), the author analyzes her work with three adolescents with…