The Kind Self-Healing Book: Raise Yourself Up with Curiosity and Compassion
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| Rating | : | 4.86 (834 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0986306304 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 260 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the Author Amy Eden is a writer, speaker, and workshop facilitator based in Petaluma, CA. She began her career in publishing in 1994, working for magazines, some of the earliest websites, and academic and professional publishers. her nonfiction articles have been published in city and national magazines, and she holds a BA in English and an MFA in creative writing. You can find Amy's iGnite talk, "Hacking the Phrase 'They Did the Best They Could'" and her self-help writing on the blog, guesswhatnormalis.
Amy Eden is a writer, speaker, and workshop facilitator based in Petaluma, CA. She began her career in publishing in 1994, working for magazines, some of the earliest websites, and academic and professional publishers. . her nonfiction articles have been published in city and national magazines, and she holds a BA in English and an MFA in creative writing. You can find Amy's iGnite ta
Approachable, doable, and transformative! I'm thrilled that The Kind Self-Healing Book exists--it packages together all of the elements that "self-help" books don't seem to quite get at--insight into the roots of problems I've been struggling with for years (relationship sabotage, anyone?), prompts for journaling, and so much more. I particularly value the section on "needs versus wants" and will revisit it when I feel like I need clarity in my life. As a stoic Yankee, the "feelings and feeling them" chapter required me to grit my teeth and finally learn how to open my hea. on the Outer Banks last July and it's really wonderful!! I picked this book up while vacationing on the Outer Banks last July and it's really wonderful!!! I thought maybe it was the fact I was on the beach and reading so how could there be any negatives? LOL but it's a keeper and I still have it in a basket I keep by my bed, it's really not an annoying self help book but rather something put together really well to help you focus your thoughts and give you some guidance! And plenty of space to doodle or draw write poems whatever you choose really to express yourself. I'm very happy I pur. claire jeffers said This book could very easily apply to everyone. The Kind Self-Healing Book is true to its word: kind. Amy Eden is a gifted writer who has clearly done her research and her own self-work. Her voice is gentle, honest, even, and above all, stays with you every step of the way. Her writing is smooth, strong, and insightful. This book could very easily apply to everyone. You'll get way more out of it than you think.
If you are prone to anxiety, depression, self-doubt, people-pleasing, or decision-making influenced by fear, or if you want to free yourself of the coping behaviors that worked in a disordered childhood but don't serve you in adulthood, The Kind Self-Healing Book is for you.As an adult child of alcoholics and the founder of the influential blog Guess What Normal Is (guesswhatnormalis), author Amy Eden understands the importance-and the particular challenges-of nurturing self-care and self-love, having embarked on the complex journey herself. As a result, this candid and sympathetic book invites readers to take a courageous look inside their hearts and minds, guided by sensitivity and love, so they may discover how some of their unconscious behaviors are hurting them. Even in the center of some very raw emotion, you will find that the book's guidance and activities are gentle every step of the way, allowing you to cultivate great self-compassion.In examining the reactive, defensive, isolating, and safety-seeking behaviors that all adult children of alcoholic, addicted, or otherwise narcissistic and childlike parents have always utilized-simply as learned habits or survival mechanisms-you wi