Summaries of books about Emotional Healing:
Bittersweet
Thoughts on Change, Grace, and Learning the Hard Way
Shauna Niequist
The book is a collection of personal essays that delve into the author's experiences with life's challenges, transitions, and the beauty that emerges from difficult times. It offers reflections on finding grace and growth through pain, embracing change, and the importance of savoring the sweet moments amidst the bitter ones.
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Inner Work
Using Dreams and Active Imagination for Personal Growth
Robert A. Johnson
The book provides a guide to interpreting dreams and engaging with the unconscious through active imagination, a technique developed by Carl Jung. It offers practical advice on how to integrate these inner experiences into one's personal development and daily life for psychological and spiritual growth.
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How to Be an Adult
A Handbook on Psychological and Spiritual Integration
David Richo
The book offers guidance on achieving emotional maturity and spiritual growth, blending psychological principles with meditative practices. It provides tools for self-exploration and healing, aiming to help individuals navigate relationships and personal challenges with mindfulness and self-compassion.
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Personality Types
Using the Enneagram for Self-Discovery
Don Richard Riso|Russ Hudson
The book provides an in-depth analysis of the Enneagram, a system of nine personality types, offering insights into each type's motivations, fears, and internal dynamics. It serves as a guide for self-discovery and personal development, with detailed descriptions, examples, and suggestions for growth tailored to each personality type.
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Transitions
Making Sense Of Life's Changes
William Bridges
The book explores the psychological process behind significant life changes, distinguishing between the external events and the internal emotional transition. It provides a framework for understanding the stages of letting go, the neutral zone, and the new beginning, offering guidance for navigating these transitions effectively.
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Unwasted
: My Lush Sobriety
Sacha Z. Scoblic
The memoir recounts the author's journey from alcoholism to sobriety, detailing her struggles with addiction and the transformative process of recovery. It explores the challenges of living sober in a culture that often glorifies drinking, while offering a candid and humorous perspective on finding joy and meaning in a life without alcohol.
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Emotional Freedom
Liberate Yourself from Negative Emotions and Transform Your Life
Judith Orloff
The book provides strategies for overcoming negative emotions and fostering emotional well-being by combining traditional medicine with energy psychology and spirituality. It offers practical advice on how to deal with common emotional challenges, such as stress, anxiety, and depression, and improve relationships through empathy and mindfulness.
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Twice a Daughter
A Search for Identity, Family, and Belonging
Julie Ryan McGue
The memoir chronicles the author's journey as an adoptee searching for her biological family and sense of self. It delves into the complexities of adoption, the emotional rollercoaster of finding her roots, and the impact of these discoveries on her identity and relationships.
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Children of the Self-Absorbed
A Grown-Up's Guide to Getting Over Narcissistic Parents
Nina W Brown
The book provides adult children of narcissistic parents with tools and techniques to recognize and address the long-term effects of being raised by self-absorbed individuals. It offers strategies for building self-esteem, setting boundaries, and healing from emotional wounds inflicted during childhood.
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Born for Love
Why Empathy Is Essential--and Endangered
Bruce D. Perry|Maia Szalavitz
The book explores the critical role empathy plays in human development and societal functioning, examining how nurturing and environment influence the capacity for empathy. It also discusses the alarming decline in empathetic abilities, linking it to various modern issues such as increased aggression, child neglect, and mental health problems.
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