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You Can Heal Your Heart

By: David Kessler, Louise L. Hay
Narrated by: Louise Hay, David Kessler
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In You Can Heal Your Heart, self-empowerment luminary Louise Hay and renowned grief and loss expert David Kessler have come together to start a conversation on healing after loss. Louise and David discuss the emotions and thoughts that occur when a relationship leaves you brokenhearted, a marriage ends in divorce, or a loved one dies. They will also help you develop greater self-awareness and compassion, providing you with the courage and tools to face many other types of losses and challenges, such as saying good-bye to a beloved pet, losing your job, coming to terms with a life-threatening illness or disease, and much more.

With a perfect blend of Louise’s affirmations and teachings on the power of your thoughts and David’s many years of working with those in grief, this remarkable audiobook will inspire an extraordinary new way of thinking, bringing profound love and joy into your life. You will not only learn how to harness the power of your grief to help you grow and find peace, but you will also discover that, yes, you can heal your heart.

©2014 Hay House (P)2014 Hay House

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Good Information, Poor Narration.

What did you love best about You Can Heal Your Heart?

First, let me start my review by being clear this book is not REALLY “By Louise Hay” as they want you to think. I adore Louise Hay, I have all her books. However, Louise is not 87 years old and clearly can not or does not want to write additional books on her own. For whatever reason (to sell books and make profits, I assume) her publishing company, Hay House, has developed a new “idea”. They have another author write 99.5% of a book, they have said author narrate 99.5% of said book, they have the author lovely mention Louise having input into the text and then you will hear Louise read a few affirmations or make a VERY brief comment during the audio. They then slap her name on the cover as a co-author which I believe does her and her fans a major disservice. That is what Hay House has done here. That is what they did with “All Is Well”. I hope they stop, but I had a strong feeling when I bought his book that is what they had done so I wasn't totally shocked, just rolled my eyes.

What other book might you compare You Can Heal Your Heart to and why?

As I said "All is Well" and that is not a good thing.

Would you be willing to try another one of Louise Hay and David Kessler ’s performances?

This book is not read by Louise Hay. It is almost entirely David Kessler and a flaw of the audiobook which I have seen far too often is having the author read it. David Kessler is not a good narrator. He actually stops a few times mid-sentence as if he lost his place or was unsure where to pause (I thought it was me, I re-listened, nope.) and a couple of times uses the term “herself” when he means “himself” and “her” when he mean “him”. He does THAT several times and I have no idea if the actual book is also incorrect but you spot it each time. Why they let those error get released instead of simply re-recording that portion escapes me. However, as informative as David Kessler's information may be, his reading of his own text shouldn't have happened and it can be distracting. He is also very monotone.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

That above said, there IS VALUE to this book. The READ author David Kessler does impart important information about grief be it via a breakup, divorce or death as the book claims. I made notes of a number of things he shared and found it very helpful. So I recommend this book.

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I am a longtime user of Audible and typically review the books I have listened to to help others. I will say that the "review form" is very poor as it asks you question that may have not be what you care to discuss about the book. SO, if my responses don't quite answer the question asked, sorry. The form forces you to adapt it to your own needs.

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Inspiration for every stage of life!

This book provides deep and useful for dealing with loss and transition. In addition to the main themes of separation and death, I loved the last chapter which touches upon other aspects of loss including loss of a job and challenges related to one's identify. I would definitely recommend this - not just for people who are currently dealing with transition or grief - since the lessons hold good for every point of the journey.

I saw the critical feedback on the narration and was worried about purchasing the audio book initially. But my experience was just the opposite. If anything the combination between Louise Hay's soothing, sage-like voice and Kessler's earnest and and enthused narration made the book come alive for me. This is one book that you will put down and genuinely thank the authors for the gift of their insight!

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The heart will beat on

The authors build the readers confidence to get through the great traumas of life from loosing a job, divorce, major illness to the loss of a loved one. The focus is on using positive affirmations to build the psyche and get out of the victim why me mentality. A very good read to dealing with the grief and moving on.

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For those who are ready

Very helpful for those who want to move beyond the suffering of grief and want to find something good from their experience of loss.

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Tremendously helpful book about grief and turning grief into peace. So lovely to hear Louise Hay’s voice and her affirmations throughout the book. David Kessler’s very loving and experienced presence it’s so helpful in working through grief. Thank you so much for writing this book with Louise.

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life changing

PERFECT, LIFE CHANGING, HEALING if you are grieving this is the book for you. Take 5 hours to sit and listen.

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lovely

I think this book can change a person's life. Sorrow is universal and everyone has to come to terms with it. I didn't realize how negative my thoughts were.

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Blueprint for dealing with every type of Loss and taking your Power back.

The stories About the characters and their struggles was well represented by the point, they were trying to prove and and they provide simple but very meaningful tools for moving forward. The rest it up to you. If you let go and make space for a new way of thinking, you can heal your heart.

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A path from grief to peace

I remember when my cat-son died and there was no one to take me through the grieving process. I reached out to many people who I knew helped people through this process and none helped. To be fair most had relocated during 2020 and others were impacted by the death the same as me. I had raised this cat from a kitten found left in the woods through his entire life doing everything with him. It really hit me when he died and to be honest I’ve felt anything in the past when an animal died.

Going through this book was great and I wish I had read it back then. It really helps a person with all kinds of grief. I used it to shed what remained of my last relationship.

As you go through the book it will hit you in places you didn’t expect and allow you to address them. The affirmations are very helpful. I began using the one about jobs even though I was prepared for that ending. It still hit me and I needed to grieve it then let it go.

After all these decades Louise Hay’s work is more than relevant in the world!

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Let’s play “your ok-I’m ok.”

The suggestion make those of us who have been betrayed and victims of mental abuse responsible for the treatment we received. I would have like to know how better to deal with the betrayal and learning to dirigible someone who so purposefully broke your heart. I have beaten myself up enough along with all the degradation and blaming my Ex had for me. I was hoping for some at ice on how to forgive. Not how to pretend that “everything and everywhere is a happy place if we just see it that way.”

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