How to Survive Your Childhood Now That You're an Adult Audiobook By Ira Israel, Katherine Woodward Thomas - foreword cover art

How to Survive Your Childhood Now That You're an Adult

A Path to Authenticity and Awakening

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How to Survive Your Childhood Now That You're an Adult

By: Ira Israel, Katherine Woodward Thomas - foreword
Narrated by: Ira Israel
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Few of us are immune to the ideas we absorbed as children. We learned how to get approval or disapproval by creating the kinds of selves who would fit in and succeed with the "right" jobs, relationships, possessions, and so on. Even if we rebel against these ingrained notions by going in the opposite direction, we are still controlled by them. Either way, as adults we are often left feeling anxious or depressed because who we really are has been ignored.

Author Ira Israel, a uniquely multidisciplinary therapist, offers a powerful, step-by-step path to recognizing the ways we've worked to get our needs met and changing them with an approach that allows for understanding and accepting who we really are, the recognition of our true calling, and the path to the authentic love we were born deserving.

©2017 Ira Israel (P)2017 Tantor Emotions Meditation Personal Development Personal Success Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Spirituality Health Mental Health Adult Children Trauma Informed Care
Helpful Suggestions • Thought-provoking Content • Life-upleveling Insights • Soul Expanding Material • Practical Advice

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Lots of books say how childhood occurrences affect one’s life in adulthood. Few state why. Even fewer suggest what to do about it. I came across this book from reading Dr Margret Paul’s works (she wrote the forward). I was very pleasantly surprised.

Insights into how our past shapes us and what to do about it

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Though it has a few interesting nuggets, a large part is a rant against US-style capitalism and civilizational alienation. That’s fine (and even quite interesting), but it has nothing to do with what the title promises. Often too esoteric, it lacks an editor (lots of repetition and lacks structure), and a more down to earth approach. I also disliked the author’s narration (often professional voice over artists do a far better job). Overall rather disappointed.

Disappointing

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Thank you, you call it what it is, the fact that you read it made it even more hard hitting as I felt what you were meaning to convey in your voice. Many Thank you many many 🙏🙏

Insightful, straightforward

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Absolutely loved it. An important, mind and soul expanding, life upleveling, thought-provoking, fascinating, page-turner book. I will listen to it many times. Thank you Ira Israel for writing it and pouring your heart into the narration!

GORGEOUS. Page turner!!!!!

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There is a great worth of knowledge in this book. I found it to be truly inspiring. Thank you!

Insightful, powerful and inspiring!

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This was very informative and brought me to think very deeply about my past and present.

Highly Recommended

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This book really helped me unravel my inner thoughts about myself and my circumstances. Amazing read!

Life changing

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I found the book to be not what I was expecting. To me, this book is repetitive and focuses on Buddhist principles, mindfulness, and being your authentic self. Not my cup of tea.

Not my cup of tea

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The title led me to expect a lot more practical solutions and techniques. It’s a great title!

Need more solutions

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The only chapter I enjoyed was the last chapter...
it gave several suggestions...
I think they missed a huge part of the book's appeal (when judging a book by its "cover") because most of us want the part where the author explains how to survive....

Missing the "How to Survive" Part!

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