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

A Path to Authenticity and Awakening

By: Ira Israel, Katherine Woodward Thomas - foreword

Narrated by: Ira Israel

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

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

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.

Disappointing

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.

Insightful, straightforward

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 🙏🙏

GORGEOUS. Page turner!!!!!

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!

Insightful, powerful and inspiring!

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

Highly Recommended

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

Life changing

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

Not my cup of tea

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.

Need more solutions

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

Missing the "How to Survive" Part!

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....