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recommended reading

A therapist I had a year ago, recommended Reinventing your life by Janet Klosko and Jeffrey Young. I’m just over half way through the book and I would definitely recommend it to anyone who feels trapped by their past or who seem to be repeating cycles of behaviour and are struggling to break free. It tackles many different so-called life traps. I would definitely say that for some people it may be worth going through the book whilst going through therapy. There is a lot of confronting your past via visualisation and cue cards and if your past contains trauma that you find difficult to process, having a qualified person with you along the journey will definitely be helpful.

Overall the book is really insightful, I have felt very seen in reading it. It gave me hope that if someone has written a whole book about this, this means that I am definitely not the only person with these experiences or patterns of behaviour as a result of trauma. Also, there are multiple reminders of the unfortunate fact that its the people who have had the worst of upbringings who then need to do the most work to undo that damage.

When you are unwell and traumatised the world can feel so lonely and this book definitely made me feel held at times.

Anyone who decides to give this a go, let me know how it goes, I’d love to hear feedback of how you received the book.

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