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elusivity's review
5.0
A very clear yet thorough walk-through of the trauma of abandonment, how it can affect us all our lives, make us hyper-sensitive to rejection or emotionally calloused and controlling. With a way to heal that leaves us open to love again, and a path of light to walk toward.
Recommended.
Recommended.
dmejia95's review against another edition
1.0
DNF... not what I expected. I wanted a universal relationship point of view not just romantic
namaenani's review
3.0
This one was rough.
It was rough emotionally, because a lot of it hit very close to home.
It was also rough because the writing style jumps around between explanations, anecdotes, and recaps quite a bit, and I sometimes had trouble with the abrupt shifts.
It was rough emotionally, because a lot of it hit very close to home.
It was also rough because the writing style jumps around between explanations, anecdotes, and recaps quite a bit, and I sometimes had trouble with the abrupt shifts.
marthalclausen's review
4.0
This is one of those books, as most self-help books are, that is amazing and life-changing IF it catches you at the right moment of life and it applies to you. These things happened to line up for me and this book was an enormous help. The reason I bought it was for help with divorce recovery and it did help me deal with my grief and recognize some patterns from my previous relationship that were not good for anyone. More importantly, though, it re-introduced me to myself.
I practiced all the exercises in the book and yes, they did take a little time, but they were enormously enlightening for me. Some of them I only did once and others I keep in my toolbag and pull out whenever I need them. There is still work to be done, but I truly feel like I know myself and my situation better for having read this book and taken its ideas into my life.
I practiced all the exercises in the book and yes, they did take a little time, but they were enormously enlightening for me. Some of them I only did once and others I keep in my toolbag and pull out whenever I need them. There is still work to be done, but I truly feel like I know myself and my situation better for having read this book and taken its ideas into my life.
bozodubbedover's review
4.0
“The key to reconnecting is to cherish the gift that abandonment has given you, to remain open to your vulnerabilities and to the vulnerabilities of others. Maintaining emotional connections creates a bridge to true relationships.”
“The antidote to abandonment is commitment to love.”
Definitely a right book at the right time sort of deal.
Highly recommended to anyone else going through it.
“The antidote to abandonment is commitment to love.”
Definitely a right book at the right time sort of deal.
Highly recommended to anyone else going through it.
sloanhepler_'s review
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
apoorvarawat70's review
2.0
The book is great but it doesn't hit you the way drama of the gifted child do. The idea of inner child was not good enough for me , now i have an outer child and an adult....
That actually makes things confusing..
The concept of Akeru is great....other than that this book focus more on how you feel and what made you feel that way and talk less about what you should do to change.
One new thing is the traumatic bond.. it really makes you think..
If you are new to attachment theory this is a good start.
That actually makes things confusing..
The concept of Akeru is great....other than that this book focus more on how you feel and what made you feel that way and talk less about what you should do to change.
One new thing is the traumatic bond.. it really makes you think..
If you are new to attachment theory this is a good start.