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Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Mar 24, Tiffany rated it liked it. Earnest writing with some concerning content. While this review is focused on what troubled me about this book, the 3 stars I chose to give are vibrant stars. Nicole appears to be an introspective person who has gone deep into her head and heart to unearth why she thinks, acts and behaves in the manner she does and has historically. When this level of personal insight is met with a doctorate in clinical psychology, field experience, and excellent writing skills, the result can be a Conflicted.

When this level of personal insight is met with a doctorate in clinical psychology, field experience, and excellent writing skills, the result can be a very powerful thing. After reading this book, I got the feeling that Nicole went on a journey of self-discovery and after many years of pain and struggle she came out beaming.

And now she wants to share her process, knowledge and wisdom so that you too, can beam. My following critique is based on my intuition, which the book tells me to trust. Yes, healing happens within the self, no one can do it for you, it is deeply personal, however, it simply does not happen on your own. I often felt mixed messages that led my intuition to have fears related to the power of this book and the impact that it could have on the vulnerable and impressionable people that read it.

We are all vulnerable and impressionable in some ways I think self included , and I believe folks drawn to self-help topics who are searching- sometimes desperate and longing, for ways to heal, grow and recover, deserve special attention. This is the way to do the work. The more I read on the stronger that feeling got for me. After reading the book and sitting with my thoughts and feelings, the cover hammered it in. Hence, I got more confusing vibes.

It made me think, So, I can be a self healer but you are shouting at me with this enormous font that doing the work means following you and what you have written? This is not me shaming anyone for the space they take up. There is no single book on doing the work and I found the title to be elitist.

This planet is 4. LePera has become hugely popular and with this fame comes responsibility. In light of this power, I believe there needs to be ethical checks and balances of sorts in place, including a disclaimer stating from the author, this book is not therapy. I found that not having a clear stance about therapy was like an elephant in the room. More confusing vibes. LePera and may also need therapy.

Similarly, I think this book needs a more clarifying position from the author that her path is not necessarily the path to awakening for everyone. It took courage to share the personal examples she did and doing so illuminated certain concepts and topics, I see the value in what Nicole shared. What I am saying is that without more clarity or warning at the get go and beginning of the book, someone who is impressionable with parallel family dynamics may read this book and feel hyper connected to Nicole and her story and think, I need to do x, y and z like her.

The possibility of this felt scary to me. Clarifying positions on certain topics are therefore critical in my opinion. I also wonder if Nicole could have benefited from consulting and hiring a BIPOC mental health professional or colleague with a specialty in social justice and race, to read her book before it was published and have that person write a part in the beginning to the BIPOC community.

Nicole does not seem or claim to be an expert on social justice or race, the times she mentions certain topics related to BIPOC issues felt disjointed, even if they were meant to be sincere. Where is the data that shows only a few of us are connected to who we are and are you saying this is why we need your book?

I felt scary underlying and hidden messages here. That is central to evolution. There is a thing called good enough parenting too, that would have been nice to see included. Where is the data that shows most of us had parents like this? That whole fasting part was not helpful for lots of reasons. Page healing with movement and using yoga as the single focus. This language is in the reparenting chapter!

The statement that Dr. Finally, the last chapter, I was quite excited to read it and for me it was a bum out. It discusses interdependence and I think that not including a section on service to others was a pretty huge missed opportunity.

I do trust my intuition but I also know that confirmation bias is a real thing for many of us, and some of that feels present for me here. I decided to post this in case anyone could relate to my conflicted feelings and shares a similar tacit experience of the book.

I felt mixed emotions after reading the book because some of the content is fantastic but other vibes were concerning. I worry that when the air from the highs this book promises, clears, there may be a lot of folks who benefited but also some very hurt people on the other side too. Nicole seems earnest in her writing but the moments that my intuition caused me to pause were more than I felt good about.

Just like no two children live the same childhood, maybe no two readers live the same experience of this book. View all 48 comments. If you want to be guilt-tripped into not being mentally ill by someone with a history of lying and spouting pseudoscience, then this book by Nicole, the.

Otherwise, please don't give your money to a person who doesn't believe in social justice and the effects of social issues and racism on mental health , who has participated in a scam along with her spouse , and who uses her PhD as a selling point while disregarding scientific discovery If you want to be guilt-tripped into not being mentally ill by someone with a history of lying and spouting pseudoscience, then this book by Nicole, the.

Otherwise, please don't give your money to a person who doesn't believe in social justice and the effects of social issues and racism on mental health , who has participated in a scam along with her spouse , and who uses her PhD as a selling point while disregarding scientific discovery and method.

Please take the "teachings" of this book with a grain of salt, and follow actual holistic therapists who are informed on cultural-spiritual bypassing. View all 64 comments. Mar 09, Susanna rated it did not like it. Anecdotal rather than scientific. View all 8 comments. Mar 28, Mlee rated it did not like it. Like many others, I found the holistic psychologist on Instagram. I saw her spreading helpful information within a potentially toxic platform. Her posts helped me. Then she said she was writing a book.

I preordered it. I was excited about it. The Like many others, I found the holistic psychologist on Instagram. The work? Excuse me? Can we say turn off. Do trauma survivors need a mental boot camp? A how-to book that reads like plumbing for dummies? Is this the new psychological cross-fit??

So I start reading The preface and intro were uncomfortably shallow and hard to get through without rolling my eyes. Is this the same person I followed on Instagram?? Close your eyes. What is this vague nonsense I say?? Any person can copy paste enlightening material into a book, sandwich it all together with some bland jelly, and call it their own. Is this an instructional for privileged white women who think that watching their mothers wring their hands at the kitchen window the ONE DAY their father came home late from work traumatized them?

Good lord. Uh oh. I get to googling and Many claims from women of color that Nicole has gaslighted them, blocked them, and is ignoring the community all together. Look her up, you can find many pictures of her wearing virtue signaling shirts and posing with the homeless in order to raise funds that she then pocketed and put into her own bank account. She was once an inspiring force like Nicole, and as soon as her misdeeds became known and she disappeared, Nicole popped up on Instagram with her own tricky brand of influencing under the guise of helping people.

But there are many other authors out there. And this shady lady is not trustworthy. View all 3 comments. Apr 05, Mattia rated it it was ok.

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